In a nutshell: There’s excellent news and dangerous information for lovers of all issues Star Wars: the long-awaited Disney+ sequence Obi-Wan Kenobi has been delayed, however solely by two days and we’ll be getting two back-to-back episodes at launch. That means the Jedi’s story will debut on the identical day that season 4 of Stranger Things begins on Netflix.
Ewan McGregor, who’s reprising his function as Obi-Wan Kenobi, introduced that the sequence premiere date is shifting from May 25 to May 27. While it is now set to debut on Friday, all future episodes can be added on Wednesdays.
The announcement video, tweeted by the official Disney+ Twitter account, contains clips from the present’s official trailer.
Incoming transmission from Obi-Wan Kenobi… pic.twitter.com/Awk8rI3Ayh
— Disney+ (@disneyplus) March 31, 2022
Disney by no means mentioned why the present was being pushed again by a few days, although IGN notes that Obi-Wan Kenobi will arrive throughout Star Wars Celebration 2022, which takes place between May 25 and May 29. It’s anticipated {that a} dwell screening of the primary episodes will happen on the fan occasion.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is about 10 years after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and brings collectively McGregor and Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader for the primary time in 17 years. It arrives on a wave of renewed love from the Star Wars franchise, ignited by Disney+ TV variations The Mandalorian, animated sequence The Bad Batch, and, to a considerably lesser extent, The Book of Boba Fett.
May 27 goes to be a giant day for followers of each Star Wars and Netflix’s flagship sci-fi present, Stranger Things. The extremely anticipated fourth season arrives on the identical day as Obi-Wan Kenobi, so be sure that your diaries are clear.
