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The Thousand Faces of Cassian Andor
Almost three after the massive success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 2016– and several failed iterations of a Rogue One spinoff series about the characters of Cassian Andor and K-2SO– Hollywood script doctor Tony Gilroy had finally decided to write his friend Kathleen Kennedy, the president of Lucasfilm, a long-overdue letter; one that took the experiment that he, Gareth Edwards, and the cast and crew of Rogue One had started years ago to the next level. It wasn’t just his pitch for what a Cassian Andor series should be all about; it was Gilroy’s manifesto, framing the Star Wars Galaxy as the backdrop for a story about a revolutionary in-the-making, set upon a collision-course with history, destiny, and the unrelenting forces of oppression.
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Andor – The Best Episodes To Watch
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Andor Wins Four Emmy® Awards
On the first night of the 2025 ceremonies, the Disney+ series was recognized for outstanding costumes, production design, visual effects, and picture editing!
By StarWars.com Team
We’re throwing our own “Niamos!” dance party to celebrate Andor’s wins at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy® Awards!
During the ceremony Saturday night, the Star Wars series created by Tony Gilroy took home four awards, including wins for the outstanding costumes that brought the Chandrilan wedding to life and the masterful production design and visual effects that made the world of Ghorman a reality.
Here’s the full list of winners…
Andor Season 2 | Behind-the-Scenes Commentary with Tony Gilroy | “We are the Ghor” National Anthem
Andor Creator and Showrunner Tony Gilroy gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Ghorman National Anthem being sung before the Ghorman Massacre. He cites examples of anthems’ place in history, walks through its effect on Syril and Dedra’s self-reflection as characters, and discusses the use of practical sets and the dedicated extras and teams that choreographed this scene.
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Cassian Andor Official Compilation
Rebellions are built on hope” Celebrate Cassian’s loyalty to the rebellion. Andor Season 2 now streaming on @disneyplus
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Mon Mothma Official Compilation | Andor Season 2
Mon Mothma stands for all. Andor Season 2 now streaming on @disneyplus
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Luthen Confronts Mon Mothma | Andor Season 2 | Offical Clip
Luthen confronts Mon Mothma about Tay Kolma’s loyalties and what should be done… Andor Season 2 is now streaming on @disneyplus
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Andor Season 2 | Behind-the-Scenes Commentary
From Cassian to Dedra, casting directors Nina Gold and Martin Ware discuss casting Andor, and the characters’ shifts in Season 2. For Your Emmy® Consideration in all categories including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Writing & more
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Andor Up for 14 Emmy Awards
The critically acclaimed and fan-favorite Star Wars series is also nominated for guest acting, production design, costumes and more!
By StarWars.com Team
Andor, the groundbreaking Star Wars series that tells the story of the birth of the Rebellion, has been nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2025 Emmy® Awards.
The nod is one of 14 nominations announced today by the Television Academy, securing Andor’s place among this year’s greatest series for its immersive storytelling, from the scripting of each episode to the final cut, including nominations for Forest Whitaker’s reprisal as Saw Gerrera and Alan Tudyk’s return as the voice and motion capture artist behind K-2SO.
“I’m really proud,” Andor series creator and executive producer Tony Gilroy tells StarWars.com. “This is substantial work and a substantial amount of people’s lives went into this. And I really view all these awards as community property on this show. So [executive producer Sanne Wohlenberg] and I are very proud.”…
7 Ways Andor Changes How We Watch Rogue One
A prequel to a prequel, the Disney+ series provides immeasurable depth to a fan-favorite Star Wars movie, the character of Cassian Andor, and the birth of the Rebel Alliance.
By Lucas Seastrom
As with other Star Wars prequel stories, Andor reminds us that the most fascinating element of any tale is not the “what” but the “how.” Going into Andor’s first season, audiences knew its namesake, Cassian Andor, would meet his ultimate fate in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: a heroic self-sacrifice alongside Jyn Erso at the Battle of Scarif. But knowing how Cassian’s story ends only fuels the desire to understand the journey to get there.
As a nuanced character study, Andor helps shape our understanding of Rogue One’s story, and in particular, of course, that of Cassian. Let’s explore seven ways that the latest Disney+ Star Wars series empowers our viewing of the feature film that is fast becoming a classic.
1. Friends come in all forms.
In the midst of the tragedy of the Ghorman Massacre, Cassian manages to steal a KX-series security droid, which is then reprogrammed back at the Yavin base. K-2SO’s first line is an innocent “Hello,” a touching bookend to his final “Goodbye” before his sacrifice in Rogue One….
Diego Luna on Andor and Rogue One
The star and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed Disney+ series has been changed for good thanks to Cassian Andor.
By Kelly Knox
Star Wars changed everything for Diego Luna.
“It’s probably one of the biggest surprises in my life, what saying yes to Rogue One brought to me,” Luna tells StarWars.com. “I had no expectations. And every time I talk about the character or the project, I still feel I’m talking about something that is very personal.”
Now reflecting on the journey that encapsulates roughly a decade of his life, the star of Andor, with all episodes now streaming on Disney+, looks back on the end of the acclaimed series, the most important missions for Cassian Andor, and how Andor led viewers and the Rebellion back to the film that started it all….
