Obi-Wan boss teases how series fits into Star Wars timeline
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Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi's director has opened up about how the series fits into the franchise's overall timeline.
The upcoming Disney+ show takes place between the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the original trilogy. As a result, it gave director Deborah Chow the opportunity to fill in some gaps in the protagonist's history.
She recently opened up about how she approached the challenge without altering the events of the original movies.
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"It was definitely something we were very mindful of," Chow explained to Entertainment Weekly.
"And for me also taking on [George Lucas'] legacy, it's an honour to take these characters and be able to tell a new story with them. So I wanted to be very respectful to what exists and not change anything that George intended originally or anything like that."
Chow went on to share that while some definitive links will be made in Obi-Wan's timeline, there will still be plenty left for fans to interpret how they see fit.
"Obviously there is room for interpretation here," she continued. "And telling [the story] that they did have these 20 years, and obviously something happened in these 20 years, and that there are some things from our series where there's going to be a little bit more room for interpretation on."
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Meanwhile, as the launch of the series approaches, Chow recently hinted at the possibility of potential cameos in the show.
"There's going to be different people that come into his life," she explained.
"One of the things I was trying to do with this series was to have the legacy, and who is important in Obi-Wan's life, and to also have some new characters. So it's going to be a mixture of the two. But I do think there are some surprises to come. I hope."
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi debuts on May 27, streaming on Disney+.
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