<Li> Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams: Ash has changed in the 30 years since Army of Darkness . In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Campbell stated, "Ash has survivor's guilt . You could have a heyday with his PTSD . He's a war vet . He doesn't want to talk about it, and he'll lie about that stump on his hand to impress the ladies . This is a guy who's got some issues . He's emotionally stunted . But, he's the guy you want in the foxhole next to you ." Over the course of season one, it is revealed that following the events of the film trilogy, Ash spent thirty years drifting from town to town, living in a mobile home trailer, with his pet lizard, Eli, and working a series of dead - end jobs at different branches of Value Stop . Ash has attempted to destroy the Necronomicon on multiple occasions . Unable to be rid of the book, he instead becomes its de facto caretaker . In season two, it is revealed that Ash had returned to his hometown of Elk Grove, Michigan, after the events of the films . The people of Elk Grove refused to believe his stories of Deadites, and instead accused him of murdering his friends and his sister in the cabin, shunned him, and dubbed him "Ashy Slashy". </Li> <Li> Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar: A co-worker who became Ash's loyal sidekick . Pablo believed that Ash is a true hero, and called him "El Jefe" ("The Boss") as a mark of respect . Santiago describes his character as an "El Jefe in - training". He was raised by his uncle, a shaman, who told him stories of an evil power which can only be defeated by "El Jefe". He fights valiantly alongside Ash and Kelly before being torn to ribbons by the demon Baal, but was resurrected thereafter . </Li> <Li> Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell / Sorceress Kaya: An occasionally moody and initially reluctant young woman, Kelly is dragged into the fight against evil with Ash and Pablo after she is orphaned . She and her family are Jewish, and she temporarily worked at the Value Stop with Ash and Pablo . Her mother died in a car accident some six months prior to the beginning of the series . </Li> <Li> Jill Marie Jones as Amanda Fisher (season 1) A Michigan State Trooper who set out to find Ash following the death of her partner . </Li>

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