Tony Gilroy On Andor And His Advice For The Future Of Star Wars
We got the chance to speak with Tony Gilroy about Andor season two as part of their For Your Consideration press tour!
0:00 Intro
0:28 The Press Tour Experience
1:10 Bringing The Force Into Andor
4:40 How To Write Compelling Star Wars Characters
9:01 Star Wars, Fascism, And Colonialism
12:32 Tony’s Recommended Reading List
15:36 Star Wars As A Gateway
16:43 Andor As A Timeless Piece Of Art
17:45 Andor And The Real World
19:35 Tony’s Star Wars Fandom
20:38 Advice For The Future Of Star Wars
23:33 The Best Day Of Our Lives?
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Life After Andor
Now that ANDOR has wrapped up, we aren’t quite ready yet to let it go. We scoured the web to collect the best interview highlights featuring Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy, who provides valuable insights into the finished series and gives us a lot to talk about. FORTNITE recently revealed an all-new A.I. powered Darth Vader character that players can interact with via voice text, so naturally because it’s the internet, people started to manipulate the “Sith-Bot” to say outrageous and unthinkable things. Of course, we had to try ourselves so you can hear what Darth has to say about Rebel Force Radio. It ain’t pretty. Big Announcement! We reveal info about when ticket sales will begin for this September’s RFR at RANCHO OBI-WAN event. Plus, Jimmy Mac reveals his list of Top 5 all-time Star Wars creatives, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK turns 45 and more!
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Cassian Calls the RFR ANDOR After Show!
Captain Cassian Andor takes advantage of the open lines and calls in to provide his own analysis—about OUR show!
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The BIGGEST Easter Eggs And Star Wars References In Andor Season Two
Now that the second season of Andor is over, here is a compilation video of the biggest easter eggs and Star Wars references to be found in all twelve episodes.
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Even these Andor Stars Were Creeped Out
Actors Denise Gough and Kyle Soller were over the (that’s no) moon about their character’s dark arcs in the second season.
By Ethan Sacks
In the end, they were Death Star-crossed lovers.
Romantics may have hoped that Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) and Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) would find a fairy tale ending during Season 2 of Andor, but the Imperial power couple were destined for more of a Shakespearean tragedy.
“We were fearful, ‘Are they just going to be in love?,” Gough tells StarWars.com. “[Creator and executive producer] Tony (Gilroy) laughed at me when I dared to suggest he would write something so juvenile.”
Instead, Gilroy and the writers crafted a deep saga with a lot to say about the moral toll of living under an authoritarian regime, a cruel normalcy that is as destructive as any planet-obliterating battle station. Imperial Security Bureau Supervisor Meero and ISB civil servant Karn were always doomed: Their first love was an Empire incapable of loving them back.
“The fact that there’s this bureaucratic element of the Empire was so unexpected,” says Soller. “I was like, ‘okay, that’s just amazing. I would never think that there are just people pushing papers. That’s exactly Syril’s story: He could be anybody and that’s what’s most terrifying, I think.”…
Andor Season 2 | We Fight to Win
Young Kleya catches up with Luthen.
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ANDOR After Show Livestream: Season 2: Episodes 10–12
ANDOR After Show
SERIES FINALE! The adventures of Cassian Andor come to an explosive conclusion this week in the fourth and final block of episodes from ANDOR Season 2: “Make it Stop,” “Who Else Knows?,” and “Jedha, Kyber, Erso.” Join us for a lively RFR After Show looking back at these episodes and the entire series now that it has officially wrapped up. As always, the RFR switchboard was open for your thoughts about this unique and gripping installment of the Star Wars Saga.
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Andor Explained: Episodes 10-12
As the three-episode finale of Andor Season 2 unfolds, a great rebel falls and Cassian Andor prepares to become the leader we know in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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In Andor, Cassian Andor continues the path toward his heroic rebel destiny. With all episodes now streaming on Disney+, join us as StarWars.com digs into the making of a leader and a burgeoning rebellion poised to take down the Empire.
We often think of Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) and Bail Organa (Benjamin Bratt) among the first architects of the Rebel Alliance. And while these politicians have surely earned their place in the pantheon of heroes risking everything to bring an end to the tyrannical rule of the Empire, their fledgling rebellion may never have left the senate building if not for one man: Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård).
Long ago, Luthen sacrificed calm, kindness, kinship, and his own peace to forge ahead disrupting the stranglehold of Imperial rule. And this week, with Imperial Security Bureau Supervisor Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) knocking on his door, the story of Andor comes to a final conclusion, clearing the board to bring us to the brink of the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story….
Andor Season 2 Declassified: Farewell
Content contains spoilers. Andor’s cast and crew bid farewell and take us behind the scenes of the series’ final three episodes. All episodes of Andor Season 2 are now streaming on @disneyplus.
