{"id":17380,"date":"2022-06-23T13:23:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T11:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1668023"},"modified":"2022-06-23T13:43:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T11:43:10","slug":"obi-wan-kenobi-fans-call-for-season-2-after-epic-finale","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/obi-wan-kenobi-fans-call-for-season-2-after-epic-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Obi-Wan Kenobi fans call for season 2 after epic finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 23 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/obi-wan-kenobi-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/a> came to an epic, barnstorming end this week, with the finale seeing Kenobi and Darth Vader locked in a showdown for the ages.<\/p>\n<p>The show fills in a period of time between the prequel series of the films and the original series, which made some fans nervous going into the show that it could re-write established canon between the two central characters.<\/p>\n<p>However, these qualms don\u2019t seem to have put many off from wanting more from the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/disneyplus\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Disney Plus<\/a> series, as fans have voted firmly to say they want another season in an exclusive <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> poll.<\/p>\n<p>A whopping 80.2 per cent of fans said they want a second season, while just 19.8 per cent said Kenobi\u2019s adventures should be left as a limited, one-off series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Do you want a second season of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ObiWanKenobi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ObiWanKenobi<\/a>?<\/p>\u2014 Radio Times (@RadioTimes) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes\/status\/1539538414428737537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>For his part, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/obi-wan-kenobi-season-2-hopes-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ewan McGregor has previously expressed interest returning to the role<\/a>, telling RadioTimes.com: \u201cI hope it\u2019s not the last time I play him. I had such a great time doing this, I\u2019m sure we can think of a few more stories before I turn into Alec Guinness, don\u2019t you think?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the show\u2019s director Deborah Chow has said: \u201cI think this story was very much conceived to be its own standalone. [But] there are, of course, more stories that you could tell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s obviously another 10 years before we get to A New Hope and with a character like Obi-Wan Kenobi, I think even just watching him ride across the sand sometimes is interesting. So, who knows? It\u2019s hard to say right now, but it was not the intention.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1658665\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Obi-Wan-Kenobi-Darth-Vader-27743f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Obi-Wan Kenobi battles Darth Vader in Disney Plus series Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Lucasfilm<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Obi-Wan Kenobi finale not only saw the jedi master battle it out with his former padawan, in a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/obi-wan-kenobi-darth-vader-mask-star-wars-rebels-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">scene very reminiscent of one from Star Wars: Rebels<\/a>, but it also saw the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/obi-wan-kenobi-qui-gon-jinn-palpatine-cameos-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">return of two major film characters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Liam Neeson made his long-awaited and heavily teased re-appearance as Qui-Gon Jinn in the episode\u2019s closing minutes, while Ian McDiarmid also returned as a holo-projected version of Emperor Palpatine in a scene with Vader.<\/p> <p>Beyond a second season of Kenobi, there has also been speculation that Moses Ingram\u2019s character <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/obi-wan-kenobi-reva-spin-off\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Reva could get her own spin-off<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether she would return to the franchise in an interview with RadioTimes.com, Ingram previously remained coy, saying: \u201cI guess, but who knows? You never know. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Obi-Wan Kenobi is now streaming on Disney Plus \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1620843&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb%2Fwelcome%2Fstream-now&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">sign up for Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Thursday, 23 June 2022 at 12:00 am Obi-Wan Kenobi came to an epic, barnstorming end this week, with the finale seeing Kenobi and Darth Vader locked in a showdown for the ages. 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