When the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes happened in mid-2023, the entertainment industry was put to a halt with the productions being delayed until after the strikes dissipated. One of those affected by the strikes is Star Wars: Andor Season 2 which only resumed filming in the UK recently to finally finish the production of the series. According to the lead star of the show, Diego Luna, they only have a week left to film and they are about to wrap up.
The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes pushed back a lot of release dates including major Hollywood projects from huge studios like Lucasfilm. Following the closure of the strikes, productions resumed but the timeline of each project moved to a later date like what happened to Star Wars: Andor Season 2 as it has been removed from the 2024 slate of Disney Plus when it was supposed to be out this year. Thankfully, in a recent update from the lead actor Diego Luna who plays Cassian Andor in the series, Luna shared to Variety:
The good thing about Andor is we know it has an ending. It's nice to work knowing there's an ending. You can aim for something. I have seven days. Tomorrow I'm flying back to London and we're finishing this. The first season we shot under very hard circumstances with the pandemic and now the strikes this time. The party's going to be worth it.
As per Luna, this is not the first time that Andor faced a delay and some challenges in the production. The first season of the series was filmed in the middle of the global pandemic, and the second season was faced by the delays brought by the strikes. Still, Andor delivered with grace and it even became a fan-favorite series among others on Disney Plus.
What is Star Wars: Andor Season 2 about?
Star Wars: Andor Season 2 is set to continue the events from the first season which explored the origins of Cassian Andor. This time, in Season 2, it will bring how Andor became a leader within the Rebellion after his fellow agent Luthen Rael brought him into the mix. While there is still no official synopsis for Star Wars: Andor Season 2, everyone is aware on how the series would end because of the timeline that the series will cover.
Star Wars: Andor Season 2 will fill in the gaps between the first season of the series and Rogue One wherein the finale of the Disney Plus show was teased by Mon Mothma actress Genevieve O'Reilly to The Playlist that the last three episodes of Season 2 will be set for the events three days before the events of Rogue One. That is how little the timeline difference is between the two titles and it is exciting to see how Season 2 will finally connect the dots between the two.
Star Wars: Andor Season 2 has no release date yet on Disney Plus.
