10 TV Shows That Blatantly Trolled Viewers

10. The Deceptive Trailer - Obi-Wan Kenobi

Since its early days, Star Wars has gone above and beyond to conceal pivotal plotlines. Almost nobody working on The Empire Strikes Back knew the twist revolving around Darth Vader. Little was known about Return of the Jedi's production at first, since it was filmed under the fake title, Blue Harvest.

With this in mind, Star Wars lovers should've expected the trailer for Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi to be spoiler-free.

However, nobody was ready for how disingenuous the promotions were. Even though the teaser implied the story involved Obi-Wan protecting a young Luke Skywalker, that wasn't the case. Instead, the series mainly focused on the titular Jedi safeguarding Leia Organa.

But that's not all. Obi-Wan Kenobi's trailers indicated The Grand Inquisitor would be the big bad. However, the Sith agent is disposed of in the second episode, allowing his underling, Reva, to serve as a major antagonist. Since The Grand Inquisitor has been a fan-favourite for years, it was disappointing to have the insidious force-wielder switched out for a far less compelling villain until his surprise return close towards the series finale.

In a way, it's impressive how Disney hoodwinked viewers with their misleading trailers. However, many Star Wars fans took umbrage with this fact, believing Obi-Wan Kenobi was falsely advertised.