In less than four weeks, the first three episodes of the second and final season of Andor will be released on Disney+, and Star Wars fans already know that Season 2 will lead directly into the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Showrunner is Tony Gilroy even confirmed the show's final shot sets up the 2016 immediate prequel to the original Star Wars (1977). Now, Diego Luna, who plays Cassian Andor in the series and Rogue One, urged audiences to get the film ready to watch as soon as they finish Andor Season 2 on Disney+.
Set a week before the events of A New Hope, the plot of Rogue One follows a group of rebels who band together to steal plans of the Death Star, the deadliest weapon of the Galactic Empire. The film details the Rebel Alliance's first effective victory against the Empire, first referenced in the opening crawl of Star Wars. In the latest issue of SFX magazine (via GamesRadar), Luna says that audiences will see Rogue One differently, thanks to the amount of knowledge they'll get after watching all episodes of Andor. Here's what Luna told the magazine:
If you have your DVD or Blu-ray of Rogue One, you should plug it in as soon as the season ends, and you'll see a film that will be resignified. You're going to see it differently, with so much information you didn't have before. You knew nothing about this bunch of Rebels that got together and made this sacrifice, and then we did a show of 24 episodes about one of them. I definitely believe it's going to change the experience because it's now so full of answers – almost many more than you even wanted when you watched Rogue One, like who Cassian's mother was, what was the first droid he had a strong connection with [that'll be B2EMO], how his bedroom was… You've seen enough of this man now that you will go, like, 'Holy shit, that’s what he meant?'
Unlike Luna, however, showrunner Gilroy has been quite reluctant to look back at how it impacts Rogue One. He added that he's "been very timid about going and looking back at it", but said that he believes "it certainly has to affect very deeply your relationship with Cassian."
You can watch the final trailer for Andor Season 2 here:
Andor Season 2 Release Schedule
Andor Season 2 is confirmed to have a total of 12 episodes. Three new episodes will be released weekly starting on April 22, with the final three episodes releasing on Disney+ on May 13, 2025.
Here is the full release schedule for Andor Season 2:
April 22: Episodes 1-3
April 29: Episodes 4-6
May 6: Episodes 7-9
May 13: Episodes 10-12
What is Andor Season 2 about?
Andor series is a prequel to 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is a prequel to the first Star Wars film in the franchise, Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope. The story of Andor takes place after the events of Episode III, during the rise of the Galactic Empire, and five years before the events of Rogue One. The show is focused on the construction of the Death Star, which was prominently featured in the first trailer.
"While Season 1 followed Cassian’s reluctant journey from cynical nobody to revolutionary volunteer, the long-awaited conclusion in Andor Season 2 will see the characters and their relationships intensify as the horizon of war draws near and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance," the official synopsis in a previous press release teased. "Everyone will be tested and, as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound."
Andor Season 2 stars Diego Luna, Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Kyle Soller, Denise Gough, Adria Arjona, Faye Marsay, Alan Tudyk, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau, with Forest Whitaker and Ben Mendelsohn. Showrunner Tony Gilroy executive-produced the series along with Kathleen Kennedy, Sanne Wohlenberg, John Gilroy, Luke Hull, and Diego Luna
Andor Season 2 is scheduled to premiere on April 22, 2025.
