Deadline have just confirmed that Ewan McGregor is in talks with Disney to reprise his role as Obi-wan Kenobi.

The actor played the Jedi Knight in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005), and revisited the role as a voice-only cameo in the The Force Awakens (2015).

Now McGregor is close to signing on the dotted line for a new TV series to air on the forthcoming Disney + channel, which will begin streaming later this year.

The Obi-Wan Kenobi series would join two live action Star Wars series already in production, The Mandalorian, from director (and everyone’s favourite Happy Hogan) Jon Favreau, starring Pedro Pascal, and an as yet unnamed prequel series to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, based on the adventures of Cassian Andor and K-2S0, with Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk reprising their roles from that film.

Disney + has a whole slew of other tantalizing shows on their slate, including a comic shop full of Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in limited series, plus the likes of new productions of High School Musical and a live-action remake of Lady And The Tramp.

While the Prequel Trilogy is widely regarded as, at best a creative misfire (it’s Friday and I’m in a good mood, work with me), McGregor was never less than watchable and did his darndest to bring life to the often risible dialogue. So this possibility seems like a win to me. What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments below.