Showrunner Tony Gilroy teases Andor season 2's release just days before the Star Wars show premieres on Disney+. Best known for his work on the Bourne franchise, Gilroy first joined the Star Wars universe back in 2016 when he was added as a co-writer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the prequel film set before Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. In 2018, Lucasfilm announced the development of a prequel television series following Diego Luna's Rogue One character Cassian Andor. Gilroy would lead the series as the showrunner.
Andor stars Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, and Fiona Shaw. It follows Cassian in the five years before the events of Rogue One. The complete story will play out over two twelve-episode seasons, as Andor tracks Cassian's journey from lone thief to a devoted spy for the Rebellion. Star Wars fans have been patiently waiting for Andor's premiere since the series was announced, but even with Andor season 1 right around the corner, some are already looking ahead to season 2.
Andor writer and showrunner Gilroy now speaks with The Wrap to discuss the new Star Wars show. The conversation turns to Gilroy's future plans when he reveals how long he'll be working on Andor. This gives a tentative idea for when audiences can expect season 2 to arrive. Check out Gilroy's full comments below:
“As suspect as my involvement in the community is, by the time I’m done, I’ll have had my hands on 26 hours of ‘Star Wars’ content. I will be a player by the time we finish. This is me sticking around right now. I think that’s the headline. I have two more years to go. We start shooting in November on Part 2. And I don’t know if … Our past pattern was two years, but I mean, I’ll be on … We’ll shoot from November to August. And then our post[-production] last time was about a year.”
Added all together, Gilroy's estimates would place Andor season 2's release in the fall of 2024 at the earliest. This news should come as somewhat of a relief to Star Wars fans because even though there's a long stretch between Andor seasons 1 and 2, at least Gilroy can name a definite timeframe for the release. The same can't be said for other Star Wars projects, like Taika Waititi's yet unnamed film or Patty Jenkin's Rogue Squadron, which was recently removed from Disney's release schedule. In that sense, it's good that Gilroy plans on "sticking around" to finish Andor season 2 and give Star Wars fans something certain to look forward to after The Mandalorian season 3 releases next year.
Of course, Gilroy's timing could be off. Disney has yet to announce a tentative premiere for Andor season 2, so the release date could come even later than Gilroy's estimation. After all, amid a global pandemic, the television and film industry has become accustomed to unexpected delays, and anything could happen in two years. Still, instead of waiting for 2024, viewers can watch Andor season 1 when it premieres this week on Disney+.
Source: The Wrap