Disney
and
Star
Wars
released
the
official
trailer
of
the
upcoming
limited
series
Obi-Wan
Kenobi
on
May
4,
Star
Wars
Day.
The
clip
featured
Obi-Wan
Kenobi
played
by
Ewan
McGregor
and
revealed
that
Hayden
Christensen
is
returning
to
play
his
iconic
character
Darth
Vader
after
almost
two
decades.
The
trailer
opens
with
Obi-Wan's
voiceover
warning
Jedis
that
they
need
to
stay
hidden
because
someone
is
coming.
Inquisitors
can
be
seen
hunting
for
the
remaining
Jedis
including
Obi-Wan,
who
is
keeping
an
eye
on
young
Luke
Skywalker
on
Tatooine.
Obi-Wan
tried
to
convince
his
uncle
Owen
(Joel
Edgerton)
to
let
him
train
Luke
but
gets
rejected.
The
trailer
also
featured
some
action
scenes
as
Inquisitors
and
bounty
hunters
close
in
on
Obi-Wan.
The
clip
ends
with
a
glimpse
of
Darth
Vader's
armour
being
assembled
and
his
iconic
breathing
from
the
suit.
Surprisingly
other
than
Hayden,
we
also
see
a
glimpse
of
Kumail
Nanjiani,
however,
it
is
unclear
which
character
he
will
be
seen
playing.
Obi-Wan
Kenobi
was
first
seen
in
the
original
Star
Wars
trilogy
played
by
Alec
Guinness.
Two
decades
later,
he
returned
for
the
prequel
trilogy
as
a
younger
Obi-Wan
played
by
Ewan.
The
show
is
the
third
live-action
Star
Wars
TV
show
followed
by
The
Mandalorian
and
The
Book
of
Boba
Fett.
The
show's
official
synopsis
revealed
that
the
six-part
series
takes
place
a
decade
after
Star
Wars:
Revenge
of
the
Sith,
"where
Obi-Wan
Kenobi
faced
his
greatest
defeat--the
downfall
and
corruption
of
his
best
friend
and
Jedi
apprentice,
Anakin
Skywalker,
who
turned
to
the
dark
side
as
evil
Sith
Lord
Darth
Vader."
Obi-Wan
Kenobi
will
premiere
on
Disney+
Hotstar
on
May
25,
2022.
The
show
also
stars
Rupert
Friend
and
Moses
Ingram
in
pivotal
roles.