[This article contains spoilers for Andor’s Season 1 finale]
Since it was revealed thatAndorwould have a second season to continue exploring Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) journey within the rebellion, audiences have known that he is on a collision course with his tragic death during the events ofRogue One: A Star Wars Story.Tony Gilroyhas also made it clear that Season 2 will be on a much more fast-paced timeline, with 3-episode blocks spanning a year of time as it careens towards the beginning ofRogue One.
Ahead of the Season 1 finale, Collider’s ownSteve Weintraubhad the opportunity to chat with Gilroy about both seasons, including what the timeline looks like we reunite with Cassian Andorsometime in 2024. The creator revealed that Season 2 won’t open with a continuation of Cassian and Luthen’s (Stellan Skarsgård) tense conversation aboard the haulcraft. Instead, we’ll be facing our very first major time jump. As he explained, “It’ll be a year later after what you just saw. [A] great deal has happened in the interim.”
Now that Cassian is invested in the rebellion, following his incarceration on Narkina 5 and his mother’s (Fiona Shaw) death, it makes sense thatAndorwould opt to jump further ahead in the timeline and showcase a man who is fully embedded in the rebellion. This also gives Gilroy and the team much more room to introduce major players into the story, and lay the groundwork for Cassian’s kill-or-be-killed attitude that we first encounter inRogue One. It also brings the series closer to introducing another integral character—K-2SO (Alan Tudyk). Gilroyassured us that K-2 is “one of the responsibilities” of the second half ofAndor, which should be music to the ears ofRogue Onefans everywhere.
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Who Will Return forAndorSeason 2?
With the events ofRogue Oneon the horizon,it’s safe to assume that Season 2will see the return of Diego Luna,Genevieve O’Reilly, andDuncan Pow, with likely appearances fromForest Whitaker, whose character is growing more and more dangerous in his rebellious activities during this timeline. While we might not be back on his haulcraft when the series returns, Stellan Skarsgård was the first to revealthat the series would return for a second season, so he’s likely part of it as well. With all of the main cast making it out of the finale, andKyle Solleron set filming this week, it’s safe to assume that we haven’t seen the last ofDenise Gough,Adria Arjona,Joplin Sibtain,Elizabeth Dulau,Faye Marsay, orVarada Sethu. On the production side of things,Ariel Kleiman,Janus Metz, andAlonso Ruizpalaciosare set to join Season 2 to direct blocks of episodes, withDan GilroyandBeau Willimonreturning to write alongside newcomerTom Bissell.
The entire first season ofAndoris streaming now on Disney+. For more onAndor, watch our exclusive interview with Andy Serkis below.
