Now that the Star Wars spinoff, Obi-Wan Kenobi, has finished its first season, some fans are desperately hoping there could be a second. It turns out that those in charge of the Disney Plus show are shedding some light on whether there might be another chapter of this particular Star Wars saga.
There is, of course, a degree of difficulty in doing a second season of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Some don't think there's all that much story to tell about the man who eventually becomes "Old Ben" in the original Star Wars trilogy. Of course, that's not really the case considering he's still relatively young during the setting of this series. However, so far, there hasn't been much information about Lucasfilm's plans for the streaming series.
In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Deborah Chow and Kathleen Kennedy seemed to give some hope that even though there was one plan, it could change for the incredibly popular Obi-Wan Kenobi now that this season has concluded. Chow said that when they started the series, it was always envisioned as a limited series. She added that the season had a "beginning, a middle and an end" and said they "weren't thinking beyond that."
However, Chow didn't entirely close the door on a season 2. The director did say that should another installment come along, there would "have to be a good reason" for it. She didn't elaborate precisely what a good reason would have to be, but at least one of those reasons might be the ratings. Indeed the show checked those boxes with record viewership numbers on Disney Plus.
Producer Kathleen Kennedy largely mirrored the sentiment behind Chow's comments. She also said that the plan was always to have a limited series but that if there is enough push to get a continuation, it isn't entirely off the table. Of course, it is possible that Disney could continue to examine this time period in the Star Wars universe from another perspective. Rumors have been flowing for quite a while that a new series focusing on Cal Kestis, a character from the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, could be greenlit in the near future.
Season 1 of Obi-Wan Kenobi also closed out in a way that certainly could allow for a second season. Without spoiling just what those might be, there appears to be plenty to show of Darth Vader's ongoing mission after the Empire took control of the galaxy.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is available now on Disney Plus.
Source: Entertainment Tonight