Andor Season 2 Chronology Revealed
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Tony Gilory, Andor showrunner, reveals the chronology of the second season of the series
Former writer of Rogue One, the spin-off of the Skwalker Saga of which Andor is a prequel, Gilroy conceived the series as the emotional construction of the rebel spy Cassian Andor, played by Diego Luna, whom we met following the heroic undertaking of the team led by Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) in the desperate mission aimed at the recovery of the plans of the first Death Star. Knowing the epilogue of Cassian's demise, for the series it was necessary to find a narrative dynamic that would lead viewers to this known moment in the continuity of the saga, describing the emotional passages that led to the birth of the unscrupulous operational Cassian of the Rebel Alliance.Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR, exclusively on Disney +. ..2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.
“We will have four blocks of three episodes each in the second season. And each block will bring us one year closer to Rogue One. And since it is a year every time, we can create something truly fascinating on a narrative level, which we would never have the opportunity to tell within a film. It's fantastic "
After the return of the saga to a more marked presence in the world of entertainment following The Awakening of the Force, thanks to the arrival of the streaming service from Disney, we saw a concrete desire to explore the saga in other areas than the cinema one. If animation had already been valued previously, the possibilities offered by Disney + led to groped the path of seriality, which found an important confirmation in the success of The Mandalorian, and a creative boost that led to the birth of an animated series. non-canon anthology such as Star Wars: Visions. Andor is part of this concept of exploration of the Canon by means other than traditional films or comics. The focus of the series will not only be the growth and evolution of Cassian Andor, but also the possibility of being able to explore one of the darkest moments of the franchise, namely the period between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope known as the Rise of the Empire, from a perspective far from that of the heroes of the saga and closer to the common people of the galaxy.
This aspect is central to the development of Andor, which makes its nature the driving force behind the spectators up to the first bars of Rogue One, already leaking typical elements of the character since the first series, as underlined by Cassian's interpreter, Diego Luna:
"The fact that his best friend is a droid says a lot, you know? Or his only friend, I might say. But in the series we will start by telling about a guy who is very different from the quiet, lonely man we know in Rogue One. We are so far from him in the first season, there is a whole journey to be able to explore him… ”
