The first teaser trailer for Andor uses a moody, atmospheric tone to hint the series will be very different from what Star Wars fans have seen to date. That includes a focus on Mon Mothma, a key figure in the saga but a bit player in other movies. The trailer reveals the Senator and Rebel Alliance leader plays a big role in the series, which may explore the political intrigue on Coruscant.
The new Andor trailer also reveals the series picks up from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in its broad scope across the galaxy as well as time. Scenes take place in different eras, including the tail end of the prequel trilogy as well as the period running up to the original trilogy. Stormtroopers and Clone Troopers abound in the trailer, promising a deep dive into Star Wars lore in the upcoming series.
Andor's Homeworld
The trailer reveals a major setting will be a jungle-like planet where the people live very close to nature. A series of intriguing shots contrasts the stark Imperial war machine with this idyllic natural setting, presumably Cassian Andor's homeworld.
A ship crashes on the planet in an early shot, perhaps triggering the adventure Andor goes on through the first season's twelve episodes. Given other shots in the trailer, it possibly leads to the Empire's arrival on this planet and their exploitation of it.
Jumping Around In Time
The trailer jumps around in time, revealing Andor at a young age and as an adult fighting the Empire. The series spans decades it seems, with the prequel trilogy Clone Troopers appearing as well as the Imperial Stormtroopers from the original trilogy.
Time plays a key role in the trailer. A character the captions identify as the Time Grappler pounds a unique bell in the opening moments, creating a rhythmic and thematic beat that echoes through the entire trailer.
Clone Troopers Return
Clone Troopers appear rarely in recent Star Wars live-action, but the trailer reveals they'll play a key role in the upcoming series. Their appearance signals that the series revisits at least the prequel trilogy's tragic aftermath.
Many great Clone Trooper variants exist at this time in the saga, but these are Phase 2 standard infantry, with no identifiable markings. However, the clones distinguish themselves by appearing to be actors in suits. Clones from the prequel trilogy were all digital creations.
Return To Coruscant
The trailer reveals that Clone Troopers aren't the only prequel trilogy element returning for the series. Coruscant features in a big way throughout the teaser, including an intriguing shot that shows who appears to be Mon Mothma before the Imperial Senate.
The Senate featured prominently in the prequel trilogy, as well as the Clone Wars animated series. Given the powerful characters associated with the iconic location, many key Star Wars characters most likely appear in Andor, including Bail Organa.
Mon Mothma Plays A Big Role
Mon Mothma plays a key role in the formation of the Rebellion and its eventual victory over the Empire. She also plays a big role in the upcoming series, with the trailer giving the longtime supporting character the spotlight for the first time.
Genevieve O'Reilly returns as Mon Mothma, reprising her cameos from Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One. The trailer shows her on Coruscant, caught seemingly in the dangerous political web the new Empire weaves.
War Machine
The trailer shows several shots focusing on some kind of industrial or processing facility. Technicians in lab coats appear in one shot, while the mysterious installation features in others, located possibly on Andor's homeworld.
The trailer hints this is an Imperial facility. Several Imperial ships, including some that recall the Republic gunship, a top ship from the prequel trilogy, approach the facility. They appear more like cargo ships than the combat vehicles from the movies.
Blue Guards
The Andor trailer shows several shots of mysterious guards wearing blue uniforms with red trim. Nothing in established Star Wars canon lines up with these armored guards, but some clues point to who they could possibly be.
The guards wear caps echoing the Imperial style from the original trilogy and they appear to be hunting Andor judging from a shot late in the trailer. These guards likely work for the Empire in some capacity, but aren't officially connected to them.
A Reckoning
The blue guards appear to threaten a character played by Fiona Shaw from Killing Eve. Shaw appears in the trailer's final shot, promising 'that's what a reckoning sound like.' She likely plays a role in the early rebellion, or at least the insurrection on Andor's planet.
Her unique hairstyle also matches the character the Clone Troopers encounter earlier in the trailer, indicating she fights the Empire for many years and may even be instrumental in Andor's joining the Rebellion.
Secret Project
The Empire builds something at the mysterious facility in the new trailer and whatever it is, it's important. A group of Imperial officers meet in an intriguing shot, all dressed in white, suggesting this may be a secret project of some kind.
White traditionally represents the Imperial Intelligence division in Star Wars and their presence is all over the trailer. Another Imperial officer in white appears throughout, escorted by Death Troopers, the division's elite guard and one of the best Stormtrooper variants.
A New Soldier
The trailer reveals that the secret project may involve people. Hundreds walk through enclosed corridors within the Imperial facility in a shot very reminiscent of Kamino, where the Kaminoans grew Clone Troopers for the Republic.
Hints in other series suggest a desire by the Empire to move away from clones toward a new soldier. These people likely represent conscripts, forced into service by the Empire and trained as Stormtroopers or possibly even Death Troopers, whose exact origins remain a mystery.