After a 22-year hiatus, Ash Williams is back and looking better than ever in this first official photo of Bruce Campbell in Starz' Ash vs. Evil Dead

Campbell on Ash vs. Evil Dead: "It's Going to Be a Much Bigger Story"

Ray Santiago, Bruce Campbell and Dana Delorenzo in Ash vs. Evil Dead

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Check out the image below, also featuring Ash's fellow Value Stop -- no, not S-Mart anymore --- employees Pablo (Ray Santiago) and Kelly (Dana Delorenzo), via EW.com Executive produced by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell and showrunner Craig DiGregorio, Ash vs. Evil Dead is the long-awaited followup to the classic horror film franchise The Evil Dead. The series continues the adventures of Ash Williams, an aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster-hunter who has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead. But when a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, Ash is finally forced to face his demons -- both personal and literal. Destiny, it turns out, has no plans to release the unlikely hero from its "Evil" grip.The 10-episode first season of Ash vs. Evil Dead will premiere in late 2015 on Starz. Keep it right here on IGN for all things groovy.

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