Unclear, the future of Star Wars television is. With only one more live-action show on the horizon, the fates of so many other shows—The Mandalorian, Skeleton Crew, The Book of Boba Fett, etc.—all remain in flux. Some might come back, most probably won’t, but not even Yoda can see what’s next.
One person who really, really wants to know what’s next, though, is Ewan McGregor. Back in 2022, McGregor reprised his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi for a semi-successful miniseries and, in the years since, he’s been very open about his desire to return. McGregor is currently promoting his new movie The End of Oak Street and, in a new interview, gave one of his patented pleas to Disney to get it done. This time, though, he even has some specific ideas about it.
“I’m ready whenever they are,” McGregor told E! News. “They just seem to not be ready. I don’t know why. But I’m up for it. At the end of the ‘Obi-Wan’ series, I’m walking off into the desert. I’ve decided to leave. I’ve realized I can’t keep the pressure on Luke. I realized he has to have his own childhood, so I leave him with Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. And I wander off… and Qui-Gon’s back. And we go off… but where are we going?”
“The next time we find Obi-Wan Kenobi, he’s Alec Guinness in the cave, up in the mountains,” he continued. “What happens between those two moments is what I want to do and spend the rest of my career doing these stories. ‘Stories.’ You know, series or movies. We’ve got plenty of time; I’ve got 10 years before I am Alec Guinness’s age. So come on, Disney!”
That last part is so scary. Is Ewan McGregor only 10 years away from being as old as Alec Guinness was in A New Hope? Terrifying. Anyway, here’s the clip.
Hello there, Ewan McGregor! He dives into the stories left to tell of Obi-Wan Kenobi while attending the premiere of his new film, "The End of Oak Street." pic.twitter.com/MuyVM3ALp3
— E! News (@enews) August 10, 2026
McGregor says he doesn’t know why Disney isn’t ready, but let’s be honest. He knows. We all know. Star Wars shows are expensive, and the audiences aren’t watching in the numbers needed to justify the cost. Plain and simple. But sometimes you’ve got to spend money to make money, and bringing back Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, and others for more Obi-Wan sure sounds interesting and fun.
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