The Star Wars franchise is set to return soon, with the highly-anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series premiering on Disney Plus in May. However, Disney has revealed that there have been some changes to their Obi-Wan Kenobi release date plans. While the first episode was initially planned for a release on May 25, it’s now moving to May 27. This means fans will have to wait an additional two days before they’ll be able to see the series. However, there’s an additional benefit to this as well.
While fans will have to wait an extra two days to see the series premiere, the second episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi will be released at the same time. This way fans will be able to receive double the action on May 27, making up for the extra wait.
Here’s what he had to say in his full announcement:
“Hello Star Wars fans. Thank you for all your incredible support and response to Obi-Wan Kenobi. I have some important news. Our premiere date is moving just a couple of days from Wednesday to Friday May the 27th. But here’s the exciting part: the first two episodes will premiere together. So make sure you tune in to both episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, streaming Friday, May the 27th, exclusively on Disney+.”
You can also see Ewan McGregor make the announcement in the video below:
Fans have been waiting quite some time for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series to come to fruition, so an additional two days shouldn’t be much of a wait. With the added benefit of getting two episodes at once, it does indeed seem like a good trade-off. The chance to see Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan once again will be an exciting opportunity, especially with Hayden Christensen also returning as Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader.
Fans will now be able to see the Obi-Wan Kenobi series premiere via Disney Plus on its new release date, May 27.