See exclusive first-look photos from Obi-Wan Kenobi

01 of 08

The Force is strong with EW(an)

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Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi on the cover of Entertainment Weekly's April 2022 issue. Lucasfilm Ltd.

It is fitting that EW's final print cover before going all digital would be of someone named Ewan. It also marks Entertainment Weekly's 41st Star Wars cover when counting all split-run covers over the past 32 years, six of which have featured Ewan McGregor as the Jedi.

EW has the full scoop on Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi, including the exclusive first episodic images — showing not only the return of McGregor as Kenobi, but also Joel Edgerton as Uncle Owen. We also have your first look at the franchise's fearsome new villain in the form of a relentless Inquisitor named Reva (played by The Queen Gambit's Moses Ingram). Keep clicking to see photos from the series.

Order a copy of EW's final print edition, or find it on newsstands beginning March 18.

02 of 08

Trouble around every corner

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Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Matt Kennedy / Lucasfilm Ltd.

What kind of Obi-Wan Kenobi will we meet in Obi-Wan Kenobi? Says star Ewan McGregor: "We find Obi-Wan at the beginning of our story rather broken, and faithless, and beaten, somewhat given up."

03 of 08

Inquisiting minds want to know

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Moses Ingram in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'. Lucasfilm Ltd.

As the force-sensitive Inquisitor Reva, Moses Ingram will prove a formidable new foe as she seeks out Jedi-in-hiding for the Empire. Director Deborah Chow and writer Joby Harold describe the character as ruthlessly ambitious.

04 of 08

Caving in

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Ewan McGregor in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'. Lucasfilm Ltd.

McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Master Jedi and a master of decluttering, as evidenced by his sparse dwelling on Tatooine, where he has set up shop to watch over a young Luke Skywalker.

05 of 08

On the hunt

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Moses Ingram as Reva in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'. Matt Kennedy / Lucasfilm Ltd.

"They share a common dark-side goal," Ingram says about the villainous trio of Reva, the Grand Inquisitor, and Darth Vader. "They're on the same team." As for what stands out most to Ingram about her big bad: "It's all heart."

06 of 08

Life in the slow lane

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Ewan McGregor in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'. Lucasfilm Ltd.

We all know how Obi-Wan feels about flying. This Jedi prefers to travel by more primitive means (like this eopie) whenever possible.

07 of 08

Making him cry uncle

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Joel Edgerton and Moses Ingram in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'. Lucasfilm Ltd.

Joel Edgerton is back as Uncle Owen… and we don't necessarily like his odds in a face-off with Reva. (But as a wise smuggler once noted, never tell me the odds.) "Thank you, George, for casting Joel Edgerton as Uncle Owen," laughs director Deborah Chow. "That's all I can say."

08 of 08

Cloak and saber

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Ewan McGregor in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'. Matt Kennedy / Lucasfilm Ltd.

McGregor is all cloaked up again as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and he's got places to go... like the new planet of Daiyu, which "sort of has a Hong Kong feel to it," says writer Joby Harold. "It's got a graffiti-ridden nightlife, and is kind of edgy. It's just got a different lane and a different feeling."

Order a copy of EW's April 2022 issue, or find it on newsstands beginning March 18.

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