After years of speculation, Ewan McGregor officially announced that he will be reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in an upcoming Disney+ series during an appearance at the end of Friday’s panel at the D23 Expo.
McGregor — who played the Jedi Knight in three “Star Wars” movies — appeared onstage with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy to confirm that he will be reprising the role, saying the scripts were written and that production will take place next year.
The studio took to Twitter right after the announcement to share the news as you can see in the post below:
Hello there! Just announced at #D23Expo: Ewan McGregor will reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new original series, coming to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/UfMXztiQ6b
— Star Wars (@starwars) August 24, 2019
“After secrets and fibs and not being able to talk about it, I am thrilled to bring out a beloved member of the star wars family…” Kennedy said as Ewan McGregor walked onstage.
Disney+ launches on Nov. 12, 2019.