Andor (TV series)

Andor
Also known as	Star Wars: Andor Andor: A Star Wars Story
Genre	Action-adventure Drama Dystopia Political thriller Spy thriller Science fiction
Created by	Tony Gilroy
Based on	Star Wars by George Lucas
Showrunner	Tony Gilroy
Starring	Diego Luna Kyle Soller Adria Arjona Stellan Skarsgård Fiona Shaw Genevieve O'Reilly Denise Gough Faye Marsay Varada Sethu Elizabeth Dulau Ben Mendelsohn Benjamin Bratt Alan Tudyk
Composers	Nicholas Britell Brandon Roberts (season 2)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producers	Sanne Wohlenberg Tony Gilroy Kathleen Kennedy Diego Luna Toby Haynes Michelle Rejwan John Gilroy Luke Hull
Producers	Kate Hazell David Meanti
Production location	United Kingdom
Cinematography	Adriano Goldman Frank Lamm Damián García Christophe Nuyens Mark Patten
Editors	John Gilroy Tim Porter Hazel Baillie Dan Roberts Frances Parker Matthew Cannings Simon Smith Yan Miles Craig Ferreira Morten Højbjerg
Running time	38–60 minutes
Production company	Lucasfilm
Budget	$645 million+
Original release
Network	Disney+
Release	September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) – May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)
Related
Rogue One

Andor, also known as Star Wars: Andor and Andor: A Star Wars Story for its second season, is an American science fiction political spy thriller drama television series created by Tony Gilroy for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise and a prequel to the film Rogue One (2016), which itself is a prequel to the original Star Wars film (1977). The series follows thief-turned-rebel spy Cassian Andor during the formative five years that lead to the events of the two films, exploring how he becomes radicalized against the Galactic Empire and how the wider Rebel Alliance is formed.

Diego Luna reprises his role as Cassian Andor from Rogue One and serves as an executive producer. The series also stars Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgård, Fiona Shaw, Genevieve O'Reilly, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau, Ben Mendelsohn, Benjamin Bratt, and Alan Tudyk. Lucasfilm announced a series focused on Andor in 2018, with Luna attached and Stephen Schiff hired as showrunner. Schiff was replaced by Rogue One co-writer Gilroy as creator and showrunner in April 2020. Filming took place at Pinewood Studios in London and on location around the UK, with Neal Scanlan returning from Rogue One to provide practical effects. The first season, which tells a year of Andor's story when he first becomes a revolutionary, was filmed from November 2020 to September 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second season covers the next four years leading up to Rogue One, and was filmed from November 2022 to February 2024 with breaks and delays due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. Nicholas Britell composed the series' original score for the first season, while Brandon Roberts composed for the second season.

Andor premiered on September 21, 2022, episodes of the season were released weekly through November 23. The second and final season premiered on April 22, 2025, with three episodes released weekly until May 13. The series has received critical acclaim for its writing, performances, cinematography, production values, themes, and its darker, more mature and grounded tone compared to other Star Wars properties. The first season was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Drama Series.

Premise

Andor is a gritty, cynical, and detailed view of how the Galactic Empire government works, and the consequences of its actions upon everyday citizens. Beginning five years before the events of Rogue One and A New Hope, the series employs an ensemble cast of characters to show how a Rebel Alliance is forming in opposition to the Galactic Empire. One of these characters is Cassian Andor, a thief who becomes a revolutionary and eventually joins the Rebellion.

Cast and characters

Top to bottom: Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, and Stellan Skarsgård star in Andor.

Starring

• Diego Luna as Cassian Andor: A thief and scavenger whose home planet, Kenari, was rendered uninhabitable by the Galactic Republic (the Galatic Empire's precursor). The series begins with Andor as a "revolution-averse" cynic and explores how he becomes "the most passionate person who's going to give of themselves to save the galaxy" in Rogue One. Gilroy had described him as a natural leader who manipulates people, adding that he is "really a perfect kind of spy, warrior, killer." Antonio Viña portrays a young Cassian, when he was known as Kassa.
• Kyle Soller as Syril Karn: A Deputy Inspector for Preox-Morlana (Pre-Mor) Authority, a corporate conglomerate in charge of a trade sector. Syril works for Pre-Mor's security services and is determined to capture Cassian after learning he killed two Pre-Mor security employees.
• Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen: A mechanic and black market dealer who is Cassian's ally and close friend, and has been involved off and on with him romantically. She cares for Maarva in Cassian's absence.
• Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael: A key player in the nascent rebellion whose true identity is unknown but is referred to as "Axis" by Imperial agents. He is Bix Caleen's contact for selling stolen equipment, and hires Cassian on his first mission as a Rebel operative. Luthen poses publicly as an eccentric antiques dealer from Coruscant.
• Fiona Shaw as Maarva Andor (season 1): Cassian's adoptive mother who took him from Kenari with Clem.
• Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma: An Imperial senator representing the wealthy core world of Chandrila, who tries to navigate the politics of the Empire while secretly helping fund the fledgling rebellion from her family fortune. O'Reilly reprises the role from prior Star Wars media.
• Denise Gough as Dedra Meero: An ambitious and strategic supervisor for the Imperial Security Bureau (ISB), tasked with hunting and eliminating a rebel leader code-named "Axis". She is later seen in a relationship with Syril.
• Faye Marsay as Vel Sartha: A Rebel operative working for Luthen Rael who leads the raiding mission on Aldhani, and Mothma's cousin. She is in a relationship with Cinta Kaz.
• Varada Sethu as Cinta Kaz: A Rebel on Aldhani who is the team's medic and healer, having previously lost her family to Imperial occupation. She is in a relationship with Vel Sartha.
• Elizabeth Dulau as Kleya Marki: Luthen's assistant at his antiques store, who is a critical part of his Rebel circle and handles secret communications for him. April V. Woods portrays a young Kleya.
• Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Krennic (season 2): The director of advanced weapons research for the Imperial military. Mendelsohn reprises his role from Rogue One.
• Benjamin Bratt as Bail Organa (season 2): An Imperial senator representing the world of Alderaan and adoptive father to Leia Organa. Bratt replaces Jimmy Smits, who portrayed the character in previous Star Wars media, due to scheduling conflicts.
• Alan Tudyk as the voice and motion-capture of K-2SO (season 2): A former Imperial enforcer droid who was reprogrammed to serve the Rebellion. Tudyk reprises his role from Rogue One.

Recurring

• Joplin Sibtain as Brasso: Cassian's co-worker and friend.
• James McArdle as Timm Karlo (season 1): Bix's co-worker and boyfriend.
• Rupert Vansittart as Chief Hyne (season 1): Syril's Pre-Mor superior.
• Alex Ferns as Sergeant Linus Mosk (season 1): A Pre-Mor officer.
• Gary Beadle as Clem Andor (season 1): Maarva's partner and Cassian's adoptive father. Cassian uses his name as an alias.
• Kathryn Hunter as Eedy Karn: Syril's mother.
• Alastair Mackenzie as Perrin Fertha: Mothma's husband, who is unaware of her anti-Imperial activities.
• Anton Lesser as Major Partagaz: Dedra's commanding officer in the Imperial Security Bureau.
• Alex Lawther as Karis Nemik (season 1): An idealistic Rebel on Aldhani who has written an anti-Empire manifesto.
• Sule Rimi as Lieutenant Gorn (season 1): An Imperial officer on Aldhani who is secretly one of Vel's Rebels.
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Arvel Skeen (season 1): A mysterious Rebel on Aldhani.
• Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Taramyn Barcona (season 1): A Rebel on Aldhani who is a former Stormtrooper.
• Stanley Townsend as Commandant Jayhold Beehaz (season 1): Gorn's Imperial superior on Aldhani.
• Ben Miles as Tay Kolma: A banker and Mothma's childhood friend from whom she seeks help.
• Andy Serkis as Kino Loy (season 1): A prisoner and floor manager at the Imperial factory facility on the moon Narkina 5. Serkis previously portrayed Supreme Leader Snoke in the sequel trilogy.
• Duncan Pow as Ruescott Melshi: A labor worker and inmate at the Imperial factory facility on Narkina 5 who later joins the Rebel Alliance alongside Andor. Pow reprises his role from Rogue One.
• Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera: A veteran of the Clone Wars and the leader of a militant insurgent group, the Partisans. Whitaker reprises his role from previous Star Wars media, including Rogue One.
• Richard Dillane as Davo Sculdun: A shady businessman, described by Mon Mothma as a "thug".
• Muhannad Bhaier as Wilmon Paak (season 2; guest season 1): A young Ferrix resident, who worked alongside his father Salman at the Repaak Salyard and eventually joins the emerging rebellion following Salman's death at the hands of the Empire.
• Sam Gilroy as Gerdis (season 2): A member of rebel cell Maya Pei Brigade.
• Benjamin Norris as Bardi (season 2): A member of rebel cell Maya Pei Brigade.
• Robert Emms as Lonni Jung (season 2; guest season 1): An ISB supervisor who is secretly a rebel informant and reports to Luthen.
• Jacob James Beswick as Heert (season 2; guest season 1): An assistant to ISB Supervisor Dedra Meero. He was later promoted to ISB Supervisor himself and was assigned by Major Partagaz to take over the investigation into "Axis".
• Richard Sammel as Carro Rylanz (season 2): A Ghorman elected official, leader of an emerging rebel group known as the Ghorman Front.
• Thierry Godard as Lezine (season 2): A male human and outspoken critic of the Galactic Empire's occupation of the planet Ghorman.
• Alistair Petrie as General Davits Draven (season 2): A rebel leader on Yavin 4. Petrie reprises his role from Rogue One.
• Jonjo O'Neill as Kaido (season 2): An Imperial Army officer who was a crisis specialist. He was deployed to Ghorman to oversee the tactical execution of the Ghorman project, instigating the local population to warrant an Imperial response.

