Disney+ have provided yet another exciting upcoming Star Wars series with the announcement of Andor, the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story prequel starring Diego Luna's Cassian Andor. The end of Rogue One showed how Cassian's story in the galaxy far, far away ends. As a member of Rogue One, the Rebel spy worked with Jyn Erso and others to steal the Death Star plans. But, the daring mission ended with his death, along with every other member of Rogue One.
Despite Cassian's story coming to a close, Lucasfilm and Disney will explore more of his past. One of the Star Wars shows in development for Disney+ is a prequel to Rogue One that stars Andor. The series, aptly titled Andor, is set five years before the events of Andor's death. This setting gives Andor a chance to show how Cassian became the hardened soldier that audiences were introduced to back in 2016. The series almost didn't move forward prior to Tony Gilroy, who oversaw reshoots on Rogue One, joined the project to get it ready for Disney+.
The early turmoil for Andor has gone away. After the start of production in London, Lucasfilm shared several updates about the series at Disney's Investor Day 2020. In addition to showing a sizzle reel for the show that includes multiple pieces of concept art, here's everything that's been currently revealed about Andor.
Andor Release Date
Lucasfilm has yet to announce a specific release date for Andor on Disney+. However, it is confirmed that Andor will debut sometime in 2022. An actual release date won't be announced for some time in all likelihood, especially with The Mandalorian season 3 not releasing until Christmas 2021. The twelve-episode first season of Andor should be ready for a spring or summer 2022 release.
Andor Story Details
No official story details have been shared for Andor, other than it serving as a prequel to Rogue One. When the series was originally announced in 2018, though, StarWars.com did share a logline for the series. It said, "The rousing spy thriller will explore tales filled with espionage and daring missions to restore hope to a galaxy in the grip of a ruthless Empire."
Andor Cast
The cast for Andor is quite impressive around star Diego Luna, who reprises his role as Cassian Andor. Alan Tudyk is confirmed to return as K-2SO after the droid and Cassian were shown to have an established friendship at the start of Rogue One. Genevieve O'Reilly will also return to Star Wars to play Mon Mothma. New cast members for Andor include Stellan Skarsgård (Thor), Adria Arjona (Morbius), Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), Denise Gough (The Kid Who Would Be King), and Kyle Soller (Poldark).