‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: Deborah Chow Teases “Surprises”, Says Series Is “One Big Story”
Another day, another sliver of information about Obi-Wan Kenobi. After yesterday’s onslaught of insight from Ewan McGregor, Deborah Chow, and Hayden Christensen, Games Radar has released another snippet ahead of Total Film‘s May issue, dropping this Thursday, April 28th. This time, series director Deborah Chow is back at it, addressing the potential the show has for surprises over its six-episode run and more.
Rupert Friend, whose Grand Inquisitor also got a new close-up look from Total Film, recently mentioned that the show would feature “wonderful cameos“, and now Chow is adding to the rumor mill of who could pop up. Games Radar says they asked about Liam Neeson returning despite recent statements. Chow remained silent on that front, but she did say:
“Obi-Wan’s going on a journey… There’s going to be different people that come into his life. One of the things I was trying to do with this series was to have the legacy, and who is important in Obi-Wan’s life, and to also have some new characters. So it’s going to be a mixture of the two. But I do think there are some surprises to come. I hope.”
On another front, fans have been curious about more Obi-Wan ever since a second season wasn’t ruled out by Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy. Chow alluded to that question, but said that doing more wasn’t really on her mind during the making of the show. She double-downed on previous statements that Obi-Wan Kenobi is a complete story, but didn’t completely shut the door. She had this to say:
“We really did conceive this like a beginning, middle, and end,” she continues. “It is one big story, and it was always meant to be. You can never tell what happens in the future. But, if another series were to happen, it would be the same process of making sure that there was a real story to tell. Ours is obviously very connected to the prequels, but I love the idea that there can be more stories that are all over the timeline.”
Leave it up to a creator to be vague, but also to leave you watering at the mouth for what they really mean. We’ll find out soon enough what’s in store, once Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres on Disney Plus next month, on May 27th. The new issue of Total Film arrives April 28th.
Nate uses his love for Star Wars and movies in general as a way to cope with the pain of being a Minnesota sports fan. When he's not at the theater, you can usually find Nate reading a comic, listening to an audiobook, or playing a Mario video game for the 1,000th time.
