It is part of the Star Wars franchise and a prequel to the film Rogue One , which in turn is a prequel to the original Star Wars film The series follows thief-turned-rebel spy Cassian Andor during the 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. Lucasfilm announced a series focused on Andor in November , with Luna attached and Stephen Schiff hired as showrunner. Schiff was replaced by Rogue One co-writer Gilroy as creator and showrunner in April The first season, which tells a year of Andor's story when he first becomes a revolutionary, was filmed from November to September during the COVID pandemic.
The second season covers the next four years leading up to Rogue One , and was filmed from November to February with breaks and delays due to the Hollywood labor disputes. Nicholas Britell composed the series' original score. Andor premiered on September 21, , with the first three episodes of the first season. The other nine episodes of the season were released weekly through November The first season received critical acclaim, and has been called the "most complex, mature story in Star Wars lore", [ 3 ] as well as several accolades.
The second and final season is scheduled to premiere on April 22, Beginning five years before the events of Rogue One and A New Hope , the series follows an ensemble cast of characters during the time that 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. David Hayman appears as the Chieftain of the Aldhani natives; [ 19 ] and Adrian Rawlins appears as Rhasiv, a prison medic on Narkina 5.
Sam Witwer provides the uncredited voice of the shoretrooper who arrests Andor on Niamos. Tony Gilroy wrote the season's first three episodes, with Beau Willimon writing episodes four through six, Dan Gilroy writing episodes seven through nine, and Tom Bissell writing episodes ten through twelve.
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 after Luna completed filming the second season of Narcos: Mexico. By the end of November , Stephen Schiff was serving as showrunner and executive producer of the series. As such, he had sent a letter to Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy explaining his vision for the series.
