McGregor won’t be the only returning Prequel Trilogy star on the series. Hayden Christensen will also appear in Obi-Wan Kenobi, presumably as Darth Vader, although there’s always the possibility he’ll show up in a flashback or in a dream sequence instead. But even Christensen’s return isn’t quite as notable as Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse reprising their roles as Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru, especially since it sets up the appearance of another MAJOR character. Stream your Star Wars favorites right here! Edgerton and Piesse joining the cast that also includes Moses Ingram, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, and Benny Safdie doesn’t just mean we’ll get to see what these iconic characters were up to between the Prequels and the first Star Wars film (probably farming), their return also suggests that we’ll get to meet a 10-year-old Luke Skywalker. In fact, it’d be shocking if the future Jedi Master didn’t appear in some shape or form on the show. A live-action episode featuring Obi-Wan and Luke could pretty much function the same way. Luke (or the Lars family as a whole) finds himself in trouble and Obi-Wan steps in without revealing himself — or at least who he truly is. It’s established in A New Hope that Luke already knew of Ben Kenobi, an old hermit living out in the desert. The Obi-Wan Kenobi series could be the right moment to reveal how Luke first learned of Ben or came into contact with him. Ultimately, this is all speculation, of course, but Disney has rarely turned down the opportunity to revive classic Star Wars characters for its live-action offerings. The Mandalorian season 2 alone reintroduced Boba Fett, teased the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn, brought back the Dark Troopers from the old Expanded Universe, and ended with a Bib Fortuna cameo. Oh, and an older Luke Skywalker cameo’d in the finale, too. In fact, the massive buzz generated by the show’s single Luke scene almost guarantees we’ll at least see something similar on Obi-Wan Kenobi, even if it’s just the silhouette of a little boy standing in the light of Tatooine’s twin suns. Obi-Wan Kenobi is set to premiere on Disney+ in 2022. You can check out the complete schedule of upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows here.
