OBI-WAN KENOBI Adds PEN15 And SCOOB! Star Maya Erskine For Three Episodes

OBI-WAN KENOBI Adds PEN15 And SCOOB! Star Maya Erskine For Three Episodes

Another major casting addition has been made to the Obi-Wan Kenobi series that's on its way to Disney+, with Maya Erskine (Scoob!) set to take on a supporting role in at least three episodes of the show.

By JoshWilding - Apr 22, 2021 09:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Source: Deadline

Deadline reveals that PEN15 star and co-creator Maya Erskine is the latest addition to Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Unfortunately, there's no word on who the Scoob! actress will play, but the trade has been able to confirm that she will have a supporting role in at least three episodes. It's not surprising that casting details are being kept under wraps because outside of a few familiar faces, no character details whatsoever have been shared by Disney and Lucasfilm. 

Erskine has been nominated for multiple WGA Awards over the course of her career, and even landed an Emmy nomination for her work on PEN15 back in 2019.

"The story begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Kenobi faced his greatest defeat," reads the Obi-Wan Kenobi synopsis, "the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker turned evil Sith Lord Darth Vader."

The cast includes Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, and Benny Safdie. We don't know when exactly Obi-Wan Kenobi will premiere on Disney+, but 2022 is likely.

Erskine wasn't mentioned in the original cast announcement, which you can check out below:
 

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Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 4/22/2021, 9:41 AM
OBI-WAN KENOBI Adds PEN15
PantherKing
PantherKing - 4/22/2021, 9:42 AM
OT: this ad has the look at falcon’s new suit
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/22/2021, 9:44 AM
@PantherKing - that last shot. Sam looks INCREDIBLE
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/22/2021, 9:42 AM
PEN15 is so DAMN WEIRD
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/22/2021, 9:59 AM
@BlackBeltJones - weird in a good way or a nah I'm good way? Hulu always trying to get me to watch it and it just never piques my interest enough
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/22/2021, 10:08 AM
@MyCoolYoung - for me in a nah I am good way.

Watched a few because a coworker recommended it but it’s just not funny to me.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 4/22/2021, 11:15 AM
@BlackBeltJones - good looking. I pretty much thought the same when watching the first few minutes
Evansly
Evansly - 4/22/2021, 3:44 PM
@BlackBeltJones - yeah I couldn't get into it either. Also not the biggest fan of people over 30 playing high schoolers
grif
grif - 4/22/2021, 9:49 AM
really curious how much joel edgerton is getting paid for this. and how much he will be in it. that guy has had an actual career. he is no longer the guy who was in a few scenes in a few star wars movies.
AvisQuinn
AvisQuinn - 4/22/2021, 9:52 AM
Oh my God, that cast.
ElricReturns
ElricReturns - 4/22/2021, 9:58 AM
Holy shit, they are bringing back Bonnie. She was a big part of that Cult that Allison Mack from Smallville was in. She's branded and had other women branded. She was instrumental in bringing them down though. There's a few crazy documentaries about the whole thing.

I had the biggest crush on Chloe on Smallville, so I followed the whole Allison Mack thing. I'm happy Bonnie was offered a role in this. Its tragic and scary what happened to those people.
santoanderson
santoanderson - 4/22/2021, 10:00 AM
I keep forgetting that Kumail Nanjiani is going to be in this, and then I remember that he’s built like Henry Cavill now.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 4/22/2021, 10:14 AM
I don’t read the comics but she Dr. Aphra right? Or is she not young enough to be?
nickh0801
nickh0801 - 4/22/2021, 10:24 AM
wait....people still use PEN15? lol
Hawkguy
Hawkguy - 4/22/2021, 10:31 AM
That's awesome. She's the best.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/22/2021, 11:39 AM
This cast just keeps getting talent from all over.
plaidawan
plaidawan - 4/23/2021, 8:41 AM
She was pretty great with Jack Quaid in "Plus One"
blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 4/23/2021, 1:22 PM
AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE HEADLINE WAS DISNEY ADD PENIS. OH LORD !
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