“Were going to see a very powerful Vader,” promises a returning Hayden Christensen.

“I wish I could tell you,” Christensen tells EW with a coy smile on his face.

“I’m sworn to secrecy.”

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Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.Lucasfilm Ltd.

“His shadow is cast across so much of what we do,” series writer Joby Harold teases.

“And the degree of his proximity to that shadow is something that we’ll discover.

Obi-Wan Kenobipremieres May 25 on Disney+.

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

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