Andor season 2 has already been fully planned out. Diego Luna reprises his Rogue One: A Star Wars Story character, Cassian Andor, this time on the small screen on his own Disney+ series. Functioning as a prequel to the 2016 Star Wars Anthology film, Andor follows its titular character as he establishes his place in the burgeoning Rebellion.
Reviews for Andor's first four episodes have been generally glowing. But those who really like the show would be thrilled to know that there are nine more outings to come in the show's first season which is set five years before Rogue One. Beyond that, Andor is already confirmed for a 12-episode second season, as well, which will directly lead to the events of the Gareth Edwards' film. As early as now, however, Andor creator Tony Gilroy reveals that the whole story for the series has been fully mapped out.
Speaking with Rolling Stone in light of Andor's three-episode premiere, the prolific writer and filmmaker talks about the process of making the Star Wars show, including planning its overall narrative. Gilroy admits that it was complicated to work on the project because they wanted it to be perfect, and a part of ensuring that is knowing what their endpoint and everything that leads to it will be. Read his full quote below:
"Well it’s certainly known. Yeah. The writing process is super-complicated, ’cause we really try to get everything just absolutely perfect, and it’s 700 pages of original material. It’s an incredible amount of scene work and actors. I’m expecting the last script from my brother [screenwriter and director Dan Gilroy] in a week on his block. I owe my three scripts, but they’re all sketched out. We know exactly what we’re doing, but the moment-to-moment details of it will probably still be being hammered out through April."
How Andor Season 2's Plan Benefits The Star Wars Show
Andor is in a unique position in terms of storytelling as it functions as a prequel to Rogue One, which is also a prequel to the original Star Wars film. This means that there are certain things in Cassian's future that have already been confirmed. That includes the fact that he won't be dying in his own show as it's something that's set to happen in the Battle of Scarif, after he and his team stole the Death Star plans from the Galactic Empire. This doesn't ruin the show, however; instead, it even makes the series more interesting as it informs viewers how Cassian became so committed to the cause. It also doesn't mean that Gilroy can simply improvise the rest of Andor's story. In fact, it's even trickier to map its story out considering that it has a definitive endpoint, and they need to be careful not to contradict it. Knowing what fully lies ahead in Andor season 2 would help them do that.
In the bigger scheme of things, getting this update from Gilroy is reassuring for many fans of the space opera. Lucasfilm infamously decided to not carefully map out the Star Wars sequel trilogy which caused all sorts of narrative problems within the franchise's last three Skywalker saga films. There are arguments that had Disney at least decided on an overarching narrative, then most of these issues would have been prevented. Luckily, it doesn't seem like Andor will have the same difficulties.
Andor season 1 airs every Wednesday on Disney+.
Source: Rolling Stone