It’s coming, the series Kenobi It is one of the most anticipated in the universe starwarsif only because two of the leads from the prequels: Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen reprise their legendary roles like Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.
The second, disciple of the first, already turned into Darth Vader.
And where is the action of the series temporarily located?
Years after what happened in the prequels
Indeed, Kenobi is located chronologically 10 years after what happened in the prequels by George Lucas.
And since you’ve probably tried so hard to forget those movies, now you don’t remember much and it doesn’t ring a bell, but this is one of the most intriguing and attractive stages of starwars.
What does it mean that Kenobi is located in that temporary stage of Star Wars
Let’s remember. After the battle of Mustafar, Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader, a fact that will forever mark Obi Wan Kenobi, his master, since it represents his great failure.
Anakin was the one who was going to bring balance to the Force, but “things got messy.” Also, maybe you remember something that is almost a meme, Order 66, by which the Jedi are exterminated and Obi Wan is forced to hide in the desert Tatooine.
The Inquisitors and the Kenobi series
Along with the clones, Anakin slaughtered countless Jedi (including those children from the movie, yes) in what was the beginning of the jedi purge.
Not all of them died but some, like Kenobi, were able to save themselves and hide. Over the years, exterminating those last Jedi was a priority. So Vader ordered the Inquisitors (Force-sensitive dark side apprentices loyal to the Empire) to hunt them down.
Set 10 years after the movies, that part of the story of starwars it is very likely that he will take center stage and, in fact, there are rumors that actor Rupert Friend will play the Grand Inquisitor.
In addition, the revealed official poster of Kenobi shows us walking the sands of what is surely Tatooine, his hideout. At least until, a few years into the series and all of this, he is found by a young Luke Skywalker in the Episode IV: A New Hopethe first of the movies starwars.
So you see, Kenobi is set in an exciting time, where the heroes of the first films are very young and had not met. But nothing happens, the story of starwars it is so wide and detailed, that there is plenty of material to make a good series.
Let’s see if Disney shows a better hand than with the movies. At the moment, in the series, he is alternating hits (The Mandalorian) with… let’s say fewer hits (The Boba Fett Bookugh).
