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'Obi-Wan Kenobi' watches over a young Luke Skywalker in first teaser

By Wade Sheridan   |   March 9, 2022 at 2:46 PM
Ewan McGregor stars in the new teaser trailer for upcoming "Star Wars" series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Hayden Christensen attends the premiere of "Takers" in August 2010. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Moses Ingram attends the premiere of "The Tragedy of Macbeth" in December 2021. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Joel Edgerton arrives for the premiere of "Boy Erased" in September 2018. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Kumail Nanjiani (R), and his wife, Emily V. Gordon, arrive on the red carpet at the "Men In Black International" world premiere in June 2019. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

March 9 (UPI) -- Ewan McGregor is back as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first teaser trailer for Disney+'s newest Star Wars series, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Obi-Wan has retreated to the desert planet of Tatooine and lives in hiding following the events of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith in the clip released on Wednesday.

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Obi-Wan watches over a young Luke Skywalker and has to evade the Empire, who has sent The Grand Inquisitor after him.

"The fight is done. We lost. Stay hidden," the Jedi Master says.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is a limited series coming to Disney+ on May 25.

Co-stars include Hayden Christensen returning to the role of Darth Vader, Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton returning as Luke Skywalker's uncle Owen Lars, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is directed by Deborah Chow and executive produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Chow, McGregor and Joby Harold.