Dave Chapman voices Maarva Andor's droid B2EMO. Chapman was assisted in B2EMO's performance by Matthew Denton and Lee Towersey. Aidan Cook reprises his Rogue One role as Two Tubes, a loyal soldier in Saw Gerrera's partisan fighters. Bronte Carmichael appears as Mothma's daughter Leida. Pierro Niel-Mee appears as Erskin Semaj, Mon Mothma's aide in the Galactic Senate and in her rebellious affairs. The character first appeared in the animated series Star Wars Rebels, voiced by Josh Brener.

Ben Bailey Smith, Michael Jenn and Lucy Russell portray Imperial Security supervisors Blevin, Lagret and Grandi, respectively. Other Imperials include Lee Ross as Exmar Kloris, Mon Mothma's driver and a spy for ISB; Wilf Scolding as Vanis Tigo, captain of Imperial garrison on Ferrix; Nick Moss as Keysax, Tigo's lieutenant; Noof Ousellam as Corv, Imperial spy on Ferrix; Joshua James as Dr. Gorst, an ISB scientist who specializes in torture; and Kurt Egyiawan as Grymish, Dedra's attendant on Ghorman.

Other residents of Ferrix include Abhin Galeya as Salman Paak, a salvage shop owner who runs the Repaak Salyard; Kieran O'Brien as Pegla, a sentry for Zorby's Western Shiplot, the starship lot; Raymond Anum as Nurchi, a junk dealer; Victor Perez as Rashi, a grappler; Zubin Varla as Xanwan, the head of the transport business; Neil Bell as the "Time Grappler" who signals the time in the bell tower by banging his anvil; and Pamela Nomvete as Jezzi, a member of the Daughters of Ferrix.

Christopher Fairbank, Clemens Schick, Brian Bovell, Tom Reed, Josef Davies, Rasaq Kukoyi and Mensah Bediako appear as Ulaf, Ham, Jemboc, Taga, Xaul, Birnok and Zinska, respectively, all of whom are prison inmates on Narkina 5. Rosalind Halstead and Finley Glasgow appears as Davo Sculdun's wife Runai and son Stekan. Claire Brown and Laura Marcus appears as Mina-Rau resident's Talia and Beela, respectively.

Alaïs Lawson appears as Enza Rylanz, a member of her father's rebel group known as the Ghorman Front. Théo Costa-Marini, Abraham Wapler, Ella Pellegrini, Caroline Vanier, Ewens Abid, Alex Skarbek and Stefan Crepon appear as Dilan, Samm, Dreena, Leeza, Tazi, Capso and Thela, respectively, other rebels of Ghorman Front. Raphael Roger Levy appears as Dasi Oran, a senator that represented the planet Ghorman on the Imperial Senate.

Malcolm Sinclair appears as Colonel Wullf Yularen, a character from various Star Wars media, who was previously portrayed by Robert Clarke in A New Hope and voiced by Tom Kane in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. In the final episode, Jonathan Aris, Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Eric MacLennan reprise their Rogue One roles as Senator Nower Jebel, Senator Tynnra Pamlo, and Private Tenzigo Weems respectively. Stephen Stanton reprises his voice of Admiral Raddus from Rogue One, while performed by James Henri-Thomas where the character was previously performed by Paul Kasey in Rogue One.

Additional guest stars include Belle Swarc as Andor's sister Kerri; Lee Boardman and Stephen Wight as Kravas and Verlo, the Pre-Mor officers who are killed by Andor. David Hayman appears as the Chieftain of the Aldhani natives; and Nick Blood as Kimzi, a corporal in Aldhani. Adrian Rawlins appears as Rhasiv, a prison medic on Narkina 5. Alex Waldmann appears as Lieutenant Krole, a low level Imperial officer carrying out crop audits on Mina-Rau. Marc Rissmann appears as Plutti, a member of Saw Gerrera's Partisans and Imperial spy. Josie Walker appears as a Force healer.

Sam Witwer provides the uncredited voice of the shoretrooper who arrests Andor on Niamos. The Keredian brothers Dewi and Freedi Pamular are performed by Matt Lyons and Liam Cook, and voiced by Mike Quinn and Damian Farrell respectively. The narration for the "Welcome to Ghorman" video was provided by Wally Wingert. The alien Strang who attended Davo Sculdun's party is performed by Aiden Cook and voiced by Claire Roi Harvey. Senator Den Gane and Senator Nico are both performed by Caitlin Nicholas and voiced by Colin Purves.

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	12		September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)	November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
2	12		April 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)	May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)

