A month after thatmuch - anticipatedannouncementthat Ewan McGregor would be recapitulate his role as Obi - Wan Kenobi — not in a film , but in a series for waft Disney+—the project has a music director , and the studio did n’t have to seem far to discover her : it ’s Deborah Chow , whose acknowledgment include The Mandalorian .
The Hollywood Reporter ’s scoopsays that “ it is unclear if Chow will direct the entire series , which is say to be either six or eight episode , or part of the series , ” but Lucasfilm’sconfirmation of the level on StarWars.comsuggests Chow will be the sole director , quote Lucasfilm straits Kathleen Kennedy :
“ We really wanted to choose a director who is able to explore both the quiet conclusion and rich mystique of Obi - Wan in a way that turn up seamlessly into the Star Wars saga . ground on her phenomenal work developing our characters in The Mandalorian , I ’m utterly positive Deborah is the right-hand director to say this story . ”
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi.Image: Lucasfilm
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The Jon Favreau - create Mandalorian is slated for eight installmentswith directorsDave Filoni ( who ’ll direct the premiere ) , Rick Famuyiwa , Bryce Dallas Howard , and Taika Waititi ( who ’s get the finale ) dissever duties with Chow . Chow ’s cite also include episode of American Gods , The Man in the High Castle , Lost in Space , Jessica Jones , and Mr. Robot .
Though we still do n’t be intimate who ’ll be starring alongside McGregor in the serial publication , which will explore Obi - Wan Kenobi ’s life history eight years after the events of Revenge of the Sith , we do screw who ’ll be writing the scripts : Hossein Amini ( The Alienist , Drive , Snow White and the Huntsman ) , whose involution was also confirmed today . Chow , Amini , and McGregor will also be among the show ’s executive producer .
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