George Lucas’ Thoughts On Obi-Wan Kenobi TV Series Revealed By Lucasfilm Exec

George Lucas has mostly stepped away from Star Wars since Disney bought Lucasfilm, but a new interview from one of the company’s executives revealed Lucas’ true thoughts about the Obi-Wan Kenobi television show.

In an interview on the Full of Sith podcast, Pablo Hidalgo, who is considered the “senior Star Wars lore advisor,” at Lucasfilm, said that George Lucas thoroughly enjoyed Obi-Wan Kenobi.

“Early on there was a conversation had with George [Lucas] over what his thoughts were, and whether or not, honestly, he bought the whole concept, and he was one hundred percent supportive. And I’ve heard tell it’s one of his favorite things that’s come out of Star Wars.”

Source: Full of Sith podcast

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place 10 years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which showed Anakin’s fall to the dark side and the rise of Darth Vader. Obi-Wan is hiding on Tatooine and watching over Luke Skywalker before Bail Organa recruits him to save a kidnapped Leia. With a confrontation with Darth Vader inevitable, Obi-Wan Kenobi tells the story of a man of a destroyed alliance fighting to protect the future. Ewan McGregor returns as his fan-favorite Star Wars character, as does Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader.

Cast

Bonnie Piesse , Hayden Christensen , Moses Ingram , O’Shea Jackson Jr. , Simone Kessell , Ewan McGregor , Grant Feely , Joel Edgerton , Maya Erskine , Benny Safdie , Indira Varma , Marisé Álvarez , Sung Kang , Rupert Friend , Kumail Nanjiani

Release Date

May 27, 2022

Seasons

1

Writers

Joby Harold , Hossein Amini , Stuart Beattie , Hannah Friedman , Andrew Stanton

Directors

Deborah Chow

Showrunner

Joby Harold

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