Season 1 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Kassa"	Toby Haynes	Tony Gilroy	September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)
Five years before the Battle of Yavin, Cassian Andor looks for his missing sister on the industrial planet of Morlana One. While investigating, Cassian is antagonized by two Imperial officers. An altercation ensues, leading to Cassian accidentally killing one officer and murdering the other. On the planet Ferrix, he attempts to hide his involvement by convincing his adopted mother, Maarva, her droid, B2EMO, and his friend, Brasso, to cover for him. Having a Starpath Unit, a valuable piece of Imperial navigation technology, Cassian asks his friend Bix to connect him with a black market buyer. Bix reluctantly agrees and contacts the buyer. Meanwhile, Bix's boyfriend, Timm, is suspicious of Cassian. To improve his report to the Imperial authorities, Morlana One's chief inspector of security elects to cover up the two killings. However, his deputy, the dutiful Syril Karn, is determined to solve the case. He identifies Cassian's ship, traces it to Ferrix and learns that the fugitive is from the planet Kenari. In a flashback, a younger Cassian, known as Kassa, joins a group on Kenari who set off to locate a crashed ship. Kassa rebuffs his younger sister's efforts to join the search, leaving her behind in their tribal encampment.
2	2	"That Would Be Me"	Toby Haynes	Tony Gilroy	September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)
Timm, still suspicious of Bix's relationship with Cassian, reports Cassian to Pre-Mor Security, which had issued a warrant for his arrest. Syril partners with Sergeant Linus Mosk, an equally dutiful Pre-Mor officer, to arrest Cassian. B2EMO informs Cassian and Maarva of the warrant. Cassian prepares to flee the planet. Meanwhile, Luthen Rael—Bix's buyer—travels to Ferrix to obtain the Starpath Unit. In a flashback, Kassa and his fellow tribal members locate and investigate the crashed ship near a massive abandoned industrial strip-mining operation. When one of their own is killed by a crew member of the downed ship, the tribe kills the attacker and quickly leaves the crash site. Kassa stays behind to explore the ship.
3	3	"Reckoning"	Toby Haynes	Tony Gilroy	September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)
Luthen arrives on Ferrix and meets Cassian in an abandoned factory. Syril and Mosk also appear with a dozen security officers. They confront Maarva, who refuses to cooperate. Intercepting a transmission from Cassian to B2EMO, Syril pinpoints Cassian's position. Cassian wants to sell the Starpath Unit and leave Ferrix. However, Luthen tries to persuade him to join his rebel network, citing Cassian's repeated success at stealing from and sabotaging Imperial ships. When Syril's officers raid the factory, the two men escape to a speeder hangar, and subdue Syril. After learning of Timm's betrayal, Bix rushes to aid Cassian, only to be stopped by the officers. Timm is killed when he attempts to intervene. The pod in which the security officers arrived is sabotaged by Brasso and destroyed. Luthen and Cassian escape the planet while Syril and Mosk request evacuation. In a flashback, Maarva and her husband, Clem, scavenge the crashed ship on Kenari and find Kassa. Maarva decides to take him with them, fearing his fate if he is discovered there by the Republic.
4	4	"Aldhani"	Susanna White	Dan Gilroy	September 28, 2022 (2022-09-28)
Luthen takes Cassian to the planet Aldhani, asking him to join a robbery mission there. Cassian is reluctant but eventually agrees. Luthen asks him to use a pseudonym among the rebels, and Cassian chooses 'Clem'. Vel, the rebel group's leader, introduces him to the rest of the group but keeps Luthen's involvement a secret. They explain to Cassian that they plan on stealing the payroll of an Imperial sector from a key Imperial supply hub, taking advantage of a rare natural phenomenon in Aldhani's sky to escape since their getaway vehicle is slow. Meanwhile on Coruscant, Luthen, posing as an antiques dealer, meets with Senator Mon Mothma, and they discuss challenges in keeping their opposition to the Empire hidden. Syril goes to live with his mother after being castigated and fired. Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) lieutenant Dedra Meero seeks access and authority over the Ferrix incident, but is opposed by a colleague and a senior officer.
5	5	"The Axe Forgets"	Susanna White	Dan Gilroy	October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
On Aldhani, 'Clem' hides his past from his fellow rebels and is met with distrust from most of them, particularly Skeen. Taramyn trains Cassian and the other rebels for the planned heist. While traveling to the Aldhani Imperial garrison, Cassian reveals that he is a mercenary. Vel decides to continue with the mission and hold off on dealing with 'Clem's' past until they have achieved their objectives. Imperial officer and double agent Lieutenant Gorn covertly aids the rebels. On Coruscant, Syril discusses new career prospects with his mother. Mon Mothma establishes a new charitable foundation while managing increasingly tense relations with her husband and daughter. ISB supervisor Blevin seizes a hotel as the new ISB headquarters on Ferrix. Meanwhile, his rival Dedra and her assistant Heert reach the conclusion that the rebels are conducting a series of coordinated heists of Imperial weapons and technology. Luthen anxiously waits for a transmission from Vel and her rebel team.
6	6	"The Eye"	Susanna White	Dan Gilroy	October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12)
Aided by Gorn, the rebels infiltrate the garrison by posing as an escort squad for Commandant Jayhold Beehaz, Gorn's superior. They take Beehaz's family as hostages and force him to give them access to the payroll vault. While loading the credits onto a freighter, they are discovered by Imperial forces. Taramyn and Gorn are killed in the ensuing firefight. Cinta is unable to make it onto the ship, so only Cassian, Skeen, Vel, and Nemik escape from Aldhani. During takeoff, Nemik is crushed by an unsecured load of credits, and suffers a severe injury. They land on the planet Frezno to treat Nemik's injuries. With Vel occupied looking after Nemik, Skeen proposes to Cassian that they flee and split the payroll between the two. Enraged and fearing for his life, Cassian kills Skeen. He tells Vel about what happened and informs her of his plans to take the amount he was promised as payment and leave. Vel gives Cassian Nemik's manifesto, in accordance with Nemik's dying wishes. Back on Coruscant, the ISB agents are gathered to formulate reprisals to the heist, while Luthen hears news of the theft and quietly celebrates.
7	7	"Announcement"	Benjamin Caron	Stephen Schiff	October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)
On Coruscant, Syril starts a new job at the Bureau of Standards. Colonel Wullf Yularen announces that the ISB has gained more surveillance and punitive authority, while Dedra is challenged by Blevin for breaking protocol by accessing Imperial data without authorization. She persuades their superiors of her work's value and is granted oversight of Ferrix. Luthen's assistant Kleya instructs Vel to find and kill Cassian, as he knows Luthen's identity. Mon Mothma meets with Tay Kolma, an old friend and banker, and asks him to help her access family funds. Cassian returns to Ferrix to settle old debts and learns that people blame him for the Imperial Security crackdown. The presence of stormtroopers on Ferrix reminds Cassian of how his adoptive father, Clem, was murdered by Imperial clone troopers during a protest on Rix Road. Cassian attempts to get Maarva to leave Ferrix with him, but she decides to stay and oppose the increased Imperial presence. Cassian travels to the tropical tourist paradise of Niamos, adopting the name "Keef Girgo". Some time later, while walking towards a local store, he is unjustly arrested by a Shoretrooper and sentenced to six years of imprisonment.
8	8	"Narkina 5"	Toby Haynes	Beau Willimon	October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)
Cassian is brought to an island prison on Narkina 5, discovering that it is a hard labor camp with thousands of other prisoners. He ends up meeting the prisoner floor manager Kino Loy who explains the rules of the prison to him. He works with his fellow prisoners to put together specific machinery. Vel and Cinta travel to Ferrix to search for him. When Maarva falls ill, Bix attempts to contact Luthen about Cassian's whereabouts, but Luthen, worried about being exposed to anyone monitoring communications, does not answer. He then leaves Coruscant to meet with Saw Gerrera. Luthen attempts to hire Gerrera's rebel cell to act as air support for a raid on an Imperial power station at Spellhaus organized by Anto Kreegyr, but is turned away. Dedra questions Syril about his experiences on Ferrix, but declines his offer to help with her investigation. She leads a unit to Ferrix herself, where she apprehends Bix.
9	9	"Nobody's Listening!"	Toby Haynes	Beau Willimon	November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)
Dedra and Imperial scientist Dr. Gorst torture Bix for information and discover that Cassian may have been involved in the Aldhani heist. However, they fail to learn anything about Bix's contact, whom Dedra has dubbed "Axis" (claiming that much of the Rebel activity is centered around him), due to Bix's lack of knowledge. The ISB capture a Rebel pilot from Kreegyr's group, who reveals that a power station on Spellhaus is set to be raided. Mon Mothma reunites with Vel, revealed to be her cousin, and encourages her to keep a low profile, maintaining the facade of a rich and apolitical young woman. Mon Mothma and Tay Kolma continue working to covertly gather funds for rebel activities. Meanwhile, an elderly member of Cassian's prison work crew named Ulaf is euthanized by a prison medic named Dr. Rhasiv when he suffers a massive stroke, days from his release date. Dr. Rhasiv confirms to Cassian and Loy a disturbing rumor: a prisoner who had completed his sentence was sent to work on a different level instead of being released, forcing the prison to kill all the prisoners on that level in a cover-up. Cassian and Kino realize that the prison will never let them go, convincing Kino to join Cassian's scheme to escape.
10	10	"One Way Out"	Toby Haynes	Beau Willimon	November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)
By breaking a water pipe and flooding his work floor, Cassian disables the floor's security system, allowing work crews there to overpower the few guards and escape. Kino uses the prison's intercom system to encourage other floors to escape and the rebellion sweeps through the entire prison. Despite his role in the escape, Kino reveals that he can't swim and stays behind. Cassian swims with the other escapees and reaches land. Mon Mothma meets with Davo Sculdun, a shady businessman who offers to help finance her projects, but Mon refuses after Davo requests that Mon arrange a meeting between her daughter and his son, an initial step towards marriage in their Chandrilan culture. ISB supervisor Lonni Jung, secretly a rebel informant, meets with Luthen and updates him on ISB activities. The two men reflect on how they are both trapped in their roles.
11	11	"Daughter of Ferrix"	Benjamin Caron	Tony Gilroy	November 16, 2022 (2022-11-16)
Maarva dies, prompting a funeral ceremony on Ferrix, which Dedra encourages in the hopes that Andor will attend. Vel informs Kleya about Maarva's death and learns of Mon Mothma's reluctant plan to marry off her daughter to secure funding through Davo Sculdun. Mon's daughter Leida begins taking part in group gatherings focused on Chandrilan culture and traditions, much to the distress of Mon and Vel. Syril also learns about the funeral from Linus Mosk. Saw Gerrera decides at the last moment to assist Kreegyr's attack on Spellhaus, but Luthen advises him against it, revealing that the ISB knows about the impending assault. While returning to Coruscant, Luthen escapes from an Imperial patrol, destroying several TIE fighters and a tractor beam. With help from Keredians Dewi and Freedi, Cassian and fellow prisoner Ruescott Melshi are able to escape from Narkina 5 and travel to Niamos to recover Cassian's belongings. After Cassian discovers that Maarva has died, Cassian and Melshi part ways, intending to publicly expose the Empire's unjust prison system.
12	12	"Rix Road"	Benjamin Caron	Tony Gilroy	November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
Cassian returns to Ferrix for Maarva's funeral and learns of Bix's imprisonment. Dedra and the local Imperial garrison prepare to use the funeral to capture Andor for questioning regarding "Axis". Using the Imperial ambush as cover, Luthen plans, with Vel and Cinta's assistance, to kill Cassian (to keep him from possibly divulging any secrets). The ISB succeed in stopping Kreegyr's attack but leave no prisoners, angering Dedra. Mothma's 13-year-old daughter Leida is introduced to Davo Sculdun's 14-year-old son. During the funeral, B2EMO displays a recording of Maarva, who rallies the populace to fight the Empire, creating a riot. During the confusion, Cassian rescues Bix, while Syril saves Dedra from being attacked. Meeting with B2EMO, Brasso, and several others in a shipyard, Cassian convinces them to take Bix somewhere safe away from Ferrix. Moved by the rebellion on Ferrix, Luthen returns to his ship where Cassian is waiting. Knowing of Luthen's intentions in Ferrix, Cassian offers a choice: Luthen can either kill him or take him in, to which Luthen smiles. In a post-credits scene, droids assemble the machinery produced by the Narkina 5 prisoners in the firing dish of the Death Star.

