Ewan McGregor recently said on The Graham Norton Show that shooting is scheduled to start «in March next year».
But whether the series will arrive at the end of 2021 or 2022 remains to be seen.
He added: «The fun thing about doing it when I was much younger was trying to imagine Alec Guinness, how he would play these scenes as a younger guy. This time I’m much closer in age to him, so it will be my challenge to meet him somewhere.
«I love Alec Guinness, I never met him but it’s a great honour to try and pretend to be him, a bit younger.»