Disney Plus new Star Wars show Andor, released the first teaser and announced the premiere date as part of Star Wars Celebration 2022, by LucasFilm Studio Showcase. The first season of Andor reportedly consists of 12 episodes and debuts on August 31, 2022 on Disney Plus. A second season that leads directly into the critically acclaimed Star Wars spinoff Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is already in works and also will consist of 12 episodes. The show has Diego Luna in the title role, reprising from Rogue one.
Trailer, Plot and Cast
First things first, check the trailer of Andor below:
The teaser was released ahead of the premiere of another Star Wars series today on Disney Plus. Yes, we are talking about Obi-Wan Kenobi which premiered its first two episodes a few hours ago. To read the short review on the two episodes of Kenobi, check this article of ours.
The official premise of Andor is as follows:
“Set five years before the events of Rogue One(2016) the series follows rebel spy Cassian Andor, during the formative years of the rebellion.”
Along with Luna, Genevieve O’Reilly and Forest Whitaker also reprise their roles from Rogue One. The other members of the main cast include Stellan Skarsgard,, Adria Arjona, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, and Kyle Soller.
Andor Timeline and Rogue One Connection Explained
WARNING: The following para contains spoilers to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and The Mandalorian.
For fans of star wars and audience who have seen Rogue One, Cassian Andor is the leader of the rebels who travel to the planet Scarif along with Jyn Erso, the daughter of Galen Erso who designed the power source of the Death Star and is initially supposed to be assassinated by Andor to prevent the creation of Death Star. But Andor decides not to kill him and decides to steal the schematics along with his team and transmit them to Princess Leia’s rebel forces. During the mission, they were ambushed by Krennic, the director of advanced weapons research for the Empire, who forced Galen into building Death Star. A wounded Andor manages to kill Krennic, while Jyn, the only alive member of Andor’s team, manages to send the plans successfully to Rebel forces in the orbit. Andor and Jyn embrace as Death Star fires upon Scarif, killing both of them.
The two seasons of Andor thus serve as a prequel to Rogue One. Also it should be clear y now that it will not be a part of the Mandalorian universe which takes place after the events of Return of the Jedi. If you are looking for a show set in that timeline, check out the upcoming show Ahsoka, featuring Rosario Dawson’s character from The Mandolrian and Clone Wars.
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