Season 2 (2025)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
13	1	"One Year Later"	Ariel Kleiman	Tony Gilroy	April 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)
One year after the Ferrix uprising, Cassian impersonates an Imperial test pilot in order to steal a prototype of a new Imperial ship, the TIE Avenger. When he attempts delivery on a jungle moon, he is ambushed by a rogue band of squabbling guerillas, the Maya Pei Brigade. On the agricultural planet Mina-Rau, Bix, Brasso, Wilmon, and B2EMO fear detection by the Empire while in the undocumented employ of a local farmer; Bix suffers from PTSD caused by Gorst's torture. On Chandrila, Mon Mothma prepares for her daughter's arranged marriage but is informed by Tay Kolma that his financial investments have turned sour. Orson Krennic oversees a secret meeting of Imperial officers about forcibly mining the resources of the planet Ghorman due to its heavy concentration of a rare mineral, an initiative to which Dedra is reluctantly assigned. The conflict between the Maya Pei insurgents reaches a boiling point, and several members are shot and killed as Cassian is taken hostage.
14	2	"Sagrona Teema"	Ariel Kleiman	Tony Gilroy	April 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)
On the jungle moon, Cassian is held prisoner while the conflict amongst the Maya Pei Brigade worsens and the group splits into two factions at a stalemate. On Mina-Rau, Imperial officers arrive to audit all the workers' papers as Bix, Brasso, and Wil arrange to move to a different part of the planet to avoid discovery. On Coruscant, Dedra and Syril, who are now living together as a couple, prepare for a social event they have been putting off. As the preparations for Leida's wedding conclude, Mothma discusses the possibility of Tay's defection with Luthen, who says they should attempt to ascertain Kolma's price for keeping silent about the Rebellion. Cassian slips away from his captors when they become distracted with a territorial challenge and flees the moon (revealed to be Yavin IV) in the stolen TIE Avenger.
15	3	"Harvest"	Ariel Kleiman	Tony Gilroy	April 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)
Cassian makes contact with Kleya Marki and is able to ascertain the danger his friends are in on Mina-Rau. Dedra and Syril host Syril's mother Eedy for dinner, during which Eedy repeatedly belittles Syril, prompting Dedra to forcibly establish boundaries with her. On Chandrila, Leida is married to Stekan Sculdun as arranged, and the ceremony is followed by a reception. As the Ferrix expats prepare to leave Mina-Rau, Imperial officer Lieutenant Krole attempts to rape Bix, but she kills him after a violent struggle. As the conflict spirals further, Brasso is killed by a stormtrooper, but Cassian arrives in the TIE Avenger and kills the Imperial troops. Cassian, Bix, and Wil flee on the TIE Avenger. Having been unable to come up with a price to ensure Tay's silence, Luthen informs Mothma that he has decided to have him killed. Mothma distressedly drinks and dances while Vel watches Tay get taken away by Cinta.
16	4	"Ever Been to Ghorman?"	Ariel Kleiman	Beau Willimon	April 29, 2025 (2025-04-29)
One year after the incident on Mina-Rau, Cassian and Bix have become active operators for Luthen and hide out on Coruscant, though Bix is still beset by nightmares of Gorst. On Ghorman, the Empire begins building an armory. Syril, with Dedra and Partagaz's backing, takes up a position in Palmo, the capital city of Ghorman, and pretends to be sympathetic to the local rebels' cause to feign being successfully recruited. Upon learning from Jung that Dedra is secretly working on the planet, Luthen sends Cassian to assess the rebels. Wilmon is tasked with teaching Saw Gerrera's lieutenant Pluti how to configure a machine that extracts rhydonium, a fuel source for the Empire's starships that they plan to steal. Mothma unsuccessfully attempts to rally support to kill the renewal of a bill giving broad power to the ISB.
17	5	"I Have Friends Everywhere"	Ariel Kleiman	Beau Willimon	April 29, 2025 (2025-04-29)
Kleya learns that Sculdun intends to audit his antiquity collection after one of his pieces turns out to be a forgery, threatening to expose a bug she planted in his gallery room and forcing her to extract it during his upcoming Investiture party. Cassian connects with the Ghorman rebels and learns they plan to intercept a weapons shipment, but he deems them too inexperienced and shoots down the plan, much to their frustration. Syril reports back to Coruscant with news of the heist, with Partagaz and Dedra agreeing to let it go through to empower and control the rebels. Saw kills Pluti after learning that he is a traitor, and has Wilmon work the extractor on the heist instead.
18	6	"What a Festive Evening"	Ariel Kleiman	Beau Willimon	April 29, 2025 (2025-04-29)
Cassian insists that Ghorman's rebels are unprepared and argues with Luthen upon learning that, behind his back, he attempted to persuade Bix to return to action. Luthen chastises him for his short-sighted vision and instead sends Vel and Cinta to help the rebels pull off the heist. Vel and Cinta fully reconcile and rekindle their romance. The heist is successful, but one of the fighters disobeys Vel's orders and brings a blaster, only to accidentally kill Cinta when a passerby interferes, devastating Vel. At Sculdun's Investiture party, Krennic and Mothma debate the ethics of war while Kleya manages to extract the bug using Jung as a distraction. Bix breaks into Gorst's new office and uses his own torture device on him before leaving with Cassian, who remotely blows up the facility.
19	7	"Messenger"	Janus Metz	Dan Gilroy	May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
One year later, the Rebels have begun coordinating military operations on Yavin IV, where Cassian and Bix now live. Wilmon tells them that Dedra is on Ghorman—whose rebel activities have been portrayed by state-sponsored media as terrorist campaigns instigated by outside agitators—and encourages Cassian to help assassinate her. Despite his concerns over the mission being from Luthen, Cassian agrees and travels with Wilmon to Ghorman. Bix is told by a Force healer that Cassian will be vital to the Rebellion. On Ghorman, Dedra finds her position temporarily supplanted by Captain Kaido, sent by Partagaz to oversee the Imperial subjugation of the planet, while Syril begins to doubt Dedra's explanation of outside agitators, given his interactions with the rebels.
20	8	"Who Are You?"	Janus Metz	Dan Gilroy	May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
Kaido instigates a protest in Palmo's central square while closing off the available exits, and intentionally deploys inexperienced riot police into the volatile crowd. Arriving in the square alongside the protestors, Syril realizes his role in enabling what the Empire is doing, and violently confronts Dedra in her office, forcing her to tell him the truth about the Empire's intentions on Ghorman, before storming out. Following a directive from Partagaz, Dedra reluctantly orders the troops to open fire, which triggers a shootout between the rebels and the Imperial forces. The protestors attempt to flee and are massacred either by Imperial blaster fire or by KX security droids released by Kaido. Amidst the chaos, a dazed Syril wanders the square while Cassian attempts to assassinate Dedra by sniping her through her office window. The two encounter each other and fight, where Syril gains the upper hand but is fatally shot by Carro Rylanz, the Ghorman rebel leader. The resistance manages to incapacitate a KX enforcer droid by ramming it with an armored transport. Cassian escapes Ghorman with the droid while Wilmon stays to fight and aid his Ghorman girlfriend Dreena in broadcasting the news to the galaxy. In the aftermath, Dedra and Eedy separately confront their losses as Imperial news outlets place blame on outside rebel agitators.
21	9	"Welcome to the Rebellion"	Janus Metz	Dan Gilroy	May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
In the aftermath of the Ghorman massacre, the Empire frames the incident as an insurrection. Mothma decides it is time to openly condemn the Emperor and prepares to flee to Yavin IV. Senator Bail Organa chooses to stay behind to aid the Rebellion in secret. Luthen learns from Jung that Organa's security team is compromised and assigns Cassian to help Mothma escape Coruscant. Meanwhile, Luthen clashes with Mothma over the depth of his subterfuge within the Rebellion and his choice to have Tay killed. With Organa's help, Mothma takes the floor of the Senate to powerfully condemn Palpatine and the Empire's manipulation of the truth. Cassian aids Mothma's escape after her Senate speech, killing the spy in Organa's security team and terminating Mothma's compromised driver Kloris. Mothma temporarily stays in the safehouse on Coruscant to publicly position herself with the Rebellion. Cassian accompanies the injured Wilmon back to Yavin IV. Disturbed by recent events, Cassian decides to begin a new life with Bix, but she departs during the night, leaving Cassian a message that implores him to stay with the Rebellion to help them win, and that she will find him again once the revolt has succeeded. Later, technicians reprogram K-2SO, the stolen KX droid, to serve the Rebellion.
22	10	"Make It Stop"	Alonso Ruizpalacios	Tom Bissell	May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)
A year following the events on Ghorman, Lonni warns Luthen that the Empire is building the Death Star and that Dedra has likely uncovered both their identities. Though he initially promises Lonni and his family safe passage from Coruscant, Luthen kills him to ensure his silence. As Luthen destroys the comms system in his shop, Dedra arrives and confronts him. Luthen attempts suicide and is taken, gravely injured, to a hospital as Kleya watches from afar. Interspersed throughout the episode, flashbacks reveal that Luthen was an Imperial officer who defected after his unit massacred Kleya's hometown. Finding her hiding in his ship, he informally adopts her and the two begin selling antiques while waging resistance against the Empire. In the present, Dedra is arrested for her overreach, and Kleya sneaks into the hospital and shuts off Luthen's life support system.
23	11	"Who Else Knows?"	Alonso Ruizpalacios	Tom Bissell	May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)
Dedra is interrogated by Krennic, who admonishes her for allowing her data to be leaked and confronting Luthen alone. The investigation is assigned to Heert, who identifies Kleya, and Partagaz declares her a public health concern to aid her arrest. In the safehouse, Kleya contacts Wilmon, who in turn recruits Cassian, Melshi, and K-2SO to retrieve Luthen, despite Rebel leadership being fed up with their disobedience. Dedra gives Heert insight into Luthen's communications and his team tracks Kleya to the safehouse, right after Cassian and Melshi enter to retrieve her. She reveals that the Empire is building a superweapon, but wishes to stay behind as the rebels on Yavin IV deeply distrust Luthen's cell. As Heert's team closes in, K-2SO enters the building and begins attacking Imperials.
24	12	"Jedha, Kyber, Erso"	Alonso Ruizpalacios	Tom Bissell	May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)
K-2SO kills Heert and his team, but Kleya is wounded. Cassian, Melshi, and K-2SO take her back to Yavin IV where they are grounded by Bail for their disobedience. Much of the Rebel leadership including Bail do not trust Luthen's intel, but Mon Mothma is willing enough to hear Kleya out. Vel talks with Cassian, who convinces her of Luthen's integrity, and they toast their fallen comrades. Partagaz commits suicide upon realizing he is to be arrested while a weeping Dedra is imprisoned in a prison facility similar to Narkina 5. As a Rebel informant associated with Saw contacts Yavin IV begging to talk with Cassian, the Rebel leadership realizes that the evidence is too great to be a trap, and agrees to let Cassian and K-2SO fly to Kafrene to meet with the informant. Kleya accepts her role on Yavin IV with Wilmon, Mon, and Vel. On Mina-Rau, B2EMO plays with another droid while Bix cradles a baby (Cassian's and her child) and looks wistfully toward the horizon.

