Disney+ announces new Star Wars series lineup during four-day Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim

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The world of Star Wars is continuing to expand via television.Following the underwhelming box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Disney decided to slow down the output of Star Wars theatrical blockbusters, opting instead for a streaming push on its Disney+ platform.And the lineup of shows on the Disney docket was laid out, in part, during the four-day 2022 Star Wars Celebration event at the Anaheim Convention Center that kicked off on Thursday, May 26, according to Deadline.

Tv reigns over film: The Star Wars franchise has shifted much of its focus on to its television projects, in the wake of the underwhelming performance of the film, Solo: A Star Wars Story The Star Wars lineup: Disney shared some of its Star Wars lineup for its streaming service, which includes season three of The MandalorianFirst up is Ewan McGregor returning in Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is set 10 years after 2005's Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.The series debuted the first two episodes on the streaming service on Thursday, May 27.

The six-episode season follows Obi-Wan's life in exile on Tatooine, and marks the return ofHayden Christensen as Anakin/Darth Vader.The cast also includes Rupert Friend, Sung Kang, Moses Ingram, Benny Safdie, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Simone Kessell, Vivien Lyra Blair, Flea, Jimmy Smits, Kumail Nanjiani, Marisé Álvarez, Rya Kihlstedt, Indira Varma andO'Shea Jackson Jr.

Ewan McGregor is back in the new series Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is set 10 years after 2005's Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Newbie: The six-episode season, which premiered May 27, follows Obi-Wan's life in exile on Tatooine, and marks the return of Hayden Christensen as Anakin/Darth Vader Diego Luna is reprises his role as rebel spy Cassian.