Obi-Wan Kenobi: An Empire Podcast Preview Special ft. Deborah Chow and Joby Harold

The Empire Film Podcast

Bauer Media

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Obi-Wan Kenobi. Now that's a name we've not heard in a long time. A long time. But we're delighted to hear it again, because that means that Ewan McGregor is returning to the role he played in George Lucas' Star Wars prequel trilogy (and which Alec Guinness originated, of course, in the original trilogy) in a six-part limited edition show which launches this week on Disney+. And to celebrate, we've put together a preview special in which Chris Hewitt sits down across Zoom with the show's director, Deborah Chow, and head writer Joby Harold, and asks them the big questions about bringing back Obi-Wan, Darth Vader, Owen and Beru, and more. And yes, there's an Elan Sleazebaggano question in there somewhere too. Enjoy.

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0:00.0	Hello there, pod.
0:17.3	I'm Chris Huitt and welcome to a very special edition of the Empire Podcast looking ahead
0:22.6	to the brand new limited edition 6 part Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi, which drops tomorrow
0:31.2	May 27 on Disney Plus or has already dropped depending on when you're listening to this.
0:38.4	In this special you're going to hear two fairly lengthy interviews I conducted recently
0:42.8	with the show's key creatives director Deborah Chao and head writer Jobi Harold about bringing
0:48.6	back Yuma Greger as everyone's favourite Jedi master, plow coon notwithstanding of course,
0:54.9	pitting him against threats old and new including a certain dark lord of the Sith played
1:00.2	once again by Hayden Christensen and what they wanted to do with the show and with the character
1:05.9	all while not giving away too much of course.
1:09.8	But I found both Chao's fascinating and I hope you do too from a certain point of
1:15.0	you.
1:16.0	First up you're going to hear my chat over soon with Deborah Chao who previously has directed
1:21.1	a couple of episodes of the Mandalorian so she has plenty of Star Wars experience under
1:25.6	her belt but who also has experience in the prequel arena with an excellent episode of
1:31.0	Better Call Saul on her CV.
1:33.9	So here we go, may you talk to Deborah Chao, do please enjoy.
1:38.2	We're delighted to be joined on this very special Obi-Wan Kenobi preview podcast by the
1:42.3	director of all six episodes of the show Deborah Chao, how are you?
1:46.2	I'm good, how are you?
1:47.6	Not too bad, not too bad, are you done?
1:49.2	Are you finished on the show by the way?
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