Production

Development

Tony Gilroy joined the series after working on the Star Wars film Rogue One, and took over development after sharing his vision with the studio.

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in November 2017 that Disney and Lucasfilm were developing live-action Star Wars television series for the new streaming service Disney+. One of these series was revealed a year later to be a prequel to the film Rogue One (2016). The series was described as a spy thriller show focused on the character Cassian Andor, with Diego Luna reprising his role from the film. Production was expected to begin in 2019 after Luna completed filming the second season of Narcos: Mexico (2020). Jared Bush originally developed the series, writing a pilot script and series bible for the project.

By the end of November 2018, Stephen Schiff was serving as showrunner and executive producer of the series, whose working title was Pilgrim. Tony Gilroy, who was credited as a co-writer on Rogue One and oversaw extensive reshoots for the film, joined the series by early 2019 when he discussed the first story details with Luna. Gilroy, having received an earlier version of the script, compared Andor's relationship with K-2SO to that of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and felt it was "totally limited and claustrophobic". As such, he had sent a letter to Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy explaining his vision for the series. By the next year, Kennedy had contacted Gilroy to ask if he was interested in joining the series. In July 2019, Rick Famuyiwa was in early talks to direct several episodes after doing the same for The Mandalorian (2019–2023), the first live-action Star Wars series. Gilroy's involvement was revealed that October, when he was set to write the first episode, direct multiple episodes and work alongside Schiff; Gilroy had officially replaced Schiff as showrunner by April 2020. Six weeks of pre-production for the series had taken place in the United Kingdom by then, but this was halted and production on the series delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-production had begun again by September ahead of a planned filming start the next month. At that time, Gilroy, who is based in New York, chose not to travel to the UK for production on the series due to the pandemic, and was therefore unable to direct the series' first episode. Instead, the UK-based Toby Haynes, who was already "high on the list" of potential directors for the series, was hired to direct the first three episodes. Gilroy would remain executive producer and showrunner. Kennedy announced the series' title, Andor, in December 2020, along with its 2022 release date. Luna was revealed to be an executive producer on the series, which was set to consist of 12 episodes. In February 2021, Ben Caron and Susanna White were set as additional directors. Sanne Wohlenberg and Michelle Rejwan also executive produce.

In February 2022, star Stellan Skarsgård indicated that the series would have a second season, with filming for it beginning in late 2022. That April, cinematographer Adriano Goldman said there had originally been plans for the series to last five seasons, but he believed those had changed and that it was now expected to last three. At Star Wars Celebration a month later, Lucasfilm confirmed a 12-episode second season. Gilroy explained that the original five-season plan was deemed to be "physically impossible" due to the series' scale, and instead they realized that they could end the series with one more season that led directly into the events of Rogue One.

Documentation submitted by E&E Industries (UK), the subsidiary responsible for Andor, shows a total of $344.6 million spent by November 2022. This includes the costs of season 1 (£270.8/$271.6 million to November 2021), as well as subsequent season 1 costs and pre-production on season 2, likely mostly the latter (£67.9/$80.2 million). With a £54.6/$70.9 reimbursement, net costs to November 2022 reduced to approximately $273.7 million. 3782 crew were used on season 1 as of April 5, 2021. Season 2 had a reduced 1067 crew as of April 5, 2023.

Writing

In addition to Gilroy and Schiff, writers for the series include Beau Willimon and Gilroy's brother Dan. Gilroy urged his writing team to put aside their personal reverence and nostalgia for Star Wars, fearing that such an attitude could change their behavior and work. Gilroy wanted the series to be accessible to all viewers, not just Star Wars fans, with the hope that those fans would be able to watch the series with their friends and family who are not interested in the rest of the franchise. He had also wanted to ensure the series was grounded in reality and had identified the main "navigational Star Wars piece of information" as being the calendar. During the first writers' room meeting, Gilroy had prepared a 100-page outline for the series, as he had already planned the structure of the series. Willimon and Dan Gilroy were present, in addition to executive producer Sanne Wohlenberg and production designer Luke Hull, calling Hull his "primary creative collaborator on the story". They had discussed the story for five days. Luna expressed his excitement at being able to explore the character of Andor further in the series after making Rogue One, in which he originated the character.

Since Andor is a prequel to the film, Luna said it was "nice to go into a story [of which] you already know the ending. Now you can [flesh out] the nuances and the layers. I think it's fun to do something that isn't just about getting to the end. It's about delaying that." Luna was able to suggest elements of the character's backstory that he had thought of during the filming of Rogue One, and was grateful that Gilroy made the character a refugee. He explained, "It's the journey of a migrant, which to me is everything I come from. That feeling of having to move is behind this story very profoundly". Luna felt that because of this, it was "difficult to find out where he comes from", and felt that Andor wanted to "find the opportunities, the freedom, the chances they don't find where they're born". He had also felt that Andor's character was important to members of the Hispanic and Latin American community, and wanted the "energy" of Mexico–United States relations to be represented in Andor's journey. Gilroy wanted to expand upon Andor's backstory, and had used a dialogue said by him in Rogue One, "I've been in this fight since I was six years old!", as a starting point. In the development process, Gilroy had labelled it "The Education of Cassian Andor". From there, he had created the planet Kenari as his childhood home, where he had lived with other children and no adult supervision. Gilroy had compared it to being a "Lord of the Flies (1954)-like tribe", with Andor's separation from the tribe also serving as an introduction to Maarva and Clem Andor, desiring to introduce the audience to the Ferrix culture early on as the writing team had spent time creating its social structure. Towards the beginning, he had described Maarva as loving Andor "as much as she could possibly love him", though in the beginning of the series, she had been disappointed by the direction of Andor's life. As the series had progressed, Gilroy wanted to develop the emotional connection between them.

