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Hayden Christensen to Return as Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi Series

Disney and Lucafilm have dropped a ton of new announcements related to upcoming Star Wars series, including a quick new update on the Star Wars live-action series featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi. In a surprise reveal, it has been confirmed that Hayden Christensen will be reprising his role as Darth Vader in the upcoming Obi-Wan series, which is set 10 years after the events of Revenge of The Sith.

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No release date was given for the series during the investor event, so stay tuned for more details as they arrive. The live-action Obi-Wan Kenobi series — now with Hayden Christensen and Darth Vader — will be released exclusively on Disney+.


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