While Obi-Wan Kenobi will take place during one of the darkest periods in the Star Wars universe, the cast and crew of the show promise it's not a grim series.

Naturally, the upcoming limited series will deal with some heavy issues. Writer Joby Harold even called out how Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place in a "hopeless" era. And on a personal level, the Jedi Master has faced some true low points. "He's lost so much," Ewan McGregor told Total Film. "The Jedi Order's been slaughtered. He's lost so many of the people he knows and loves, and everyone else is in hiding."

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After 10 years in isolation, Obi-Wan has had a lot of time to reflect on all those he's lost and how the galaxy has changed since his fateful duel with Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. "He's lost touch with everybody. He's trying not to live the life of a Jedi. He's lost his faith. He’s somewhat broken," McGregor continued. "He's lost his best friend and his brother to the Dark Side, and he feels responsible for that. He feels like it's his fault in a way. He carries a lot of guilt because he wasn't able to stop it from happening. They lost Padmé. He's in a very dark place."

Despite all of that loss and darkness, which will factor heavily into the show's story as the Obi-Wan of the prequels moves toward the Obi-Wan played by Alec Guinness in the original films, director Deborah Chow said the series won't be "totally bleak." She went on to say, "Tonally it's a mixture. We were trying to get that weight, coming out of Revenge Of The Sith, but ultimately, at the end of the day, it's about hope, and it's about him then going on into A New Hope."

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Bridging that gap, between the tragedy of Obi-Wan nearly killing Anakin and ultimately training his son 19 years later as a potential savior of the galaxy, will be no easy feat. But that's what made the story worth telling for Chow and the rest of the team.

"The story we were trying to tell in the biggest picture was: how did he go from screaming on the banks of Mustafar at the end of Revenge Of The Sith to the peaceful monk of A New Hope? Something happened in those 20 years," Chow said. "And that's why we had a story to tell."

The first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi premiere May 27 on Disney+.

Source: Total Film