The first season begins five years before Rogue One and tells one year of Andor's story when he first becomes a revolutionary. The next four years are then covered by the second season, which leads directly into the events of the film. Gilroy approached the two seasons as two-halves of a novel and described the show beginning as "a very simple, almost film noir situation for a thief [Andor]. A skeevy kind of guy gets in big trouble, tries to sell something he has to save his ass". Luna said the series was about the building of a revolution, and said it was important to explore "the revolutionary we can become to change things, to stop war, to make this world a livable place" which he felt was relevant to real-world issues. Gilroy stated, "This guy gave his life for the galaxy, right? I mean, he consciously, soberly, without vanity or recognition, sacrificed himself. Who does that?" He wanted to explore that idea in the first season, beginning with Andor "being really revolution-averse, and cynical, and lost, and kind of a mess". The season shows the destruction of Andor's homeworld when he was a boy and is then based on Andor's adopted planet, which becomes radicalized against the Empire.

Luna and Gilroy said the series was also about "how the disenfranchised can stand up to effect change". Gilroy had not intentionally written the show to create political commentary and rejected the notion of being influenced by contemporary events, but said that it had come "instinctively", as his primary priority was characterization and serving the story. The writing team had used history as a "catalog" for the story with Gilroy further explaining that people can interpret the characters however they wish, but the main intention was for the audience to connect to them. Co-star Fiona Shaw described Gilroy's political commentary in the scripts as a "great, scurrilous [take] on the Trumpian world", adding that "our world is exploding in different places right now, people's rights are disappearing, and Andor reflects that. [In the show] the Empire is taking over, and it feels like the same thing is happening in reality, too". Meanwhile, Gough has stated that her character arc in the series deals with gender politics, while Gilroy explained that "We have a very, very, very deep dive into the Imperial side of the story". Gilroy had written Gough's character, Meero, with the intention of making her relatable to the audience as she had been putting genuine effort into doing her job and "fighting her way up in a male environment". After starting with Andor's story in the first three episodes, the fourth begins to expand the scope of the series to include the rest of its large ensemble cast, such as Rebel leader Mon Mothma, whose path will cross with Andor's in the second season. Gilroy felt Star Wars fans would see Mothma in a new light after watching the series, and added that there were key characters and events in the series that would be different or "more interesting" than fans previously realized: "What you've been told, what's on Wookieepedia... is really all wrong".

Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy and Beau Willimon returned to write for the second season, and were joined by Tom Bissell. The final three episodes of the second season cover the three days prior to the start of Rogue One, with Gilroy saying "it'll be, like, four or five days, and then we'll jump a year, and then there'll be another four or five days, and then we jump a year", with the final shot leading into Rogue One. While developing the season, Gilroy briefly considered to include Palpatine, but ultimately felt he was "too heavy to lift" into the plot. Likewise, Gilroy never considered including Darth Vader in the story as he feels that writing the character is "really limiting". For K-2SO's introduction in the season, Dan Gilroy originally wrote an entirely self-contained story for the season's ninth episode that played like a horror film, with a KX unit hunting over a huge tanker ship in Yavin with K-2SO involved in the scenario, but budget issues meant the show's crew couldn't afford its production and consolidated things instead, so they opted to move up Mon Mothma's Senate speech one episode, as it had been originally slated to occur in the tenth episode. Genevieve O'Reilly provided Tony Gilroy with input when writing Mothma's speech denouncing the Empire's role in the Ghorman Massacre in the ninth episode of the second season. While Gilroy had initially only written sections of the monologue which were to be spliced into a bigger montage, O'Reilly convinced him to write an entire speech. According to O'Reilly, filming for the scene occurred in May 2023. Gilroy expressed that after gaining confidence in Dulau's acting abilities from director feedback during the production of the first season, he did not want to leave the relationship between Kleya and Luthen ambiguous or explained by other creators, leading to the creation of the flashback scenes in "Make It Stop".

Design

Luke Hull served as production designer on the series, and described it as "very cinematic". Neal Scanlan provided the creature and droid effects after doing the same for all of Disney's Star Wars films, including Rogue One. He said his team was treating the series the same as they did the films, and due to Gilroy's involvement the series would fit within the same "pocket of [Star Wars] history" as Rogue One with a "slightly harder edge" than other Star Wars projects. Scanlan added that unused creatures developed for the films could be brought back for the series, alongside newly created creatures. An outdoor city set, which co-star Adria Arjona estimated to be three to five city blocks long, was built practically for the series.

Casting

Diego Luna was confirmed to be reprising his role as Cassian Andor from Rogue One with the series' announcement in November 2018. In April 2019, Alan Tudyk was announced as also reprising his Rogue One role of K-2SO. A year later, Stellan Skarsgård, Kyle Soller, Genevieve O'Reilly, and Denise Gough joined the cast. O'Reilly reprised her role of Mon Mothma from Rogue One and other Star Wars media. Adria Arjona joined the cast in August 2020, and Fiona Shaw was revealed to also be appearing in December, when Tudyk was not included in an official cast list. A month later, Tudyk confirmed that he would no longer be appearing in the first season due to Gilroy's story changes but he could appear in potential future seasons; he ultimately appeared in season 2. Robert Emms was cast in a supporting role in June 2021, when Skarsgård revealed that Forest Whitaker was reprising his role as Saw Gerrera from Rogue One. In February 2022, David Hayman confirmed that he had a role in the series after being spotted by fans during filming. The first season has over 200 named cast members and over 6,000 extras.

Luna, Skarsgård, O'Reilly, Soller, Arjona, Gough, Marsay, Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau, Whitaker, Emms, Anton Lesser, and Muhannad Bhaier reprise their roles in the second season, among others. In March 2023, set footage revealed that Benjamin Bratt had been cast for the second season in an undisclosed role, later revealed to be Bail Organa, replacing Jimmy Smits in the role. In June 2024, Ben Mendelsohn was revealed to be reprising his role as Orson Krennic from Rogue One in the second season. Tudyk appears in the second season.

Filming

Filming began in London, England, at the end of November 2020, with the production based at Pinewood Studios. The series was filmed under the working title Pilgrim, and was the first live-action Star Wars series to not make use of the StageCraft digital background technology. This was done because the scripts were more suited to being filmed on locations and large sets, and Luna noted that taking a different filming approach for the series made it similar to Rogue One, whose filming style was distinct from other Star Wars films. Toby Haynes directed the first three episodes, with Ben Caron, Susanna White, and Haynes each directing another "block" of three episodes. Jonathan Freeman and Adriano Goldman served as cinematographers. The series was previously reported to begin filming in 2019, and then June 2020, but was delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both UK and U.S. COVID-19 protocols were followed on set, including daily temperature checks and tests for COVID-19 three times a week. Filming at Pinewood Studios was expected to end in July 2021.

Barbican Arts Centre, used for Coruscant

Cleveleys, used for the resort planet Niamos

By late January 2021, a large village set had been built on the grounds of a former quarry in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, not far from Pinewood Studios, with filming expected to last there until April. Filming in April also took place at the Coryton Refinery in Corringham, Essex, and in East London at Canary Wharf where the plaza under the bridge to the Elizabeth line station served as the entrance to the Imperial Security Bureau on Coruscant. Canary Wharf had also been a filming location for Rogue One. The concrete walkways of the Barbican Centre were used to represent buildings on Coruscant. Several days of filming occurred in Cleveleys on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire in early May, with the town's promenade and beach area dressed as an alien location, later revealed to be the resort planet of Niamos followed by another several days filming in the disused Winspit quarry in Dorset. Second unit and location filming began for at least a week at the end of May in Black Park, a country park in Buckinghamshire near Pinewood Studios which was also used for filming Disney's Star Wars films. By the end of May, main production on Pilgrim had moved to Glen Tilt in Perthshire, Scotland, and was expected to continue there until late June. Around 500 crewmembers traveled to Oban, Scotland, for filming at the nearby Cruachan Dam. This started by June 18, with sets built around the dam and filming also happening in its tunnels. From June 22 to 24, filming took place at Middle Peak Quarry near Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Production was expected to wrap in mid-2021, and Luna confirmed that it had finished by September 27.

Winspit quarry, used for Saw Gerrera's base

The second season began filming on November 21, 2022, and was expected to last until August 2023, with Gilroy anticipating a year for post-production as with the first season. Episodes were once again filmed in "blocks" of three episodes at a time, with each block moving the story a year closer to the events of Rogue One. Gilroy stated he would not direct in the second season because of his commitments as showrunner. Ariel Kleiman, Janus Metz, and Alonso Ruizpalacios directed episodes of the second season, with Kleiman directing six episodes. In March 2023 Season 2 was revealed to be filming in Xàtiva and Valencia with director Metz among the cast and crew including actor Benjamin Bratt indicating he had joined the series. In April 2023, filming was suspended in Winspit Quarry, near Worth Matravers in Dorset due to landslip concerns. The next month filming was suspended again due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. By that June, production had been approximately halfway completed. In June 2023, filming took place at Hever Castle in Kent. In July 2023, filming was cut short for the duration of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, with plans to resume production after both strikes concluded. Filming resumed in early January 2024 and wrapped on February 9, 2024.

