Disney+ Just Hired A New Writer For The Upcoming Star Wars Series ‘Kenobi’

Disney had previously announced their next Star Wars series on Disney+, and would be — KENOBI, but that may have been just a little premature.

Hossein Amini, the original writer of Kenobi, decided to leave the project in January, and that sort of shut things down.

I don’t know about you, but my heart stopped for about a half a second. I was REALLY looking forward to this Star Wars series about Obi-Wan Kenobi!

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Never fear! Joby Harold has flown up the the plate, and will act as writer for the upcoming series.

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Harold is already an established writer, and you may recognize his work from his writing credits on Army of the Dead, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and Awake.

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He has also previously acted as a producer and an executive producer for SEVERAL projects, including John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum and the 2018 version of Robin Hood.

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Production was set to start in August of 2020, but has been pushed to January of 2021. Hey, at least it’s still happening, AMIRITE?!?

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Still set to direct the series is Deborah Chow, who previously directed two episodes of The Mandalorian. I love her!

And, of course, it couldn’t be a proper KENOBI series without Ewan McGregor.

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Kenobi is set to take place sometime after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, and the beginning of Star Wars: A New Hope.

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