Fans have spotted a not-so-familiar face.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for Andor season 2 episodes 4-6.
Throughout its run so far, Andor season 2 has seen some familiar faces return - but one legacy character is looking a little different.
Senator Bail Organa, Princess Leia's adoptive father and the man who was instrumental to the Rebellion, has finally arrived in Andor season 2.
Given that the series is a prequel to Rogue One - and will take us right up to the film's opening scenes - fans aren't surprised to see Bail.
What has surprised them is he's played by an entirely different actor this time around. Here's everything you need to know.
While Jimmy Smits previously played Bail Organa in Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, Rogue One and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Benjamin Bratt has now taken over for Andor season 2.
Bratt is known for various other roles in films including Demolition Man, Clear and Present Danger and The River Wild, as well as Miss Congeniality, Catwoman and In the Heights.
On TV, Bratt starred in series including NYPD Blue, The West Wing and Dexter.
According to showrunner Tony Gilroy, Jimmy Smits just wasn't available.
He told ScreenRant: "It's really hard to bring legacy characters back for a whole variety of reasons.
"Money and scheduling and, I mean, he [Jimmy Smits] just wasn't available. It didn't work out. He was doing his other show and we were under the gun and they couldn't work it out... They just couldn't work it out. Believe me, we really tried, but it couldn't happen."
Smits is set to appear as Miguel Prado in Dexter: Resurrection, and most recently played John Suarez in East New York.
He added: "It was wonderful to have Benjamin to work with. He's such a beautiful actor, got this stature and this kind of gravitas..."
As for how Bratt will see out Bail Organa in Andor season 2, fans will have to wait and see.
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Louise Griffin is the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Editor for Radio Times, covering everything from Doctor Who, Star Wars and Marvel to House of the Dragon and Good Omens. She previously worked at Metro as a Senior Entertainment Reporter and has a degree in English Literature.
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