Fresh off the grand finale of The Book of Boba Fett, Lucasfilm gave avid fans of the Star Wars universe another reason to rejoice and be stoked about as the production company finally revealed the official premiere date for the standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring the returning Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen.
As it stands, very little is known about the series apart from the fact that it will be set 10 years after Revenge of the Sith, giving fans a better idea of how things are between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker who has now taken the mantle of Darth Vader.
Now, a new Star Wars rumor claims that apart from the returning characters in the show, Obi-Wan Kenobi will also mark the debut of a new Jedi character who will become Kenobi's ally and help him even the odds against Vader and his Inquisitors. According to a new report from Making Star Wars, actor and stuntman Tom O’Connell will be playing a Jedi Knight from the Zabrak race, the same species as the fallen Sith Lord Darth Maul.
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It'll be interesting to see what role the yet-to-be-identified Jedi Knight will play in the show but one thing is for sure, Kenobi is going to need formidable allies especially with Vader hell-bent on his destruction. Hopefully, we'll get more details about the series in the coming days leading up to its highly-anticipated premiere day.
Obi-Wan Kenobi will begin streaming on May 25, 2022, exclusively on Disney+.
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