Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Premieres This May

Disney+ has announced (via Twitter) that the Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series will premiere on the Disney+ Hotstar streaming service on 25 May 2022.

Obi-Wan Kenobi, a limited Original series, starts streaming May 25 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/XCV1xQZhDR

— Star Wars (@starwars) February 9, 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi will be set 10 years after the events of Star Wars Episode III Revenge Of The Sith and presumably before the events of Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope.

It is executive-produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Deborah Chow, McGregor and series writer Joby Harold. Deborah Chow will direct Obi-Wan Kenobi after having helmed two episodes of The Mandalorian.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is only one of several Star Wars live-action series currently in the works Disney Plus, including The Mandalorian Season 3, The Book Of Boba Fett, Ahsoka Tano, and many more.

Other cast members include:

• Moses Ingram.
• Joel Edgerton.
• Bonnie Piesse.
• Kumail Nanjiani.
• Indira Varma.
• Rupert Friend.
• O’Shea Jackson Jr.
• Sung Kang.
• Simone Kessell.
• Benny Safdie.

We also learned more details during Disney+ Day last year, including the potential appearances of Inquisitors and more.