- "One of the most exciting and ambitious new series we have coming to Disney+ in 2022 is Andor, a tense nail-biting spy thriller in the Star Wars universe created by Tony Gilroy."
- ―Kathleen Kennedy announces the title of the series during Investor Day 2020
Star Wars: Andor is an upcoming television series currently being developed by Lucasfilm. It is set to air on Disney's online streaming service, Disney+. The series is a spy thriller starring Diego Luna, reprising his role as Cassian Andor from the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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- "Going back to the Star Wars universe is very special for me. I have so many memories of the great work we did together and the relationships I made throughout the journey. We have a fantastic adventure ahead of us, and this new exciting format will give us the chance to explore this character more deeply."
- ―Diego Luna, on reprising his role
Talks for a television series focused on Cassian Jeron Andor, Diego Luna's character from the 2016 Star Wars Anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, began before the Anthology film was released, though Luna had doubts that it would happen.[8] In February 2018, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that "a few" Star Wars live-action series were in development for Disney's streaming service.[9] The series was officially announced by Iger during a Disney quarterly earnings call on November 8, 2018.[1]
A promotional banner for the series
On November 30, it was reported that The Americans executive producer Stephen Schiff was tapped to serve as showrunner while Moana writer Jared Bush was revealed to have originated the project by writing a pilot script and a series bible.[10] According to Production Weekly, the series was scheduled to begin production in October 2019.[11] On July 11, 2019, Rick Famuyiwa was reported to be in talks to direct an undisclosed amount of episodes for the series, with filming scheduled to begin on October 7.[12] On October 15, 2019, Variety reported that Rogue One co-writer Tony Gilroy would be writing the pilot for the series in addition to directing multiple episodes.[13]
On December 3, 2020,[14] Diego Luna confirmed that the series had started filming in London.[15] The title of Andor, as well as behind the scenes footage of the filming of the series, were unveiled on December 10, 2020 at a Disney investors meeting. Filming began in late November of 2020.[2][16] Although Alan Tudyk was initially announced to play K-2SO in the series,[6] he later clarified in January of 2021 that while production was underway, he was not going to appear in the first season. He did, however, expect to be brought into the fold in later seasons.[17]
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10
Cassian Andor Live-Action Series Announced on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 New Casting Announced for Cassian Andor Series on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Alan Tudyk to Return as K-2SO in Cassian Andor Live-Action Series on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 The Galaxy Far, Far Away Just Got A Little Bigger… on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ New Casting Announced for Cassian Andor Series on StarWars.com (backup link) states that Andor takes place five years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is dated to 0 BBY by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. Therefore Andor will take place in 5 BBY.
- ↑ Diego Luna Knows How to Play an Authentic Villain and Raise a Future Jedi (February 20, 2020). imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020.
- ↑ 'Star Wars' TV Series: Disney Developing "a Few" for Its Streaming Service (February 06, 2018). hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020.
- ↑ Disney+ 'Star Wars' Series Starring Diego Luna Taps Stephen Schiff As Showrunner (2018-11-30). deadline.com. Deadline. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Rogue One Series Has A Filming Date (December 31, 2018). theforce.net. TheForce.net. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019.
- ↑ Rick Famuyiwa In Talks To Direct Episodes Of Cassian Andor Series (EXCLUSIVE) (July 11, 2019). discussingfilm.net. DiscussingFilm. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020.
- ↑ 'Rogue One' Writer Tony Gilroy Joins Cassian Andor 'Star Wars' Series at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE) (October 15, 2019). variety.com. starwarsnewsnet.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Jimmy Kimmel Live Schedule for the Week of 11/30/2020. ABC.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020.
- ↑ Diego Luna on Star Wars Spin-Off, His Father Hating Christmas & Recreating The Princess Bride on the Jimmy Kimmel Live YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Sizzle Reel | Andor | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ 'Rogue One' Disney+ Series Won't Include K-2SO, Alan Tudyk Confirms — At Least At First (2021-1-20). collider.com. Collider. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021.
- ↑ 'Game of Thrones' Concept Artist Kieran Belshaw Reveals He Is Working on the Disney+ Cassian Andor Series (June 12, 2019). starwarsnewsnet.com. starwarsnewsnet.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019.
