Ewan McGregor is in talks to reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Disney+ TV series

The series, which would be centred around the Jedi Knight, would be for Disney’s new streaming service Disney+, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The new service, which hopes to rival streaming giants Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, will already be home to two other Star Wars titles.

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The Mandalorian, a spin-off series based on fan-favourite Boba Fett, will be released when Disney+ launches in the United States in November of this year, with the platform expected to launch in the UK in early 2020.

A currently untitled series, set between the events of Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi and before Episode VII — The Force Awakens, was also confirmed for Disney+ in November 2018. Rogue One star Diego Luna will reprise his role as rebel spy Cassian Andor, and will be the focus of the new show.

An Obi-Wan Kenobi mini-series has been hotly rumoured since February, with StarWarNews.net reporting that it was considered a “top priority” for the platform, with hopes of making as many as six episodes.

McGregor has always been open to return as the Jedi, previously saying in a 2015 interview at the Edinburgh Film Festival, “I’d be happy to do the story from episode three where I finish up and Alec Guinness starts.”

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Star Wars is not the only movie franchise which is receiving the streaming treatment of Disney+, with a number of characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe landing their own spin-off shows.

Tom Hiddleston is set to reprise his role as the mischievous Loki for his own series, with Scarlet Witch actor Elizabeth Olsen returning for the long-awaited WandaVision.

Disney+ launches in the UK in 2020