![]() He also added that Kenobi's confrontation of reality and being "faced with this harsh horror" was an important part in Kenobi's overall journey. ![]() Head writer Joby Harold wrote the scene where Kenobi discovers Jedi vault in the Fortress Inquisitorius with the intention of making Kenobi confront the reality of "what has happened to the galaxy and also what's happened to the Jedi", as he was originally a recluse living on a cave in Tatooine "somewhat cut off" from reality. Chow also took inspirations from "gritty, poetic westerns" including The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), The Proposition (2005), and the works of Akira Kurosawa. Harold wanted to further explore Kenobi's character following the events of Order 66 and wanted him to deal with issues from his past. Chow and Harold wanted the series to be a character study for Kenobi, and worked to connect elements from the prequel trilogy and original trilogy. The series is executive produced by Harold, Chow, McGregor, Kennedy, and Michelle Rejwan. Deborah Chow was hired to direct all episodes for the series by September 2019, while Joby Harold became the head writer and showrunner in April 2020 following Kennedy's disapproval with the scripts and subsequent rewrites. The series was officially announced by Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy at the 2019 D23 event. However, following the project's cancellation due to the financial failure of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), McGregor entered negotiations to star in a six-episode Disney+ limited series centered around Kenobi. Back on the ship, the tracker is revealed to be placed in Leia's companion droid, Lola.īy August 2017, Lucasfilm was developing a spin-off film focusing Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi from the prequel trilogy. An enraged Vader threatens to kill the Third Sister for her failure, but spares her when she reveals she has put a tracker on the group. While they are successful in freeing Leia, Tala's cover is blown and they have to fight their way out, escaping with the help of Roken and his guerilla troops. During the infiltration, Obi-Wan discovers a vault full of preserved, dead Jedi that the Empire had captured. Having escaped Darth Vader, Obi-Wan and Tala infiltrate the Inquisitors' stronghold on the ocean moon of Nur in the Mustafar system to rescue a captured Leia, who is being interrogated by the Third Sister. It received mixed reviews critics praised Chow's direction, visuals, action sequences, and performances, but some criticized its plot elements and writing. "Part IV" was released on the streaming service Disney+ on June 8, 2022. Both executive produce alongside McGregor, Michelle Rejwan, and Kathleen Kennedy, while the episode is produced by Thomas Hayslip and Katterli Frauenfelder. ![]() Chow was hired in September 2019, and following rewrites of the script, Harold became the head writer and showrunner. The episode stars Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, who reprises his role from the Star Wars prequel trilogy, alongside co-stars Indira Varma, Vivien Lyra Blair, Moses Ingram, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Maya Erskine, Sung Kang, Rya Kihlstedt, and Hayden Christensen. The episode was written by Joby Harold & Hannah Friedman, and directed by Deborah Chow. It is set in the Star Wars universe, occurring ten years after the film Revenge of the Sith (2005). It follows Obi-Wan Kenobi as he collaborates with the Path network to rescue Princess Leia from the Fortress Inquisitorius. " Part IV" is the fourth episode of the American streaming television series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Helen Day as the Fortress Inquisitorius Officer.Johnathan Ho and Oliver Ho as Jedi Younglings.David Will No as the Fortress Inquisitorius Terminal Officer. ![]() Joss Glennie-Smith as the Fortress Inquisitorius Security Guard.
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