Andor Season 2
Lucasfilm finally gives us a look (trailer, poster) at what to expect from the second season of Andor—and it looks like Cassian Andor and the rebels are ready to take the fight to the Empire. Lovely quick looks at all the major players and a few new ones we know from Rogue One. Also, hey, that’s the Death Star.
It’s been known that Andor season two has several time jumps as Cassian approaches the start of Rogue One and A New Hope. Now, we learned the 12-episode second season releases as a series of three-episode chapters each week rather than on a by-episode basis. The first three episodes of Andor S2 hit Disney+ on April 22, with subsequent chapters dropping on Disney+ for the next three weeks.
While I’ve enjoyed the various Disney+ Star Wars shows to varying degrees. Andor is my favorite. Of course, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Rogue One is my second favorite individual film of the Star Wars films, and, to be fair, what was appealing was the feeling we are in a real resistance with real consequences. Real people making real choices. The Skywalker saga is entertaining, but it’s more Flash Gordon than war film, and that’s okay.
Rogue One and Andor, benefit from having a singular visionary in Tony Gilroy. Moving forward, the Star Wars franchise could also benefit from a singular visionary leading the way. I’m not advocating for Gilroy and he wouldn’t want the job anyway, but someone with creative and business acumen could help craft the next couple of decades of Star Wars.
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to watch a show about an ultimately successful revolution against a fascist government. It will be nice to escape the real world for a few hours.