Ingram was notably impressed by working with Chow as her director, remarking, “She has so much respect for this work.
We wanted to have the integrity of the character we know and love, but at this point in his life.” There’s always such a warmth and a compassion and a humor to him, so we didn’t want to lose that in the character. However, Chow added, regarding Obi-Wan’s more charming side, “I think that was something that Ewan and I really didn’t want to lose sight of is that the character’s always felt… If anyone seems representative of the light side, it’s this character. So he’s carrying a lot of weight at the beginning of our series.” And for the character of Obi-Wan, we’re coming out of Revenge of the Sith and with everything that happened with Order 66 and Anakin at the end of that. Of course, there’s understandable reasons for that to have changed in the Kenobi series, with Chow noting, “It is a dark time that we’re starting in. Powered by Ewan McGregor’s performance, the younger Obi-Wan Kenobi we met in the prequel trilogy was an extremely likable Jedi, often ready to lighten the mood with a quip or a grin. FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW Ewan McGregor as the title character in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Fandom spoke to Chow and one of Obi-Wan’s stars, Moses Ingram – who plays the fearsome villain, Reva - about catching up with the title character at a very troubled time in his life, putting a bigger spotlight on the Inquisitors, bringing back other familiar faces, and more. Guiding the show is Deborah Chow, The Mandalorian Season 1 veteran who directed all six episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Hayden Christensen is back as well, reprising his role as Darth Vader, the man once known as Anakin Skywalker, as we find Obi-Wan quietly living on Tatooine and watching out for Luke Skywalker from afar, until trouble finds him. Arguably the most eagerly awaited Disney+ Star Wars series so far, Obi-Wan Kenobi certainly serves as the most direct follow-up to Revenge of the Sithwe’ve seen in live-action to date, with Ewan McGregor returning as the title character in a story set ten years after Episode III.