Obi-Wan Kenobi adds Maya Erskine to its cast

April 22, 2021

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Slated to appear in three episodes, the star if PEN15 Maya Erskine has been added to the cast of the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney Plus series.

The Insecure and Scoob! actress will have a supporting role in at least three episodes, we hear. Erskine has been nominated for multiple WGA Awards and a 2019 Emmy for Hulu Original comedy PEN15, which she fronts with Anna Konkle.

Previously announced for Obi-Wan Kenobi are Ewan McGregor (as Obi-Wan), Hayden Christensen (as Darth Vader), Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Moses Ingram, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma (as we first revealed), Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie.

Set to start filimg in the very near future, Kenobi will join the in-production Andor and The Book of Boba Fett as well as the animated Bad Batch which launches on 4th May.

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Slated to appear in three episodes, the star if PEN15 Maya Erskine has been added to the cast of the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney Plus series.

The Insecure and Scoob! actress will have a supporting role in at least three episodes, we hear. Erskine has been nominated for multiple WGA Awards and a 2019 Emmy for Hulu Original comedy PEN15, which she fronts with Anna Konkle.

Previously announced for Obi-Wan Kenobi are Ewan McGregor (as Obi-Wan), Hayden Christensen (as Darth Vader), Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Moses Ingram, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma (as we first revealed), Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie.

Set to start filimg in the very near future, Kenobi will join the in-production Andor and The Book of Boba Fett as well as the animated Bad Batch which launches on 4th May.