Liam Neeson says there are too many 'Star Wars' spinoffs, following his 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' cameo: 'It's taken away the mystery and the magic'

• Liam Neeson said on "Watch What Happens Live" he's done playing "Star Wars" legend Qui-Gon Jinn.
• Neeson said that he wouldn't want his own spinoff show because there are too many already.

Liam Neeson said that there are too many "Star Wars" spinoffs in a new interview.

Neeson first starred in the franchise in 1999, playing a Jedi called Qui-Gon Jinn in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace." He recently reprised the role in two more "Star Wars" projects, "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and "Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi."

However, when asked on Thursday's episode of "Watch What Happens Live" if he would want to star in his own spinoff series, Neeson shot the idea down.

"No, I'm not," Neeson said. "There's so many spinoffs of 'Star Wars.' It's diluting it to me, and it's taken away the mystery and the magic in a weird way."

In the last 10 years, there have been five "Star Wars" movies, five new animated series, and four new live-action series. In addition, there are a further five TV series on their way as well as six movies and another trilogy directed by Rian Johnson in development.

Neeson added that he enjoyed reprising his role in Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi" with his "Phantom Menace" costar Ewan McGregor but "that's it" for him.

"It was nice to do it a little bit with Ewan after 25 years, 24 years," Neeson said. "I did a TV version and I appeared in the last episode. I had three lines to say, two lines, and that was cool. I loved doing that."

Last year, Neeson told ComicBook.com that he would only reprise his role as Qui-Gon in a "Star Wars" movie.

"I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to TV, I must admit, I just like the big screen, you know?" he said.

However, he made a surprise cameo in the season finale of "Obi-Wan Kenobi,"

Neeson later told The Hollywood Reporter that he decided to appear in the show out of respect for "Star Wars" creator George Lucas.

"I certainly didn't want anyone else playing Qui-Gon Jinn, and I wanted to show my respect for George [Lucas] and that mythical world that he created," Neeson said. "Plus, Ewan [McGregor] is a pal, and I loved working with him during 'The Phantom Menace' 25 years ago."