Disney and Lucasfilm released a new trailer and poster for the highly anticipated second season of the Star Wars series Andor. Starring Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, the series leads right into the film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is considered by many as one of the best Star Wars films of the Disney era. Eventually, the first two seasons of Andor and Rogue One will form a unique “trilogy” of stories that set up A New Hope and the rest of the Star Wars universe that we know and love.
There’s something about Andor, which focuses on the Rebel vs. Empire battle from the perspective of regular people (and not Force powered super beings), that feels like the essence of Star Wars story-telling. The new poster released today fully embraces that duality, and all the various individuals who are part of the struggle.
The second season of the series, created and executive produced by Tony Gilroy, will be comprised of 12 episodes. Interestingly, the season is broken down into four “chapters,” with each chapter being made up of three episodes. Thus, the season will be released across four weeks (three episodes per week).
The unique release strategy is a good effort to try to find the balance between the binge model and the weekly release model. Also, although the first season of Andor was critically acclaimed, earning eight Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, some audiences have complained that the story-telling is a little slow compared to other Star Wars titles. This expedited release schedule could help maintain momentum and excitement for the second season.
Check out the new trailer below, as well as a special behind-the-scenes conversation with Gilroy.
About Andor Season 2:
The second season of “Andor” takes place as the horizon of war draws near and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance. Everyone will be tested and, as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound. Rife with political intrigue and danger, the series is a prequel to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” which portrayed a heroic band of rebels who steal the plans to the Empire’s weapon of mass destruction—The Death Star—setting the stage for the events of the original 1977 film. “Andor” sets the clock back five years from the events of “Rogue One” to tell the story of the film’s hero, Cassian Andor, and his transformation from disinterested, cynical nobody into a rebel hero on his way to an epic destiny.
The final season will unfold over 12 episodes broken down into four chapters of three episodes each. The first chapter of season 2 will premiere April 22, with subsequent chapters debuting each week, exclusively on Disney+.
“Andor” Season 2 stars Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Alan Tudyk, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau, with Ben Mendelsohn and Forest Whitaker. The series was created by Tony Gilroy, who also serves as an executive producer along with Kathleen Kennedy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Diego Luna, Luke Hull and John Gilroy. Tony Gilroy wrote the first three episodes, with Beau Willimon writing episodes 4-6, Dan Gilroy penning episodes 7-9 and Tom Bissell putting pen to paper for episodes 10-12. The directors for the series are Ariel Kleiman (Eps. 1-6), Janus Metz (Eps. 7-9) and Alonso Ruizpalacios (Eps. 10-12).
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