Music

Main article: Andor (soundtrack)

Gilroy contacted Nicholas Britell about composing for the series in 2020, before filming began so he could compose source music that would be played on set. Gilroy and Britell, who are neighbors in Manhattan, first met for the project in August 2020. Kennedy and Gilroy wanted the series to have a unique sound, and Britell said it would be "orchestral-plus" with a "wide range of sounds" including some that he had created. He added that the large scope of the series meant that "every episode has new demands, new music, and new ideas. It's important that as the story evolves, the music should evolve too." Britell was publicly revealed to be the series' composer in February 2022, and was still working on it that May when he said they had been "working nonstop for months, actually years, at this point". Recording was underway by then at AIR Lyndhurst studios in London, with a full orchestra. Britell was unable to travel to London due to the pandemic, but had a team in place there that also worked with him on other television series.

For season two, Britell did not return to score due to scheduling conflicts. He was replaced by Brandon Roberts. Britell did however write a limited amount of music for season two and is credited as the main composer of episodes four and five.

Marketing

A sizzle reel featuring behind-the-scenes footage of pre-production and filming was released during Disney's Investors Day presentation in December 2020, when the series' title and cast was officially announced by Kennedy. Gilroy, Luna, and O'Reilly promoted the series at Star Wars Celebration in May 2022, where they revealed the first teaser trailer. The Hollywood Reporter's Aaron Couch said it showed the "gritty side" of the Star Wars universe. Daniel Chin of The Ringer felt the series had a unique identity in the Star Wars franchise, with a darker tone, and said the teaser "paints a picture of the formative years of the rebellion against the Empire". Ryan Scott from /Film felt the teaser gave the "most comprehensive view at the show up to this point". He said the series could explore the morality behind the Rebels, writing that while they are usually seen as heroes there is also "much gray area in there to be explored". Writing for CNET, Sean Keane felt the trailer did not give much away but gave an "intriguing taste of the show's espionage tone".

Luna promoted the series and debuted the official trailer on Good Morning America on August 1. Hattie Lindert from The A.V. Club highlighted the action scenes in the trailer, saying "In addition to the epic scale and darker tone, the series also promises intense fight scenes created with limited green screen use" and also noted Gilroy's experience with action films due to his work on the Jason Bourne films. The Hollywood Reporter's James Hibberd enjoyed Andor's increased screen-time in the trailer compared to the teaser, and felt the series was a "welcome scenic change from the company's previous Star Wars shows". At CNN, Scottie Andrew felt it "reveals a bit more about Andor's evolution from common thief to galactic martyr". Luna and Kennedy promoted the series at the 2022 D23 Expo, with CNET's Keane writing "The trailer paints a pretty grim setup for revolutionary fighter Cassian Andor and his pals, as fighting the Empire and row upon row of Stormtroopers looks like a one-way ticket to death". Meanwhile, Collider's Rachel Leishman felt the trailer "gives us a bit more of a look at where the rebellion is and who is fighting back against the Empire" and was excited for the portrayal of the Empire in the series, writing "Seeing these little missions and the feelings that the rebels have towards the Empire feels so perfectly align with what we know about Cassian that this trailer really just has us excited for what is to come with the series".

Footage from the second season was shown at Star Wars Celebration London in April 2023. A trailer for the second season was shown at the 2024 D23 Expo. The official teaser trailer for the second season was released on February 24, 2025.

Release

Streaming

Andor premiered on Disney+ on September 21, 2022, with the first three episodes being released. The rest of the 12-episode first season was released weekly, until November 23, 2022. The series previously was expected to debut in 2021, before production was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was originally set to premiere on August 31 with two episodes. In November 2022, Disney announced that the first two episodes of the first season would air on ABC on November 23, on FX on November 24, and Freeform on November 25, and be available on Hulu from November 23 through December 7. A similar move was to be also replicated across various countries in Europe, including Portugal, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands, with the first two episodes airing on Fox, on November 24 or 25, depending on the country.

The second season, also consisting of 12 episodes, was expected to be released in August 2024, but because of delays in production due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, it premiered on April 22, 2025, with three episodes releasing weekly until May 13.

Home media

The first season of Andor was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on April 30, 2024, with SteelBook packaging, concept art cards, and bonus features, including featurettes.

Andor: Season 1 had 59% of its sales come from the 4K Ultra HD version, which helped it secure the No. 1 spot on the 4K chart. It also ranked No. 3 on the Blu-ray chart for the week ending May 4, 2024.

Reception

Viewership

Season 1

Whip Media's TV Time, which tracks viewership data for the more than 25 million worldwide users, reported that Andor was the second most-anticipated new television series for September 2022. It was the third most-streamed original series in the U.S. for the week of October 16. It subsequently became the top original series every week from October 23 though November 27. JustWatch, a guide to streaming content with access to data from more than 20 million users around the world, stated that Andor was the most-streamed series in the U.S. for the week of September 25. It remained in the top ten from November 7–20. The streaming aggregator Reelgood, which tracks real-time data from 5 million U.S. users for original and acquired content across SVOD and AVOD services, announced that Andor was the most-watched program for the week of September 28. It remained in the top ten from October 5 to November 11. Nielsen Media Research, which records streaming viewership on certain U.S. television screens, estimated that the series was watched for 356 million minutes from October 3–9. It was subsequently watched for 418 million minutes from October 17–23.

Andor experienced lower viewership compared to other Star Wars series. Time attributed this to factors such as "franchise fatigue," insufficient fan service, competition from other fantasy and sci-fi shows, and the "lackluster Obi-Wan Kenobi" miniseries. MovieWeb noted that despite some initial reports suggesting lower demand, Andor still managed to perform well, with audience demand significantly higher than average streaming shows. Parrot Analytics, which looks at consumer engagement in consumer research, streaming, downloads, and on social media, reported that Andor's audience demand was 34.1 times higher than that of the average TV show, with The Mandalorian close behind at 34 times the average demand, from October 15–21, 2022. Parrot Analytics later announced that Andor was the most in-demand United States breakout television series, referring to shows that have premiered in the past 100 days, from November 12–18, 2022. It had 37.7 times the average demand of all other series in the United States.

Streaming analytics firm FlixPatrol, which monitors daily updated VOD charts and streaming ratings across the globe, reported that Andor was the ninth most-streamed series on Disney+ in 2022. According to the file-sharing news website TorrentFreak, Andor was the tenth most-watched pirated television series of 2022. Andor generated over $300 million in global streaming subscriber revenue for Disney+ from its debut in September 2022 through the end of 2024. It surpassed the performance of other Star Wars live-action series like The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka.

Season 2

Parrot analytics revealed that Andor led Canadian demand among digital original series for the week of April 20–27, following the April 22 premiere of its second season on Disney+. The show achieved a demand average of 46.1 times the market average, placing it at No. 1 on the Top 10 Digital Originals chart in Canada. It also ranked No. 3 overall across all TV shows in the country (including linear, pay TV, SVOD, and AVOD), with a demand average of 46, behind The Last of Us and Saturday Night Live.

Analytics company Samba TV, which gathers viewership data from certain smart TVs and content providers, revealed that Andor attracted 1.2 million U.S. households who watched the first episode within the first six days. This figure matches the viewership for the premiere episode of Andor Season 1 over the same time span in September 2022. Whip Media announced that it was the top streaming original show in the U.S. for the week ending April 27. Reelgood stated it was the second most-streamed series in the U.S. for the week ending April 30. Justwatch reported that Andor was among the five most-streamed shows in the U.S. from April 28 to May 4, before moving to the top three between May 5–11.

Critical response

Season 1

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 96% with an average rating of 8.55/10 based on 609 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "A gritty adventure told from the ground perspective of the Empire's reign, Andor is an exceptionally mature and political entry into the Star Wars mythos – and one of the best yet." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 74 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Andor was considered one of the best TV series of 2022, and was praised for its differences from other Star Wars shows. NPR's Mandalit del Barco summarized that Andor was "being hailed as the most complex, mature story in Star Wars lore". In a four star review, Jack Seale of The Guardian called Andor "the best Star Wars show since The Mandalorian". Caroline Framke of Variety was positive towards Andor's departure from other Star Wars projects with a "story of people who have nothing to do with Solos, Skywalkers or Palpatines, but whose lives matter nonetheless". Similarly, Nicholas Quah of the Vulture called the show "a breath of fresh air" and praised the "utter confidence of its storytelling", "richness of its political ideas", score, production design and dialogue.

Simon Cardy of IGN praised the characters and character development, calling it "one of the very best things ever to come out of the Star Wars universe" in a 9 out of 10 review. The characterizations were criticized by Mike Hale of The New York Times, who considered them thin and unfulfilling.