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Andor Season 2 with Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy LIVE
In anticipation of the three-episode series finale of Andor, join Diego Luna and Creator & Executive Producer Tony Gilroy as they take us behind-the-scenes of the show’s final season. Diego and Tony will be joined by special guests Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Elizabeth Dulau, Genevieve O’Reilly and Kyle Soller for live questions and reflections across their Star Wars journeys. With special appearances by some of your favorite creators including @HeroesReforged, @CatherineLaSalle, and @MaceAhWindu.
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How K2’s Origin Story Has Been Changed For Andor
K-2SO’s origin story has been changed in Andor, retconning a one shot comic from 2017. Here are my thoughts on how it was handled.
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Andor and The Underworld
In the wake of the amazing “Ghorman Massacre” arc from ANDOR season 2, there is still much ground to cover. We have highlights from a fresh interview with Andor writer Dan Gilroy, brother of showrunner Tony Gilroy. Dan provides some quality insight into the characters and the situations they find themselves in. Turning our ears toward ANDOR, we take audio of The Ghorman Front’s desperate underground radio broadcast into the RFR Sound Lab to clean it up and hear it all, word-for-dramatic-word. Spotlighting Star Wars animation, we breakdown TALES OF THE UNDERWORLD and react to the stories featuring Asajj Ventress and Cad Bane. Listener Feedback presents the question: Does Mon Mothma know The Emperor is a Sith Lord?
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Is Andor One Of The Best Series of All Time – Last Week in Star Wars
The latest episodes of Andor have been rated among the best television episodes of all time. Today we’re discussing that, the new Finn and Jannah book, and more!
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2:09 Last Week in News
14:19 Last Week in Canon
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Andor Season 2 with Tony Gilroy & Diego Luna
Watch the special live stream event for a chance to see your questions answered on YouTube May 13 ahead of the Season 2 finale on Disney+ that evening.
By StarWars.com Team
It’s almost time to send Cassian Andor off as he takes his final steps to Scarif in the Andor Season 2 finale next week.
To mark the occasion, the end of a five year journey for the cast and crew behind the critically-acclaimed and beloved Star Wars series, Star Wars YouTube will host a special LIVE Q&A — Andor Season 2 with Tony Gilroy & Diego Luna — covering the momentous events of Season 2.
Join creator Tony Gilroy and series star Diego Luna (Cassian Andor himself), Tuesday, May 13 at 12 pm ET / 9 am PT as they’re joined by special guests Denise Gough (Dedra Meero), Kyle Soller (Syril Karn), Elizabeth Dulau (Kleya Marki), Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma) and Adria Arjona (Bix Caleen) to talk about the journey so far.
“I think the banality of evil runs through the entire show,” Gilroy tells StarWars.com. “Season 1 is about the education and radicalization of Cassian, about the making of a revolutionary. Season 2 is…you could call it the ‘Winds of War.’ It’s a whole bunch of characters that hopefully you really care about and suddenly there’s that inevitable moment where things have just gone too far and the inertia of the Rebellion and Empire conflict is too strong. It’s coming. There’s no way to stop it. And I think it’s about a lot of people, ordinary people, being pressured by this unstoppable force of war that’s coming.”…
ANDOR After Show Livestream: Season 2: Episodes 7–9
The Ghorman Massacre is finally upon us as the you-know-what hits the fan this week on ANDOR. And the fallout is just as intense as Mon Mothma takes an official stand against The Empire putting her life at risk. Meanwhile, Dedra and Syril see their relationship come to a a wicked conclusion. Join us as we look at the second arc of ANDOR Season 2: “Messenger,” “Who Are You?,” and “Welcome to the Rebellion.” We break down the entire arc and open up the switchboard for your thoughts, reactions and theories.
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Andor Season Two Episode Reviews – Messenger, Who Are You, and Welcome to the Rebellion
Some of the absolute best Star Wars ever came out last night. Today we’re talking about the latest three episodes of Andor season two: Messenger, Who Are You, and Welcome to the Rebellion
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Andor Explained: Episodes 7-9
Delve into the latest episodes of Andor Season 2, the conflict on Ghorman comes to a head and Mon Mothma is forced to make a career-ending choice 2 years before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
By Kristin Baver
In Andor, Cassian Andor continues the path toward his heroic rebel destiny. With new episodes now streaming on Disney+, join us as StarWars.com digs into the making of a leader and a burgeoning rebellion poised to take down the Empire.
“Rebellions are built on hope.”
In the future, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) will utter this same phrase to a skeptical Jyn Erso in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. But today, it’s a young man named Thela who imparts the wisdom on Andor before a massacre turns all eyes in the galaxy to Ghorman.
In the latest three-episode arc of Andor Season 2, Cassian takes on a new alias and a deeply personal mission — to assassinate Imperial Security Bureau Supervisor Dedra Meero (Denise Gough). But the Empire has been patiently plotting for years, and before Cassian can pull the trigger, Meero will give the order that will incite the Ghorman Massacre and force Senator Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) to take a stand on the Senate floor with a speech that unequivocally makes her an enemy of the Empire….
Andor Season 2 Declassified: Star Wars | Eps 7-9
Content contains spoilers. “Welcome to the Rebellion” – the cast and crew of ANDOR break down episodes 7-9 of Season 2. The second season of Andor is now streaming on @disneyplus.
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