Ewan McGregor is set to reprise his role as a Jedi master in "Obi-Wan Kenobi", a live-action series for Disney+ set between the end of the prequel and the start of the original trilogy. It was officially announced on August 23 at the D23 Expo. McGregor expressed his relief at the project's announcement "because for four years, I've been having to lie to people about it", and stated that the series would consist of six one-hour episodes. Deborah Chow will direct the series and executive produce alongside Hossein Amini, who wrote the series. Other executive producers include McGregor, Kennedy, and Tracey Seaward. During Disney Investor Day 2020, it was announced that Hayden Christensen would return as Darth Vader in the series and that it would be set ten years after the events of "Revenge of the Sith". In March 2021, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse (reprising their roles as Owen and Beru Lars from "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith" respectively), Moses Ingram, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie were announced as additional cast members, with filming to begin in April.