Season 2

Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 97% with an average rating of 8.9/10 based on 183 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Investing startling conviction and gravity into the Star Wars sandbox, Andor's superb second season lights a fire of rebellion that heats up the screen." Metacritic assigned a score of 92 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Writing for Collider, Maggie Lovett wrote that "the only flaw in the entire series is the fact that it's over now. Luckily, it is an end worthy of one of the most impactful characters Star Wars has ever created, with this grand finale a triumph for both Gilroy and Luna." Writing for Vulture, Nicholas Quah wrote that "[Andor's] second season doesn't just cement the show's standing as the best Star Wars project ever made. Andor reorients that fantasy in the service of something greater than itself. Andor is a miracle, and we'd be so lucky if we see something like it ever again."

In a review for Empire, Sophie Butcher wrote the second season was "beautifully made, cleverly structured and genuinely moving", and "solidifies Tony Gilroy's spin-off as one of the greats. This is Star Wars — and small-screen storytelling in general — at its best."

The attempted rape of Bix Caleen by Imperial officer Lieutenant Krole in the third episode "Harvest" attracted a mixed reception from some viewers and fans. Other fans defended the scene for highlighting the plight of undocumented migrants, the evil of fascist regimes or compared it to the Princess Leia "slave bikini" costume in Return of the Jedi (1983). During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Gilroy defended the scene, arguing that shying from sexual assault was not authentic for a war story. He said:

I mean, let's be honest, man: The history of civilization, there's a huge arterial component of it that's rape. All of us who are here — we are all the product of rape. I mean armies and power throughout history [have committed rape]. So to not touch on it, in some way … It just was organic and it felt right, coming about as a power trip for this guy. I was really trying to make a path for Bix that would ultimately lead to clarity — but a difficult path to get back to clarity.

Caleen's actor Adria Arjona also defended the scene, stating:

The fact that I get to speak it [rape] out [loud] — I felt so much power in that. I felt it throughout the day. I felt it when I finished filming, and I went home.

Arjona confirmed that she worked with director Ariel Kleiman while filming Caleen's confrontation with Krole, stating that she gave input into a scene showing her character breaking free of Krole by backhanding him.

The death of Cinta Kaz in the sixth episode "What a Festive Evening" received mixed reactions from critics and fans. Some critics called her death a "misstep", a "slap in the face" which furthers the "emotional arc of her white counterpart", furthers "regressive tropes" like bury your gays, reinforced the franchise's bad track record for LGBTQ characters, and said that fans were "rightfully upset", while calling inclusion of Cinta Kaz and Vel Sartha a "step forward". PinkNews and Den of Geek reported that fans were "rightfully upset" with the death of Cinta, with a "mixture of heartbreak and rage", and asserting that the series was deploying negative tropes in the process. Other critics and commenters said that the death of Cinta was a "painful reminder of how rarely our stories are allowed to be fully told", and was heartbreaking, following a trend of how "queer relationships often get written in Hollywood" by fridging the Vel/Cinta couple.

Critics for Gizmodo, TheGamer, and Polygon gave a different view. They argued that the death of Cinta did not follow negative tropes, but that treating queer characters as full characters requires "sometimes...putting them at risk" and has queer characters being "treated the same as straight ones", with her death treated with weight rather than pure "shock value", with no character safe from death in the series. These critics acknowledged that the franchise has work to do when it comes to "introducing prominent LGBTQ characters", criticized the queer representation in Star Wars as "incredibly bleak", called her death "bitter", "retrograde", and praised Vel's speech to the one who killed Cinta. During an interview with TVLine, showrunner Gilroy said he treats the kiss between Vel and Cinta as "a regular thing" and described their relationship something which connects to bigger themes "about revolution and what it costs you to be involved in it, and the kind of courage it takes" and defended the death of Cinta, saying that if people don't die, "it would really be disingenuous", while adding that calling for Cinta to die was "tough decision to make, tough phone calls to make to the actors."

Varada Sethu, who plays Cinta, told Variety, in an interview, that she was glad to see that "people cared about Cinta in the way that I care about her", calling it heartwarming, and saying Cinta's death was "cleverly done and...truthful in how people experience death", while saying it is "shocking", she predicted that Cinta would "die in the rebellion", and adding that if Cinta and Vel had survived, they would dream of going "into hiding somewhere if they could" but would actually "end up staying in the rebellion." In an interview with Elle, Sethu said that the death of Cinta "made perfect sense" while tragic and clever, adding that she could "fangirl about this show forever" noted that the kiss scene between Vel and Cinta was "a bit...off-the-cuff" and called the relationship between Cinta and Vel as a real and flawed which is a "mirror into the world".

Accolades

Andor was critically acclaimed and consistently ranked first in the top ten on numerous publications' "Best of 2022" lists for television series, including that of IGN, Polygon, USA Today, Vulture, and Empire, among others. Numerous publications also considered Andor the best Star Wars TV show, including The Times, The Guardian and Vulture.

Accolades received by Andor

Award	Year	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
American Cinema Editors Awards	2023	Best Edited Drama Series	Simon Smith (for "One Way Out")	Won
Art Directors Guild Awards	2023	Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Fantasy Single-Camera Series	Luke Hull (for "Rix Road")	Nominated
Astra Creative Arts TV Awards	2024	Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Andy Serkis	Nominated
		Best Casting in a Drama Series	Andor	Nominated
		Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Costumes		Nominated
		Best Stunts		Nominated
Astra TV Awards	2024	Best Streaming Series, Drama		Nominated
		Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama	Diego Luna	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama	Stellan Skarsgård	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama	Genevieve O'Reilly	Nominated
		Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama	Benjamin Caron (for "Rix Road")	Nominated
		Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Drama	Tony Gilroy (for "Rix Road")	Nominated
Black Reel Television Awards	2023	Outstanding Guest Performance, Drama Series	Forest Whitaker	Nominated
British Academy Television Awards	2023	Best Supporting Actress	Fiona Shaw	Nominated
British Academy Television Craft Awards	2023	Best Editing: Fiction	Frances Parker (for "Announcement")	Nominated
		Best Special, Visual Effects	Mohen Leo, TJ Falls, Richard Van Den Bergh, and Jean-Clément Soret	Nominated
British Society of Cinematographers Awards	2022	Best Cinematography in a Television Drama	Adriano Goldman (for "One Way Out")	Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2023	Best Drama Series	Andor	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Drama Series	Diego Luna	Nominated
Critics' Choice Super Awards	2023	Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie	Andor	Won
		Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie	Diego Luna	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie	Fiona Shaw	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	2023	Best Television Actor – Drama Series	Diego Luna	Nominated
Golden Reel Awards	2023	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects and Foley	David Acord, Margit Pfeiffer, J.R. Grubbs, Shaun Farley, John Roesch, Shelley Roden (for "Reckoning")	Nominated
Golden Trailer Awards	2023	Best Action for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot)	Andor	Won
IGN Select Awards	2023	TV Series of the Year	Andor	Won
MTV Movie & TV Awards	2023	Best Hero	Diego Luna	Nominated
		Best Fight	Escape from Narkina 5	Nominated
Peabody Awards	2022	Entertainment	Andor	Won
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	2024	Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)	Damián García (for "Rix Road")	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)	Nicholas Britell (for "Rix Road")	Nominated
		Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music	Nicholas Britell	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)	David Acord, Margit Pfeiffer, Richard Quinn, Jonathan Greber, J.R. Grubbs, John Finklea, Shaun Farley, Shelley Roden, and John Roesch (for "The Eye")	Nominated
		Outstanding Special Visual Effects in A Season or A Movie	Mohen Leo, TJ Falls, Richard Van Den Bergh, Neal Scanlan, Liyana Mansor, Scott Pritchard, Joseph Kasparian, Jelmer Boskma, and Jean-Clément Soret	Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards	2024	Outstanding Drama Series	Sanne Wohlenberg, Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna, Toby Haynes, Michelle Rejwan, Kate Hazell, David Meanti	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series	Benjamin Caron (for "Rix Road")	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	Beau Willimon (for "One Way Out")	Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards	2023	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama	Andor	Nominated
Saturn Awards	2023	Best Science Fiction Television Series		Nominated
		Best New Genre Television Series		Won
		Best Actor in a Television Series	Diego Luna	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series	Genevieve O'Reilly	Nominated
		Best Guest Star in a Television Series	Andy Serkis	Nominated
	2025	Best Television Home Media Release	Season 1 – 4K Steelbook	Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards	2023	Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series	Andor	Nominated
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards	2023	Outstanding Score for Television	Nicholas Britell	Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards	2023	Program of the Year	Andor	Nominated
		Outstanding New Program		Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Drama		Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards	2023	Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project	Pedro Santos, Chris Ford, Jeff Carson-Bartzis, Alex Murtaza (for "Reckoning")	Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards	2023	Drama Series	Dan Gilroy, Tony Gilroy, Stephen Schiff and Beau Willimon	Nominated
		New Series		Nominated

External links

• Andor on Disney+
• Andor at IMDb 
• Andor on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki