{"id":565576,"date":"2026-08-11T09:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565576\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:48:09","slug":"ewan-mcgregor-gives-blunt-obi-wan-kenobi-season-2-update-but-hes-not-giving-up-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565576\/","title":{"rendered":"Ewan McGregor Gives Blunt \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi\u201d Season 2 Update, but He\u2019s Not Giving up Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Wars fans have spent years hoping for another chapter of one of the franchise\u2019s most beloved streaming projects. The prequel trilogy reunion between two of its most iconic actors left audiences wanting more the moment the credits rolled.<\/p>\n

That lingering appetite has never really gone away, especially since the show wrapped its story on a note that clearly left room for additional chapters. Between the finale\u2019s final scene and the character\u2019s eventual appearance in the original trilogy, there\u2019s roughly a decade of unexplored history still sitting on the table.<\/p>\n

Ewan McGregor has now weighed in again, and the update isn\u2019t the one fans were hoping for. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, McGregor confirmed that he and Hayden Christensen both remain interested in returning for a second season of \u2018Obi-Wan Kenobi,<\/a>\u2018 but admitted, \u201cCome on, Disney. Come on. I don\u2019t think we are closer to that, no. I don\u2019t know of any progress in that direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t stop there, though. McGregor also floated a specific pitch for where a follow-up season could pick up, pointing to the story\u2019s final moments as a natural jumping-off point. \u201cWe finished this series with me walking off with Liam Neeson on my camel, which is an Eopie,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then what happens between then and when it\u2019s Alec Guinness, I mean, there\u2019s got to be a good few stories left to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

That reference to Liam Neeson matters more than it might seem at first glance. His appearance as Qui-Gon Jinn\u2019s Force Ghost in the finale signaled that Obi-Wan still had training ahead of him, specifically learning how to become a Force Ghost himself in death, a skill he\u2019d eventually need before facing Darth Vader in \u2018Star Wars: A New Hope.\u2019<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been four years since \u2018Obi-Wan Kenobi\u2019 debuted, and speculation about a second season has followed the show nearly the entire time. Unlike other Star Wars series that got clean endings or clear cancellations, \u2018Obi-Wan Kenobi\u2019 has existed in a strange limbo, technically a limited series but never officially closed off from more.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Christensen\u2019s continued interest adds another layer to the conversation, since a follow-up season could theoretically bring Darth Vader back into the fold as well. Given how much both actors have leaned into nostalgia around their prequel-era characters in recent years, from panel appearances to playful lightsaber reenactments at fan conventions, it\u2019s clear neither of them has fully closed the door on returning.<\/p>\n

Still, McGregor\u2019s own track record on this topic complicates things a bit. He previously insisted he wasn\u2019t returning to the franchise at all before eventually signing on for the original series, so his cautious optimism here should probably be read with a grain of salt. Whether Disney actually greenlights anything remains entirely up in the air, with no official movement reported on the studio\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

For now, \u2018Obi-Wan Kenobi\u2019 remains a one-season story, even as its stars keep publicly nudging the door open. Fans will likely keep watching every interview closely for the next hint of movement.<\/p>\n

Should Obi-Wan Kenobi get a Season 2?<\/p>\n


\n BACK TO VOTING
\n \ud83d\udd17 SHARE \n <\/p>\n

Link copied!<\/p>\n

Have something to add? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Star Wars fans have spent years hoping for another chapter of one of the franchise\u2019s most beloved streaming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565577,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-565576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}