Andor creator reveals season 2 release date
The news was revealed at the Star Wars Celebration in London today.
Announced at today's (Friday 7th April) Star Wars Celebration taking place in London, Disney Plus's Andor season 2 has finally been given a release date window.
The fan convention has gotten off to an exciting start with the initial highlight being on Andor, with executive producer Tony Gilroy and star Diego Luna taking to the stage to discuss production, release, and season 1 reception.
Gilroy revealed that the Andor team are working as quickly as possible to get season 2 done. He explained that shooting began in November 2022 and is expected to wrap this August, with a predicted release on Disney Plus for August 2024.
He said: “We started shooting in November. We’re about halfway. We’re gonna shoot through August. We’re on exact schedule. [We’ll] finish in August, spend another year on post. I suppose we’ll come out the following August.”
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The 12-episode first season debuted last September and took place five years before the events of “Rogue One." The first season tracks a year in the life of Cassian Andor (Luna) as he transforms from a small-time criminal into a man ready to join the fight against the Galactic Empire.
During the panel, Gilroy also said of season 2: “If you know your ending it really helps. We know exactly where we’re going – it means that we can go full force. Like the escape from the prison. We know emotionally and physically what we have to do. It’s been really potent.”
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Season 2 is set to be slightly different from the first, with the 12-episode season taking place over four years leading up to right before the events of “Rogue One”. It'll do so in three-episode pods written and directed by the same team, with each of the pods encapsulating a number of days within one of those years.
As well as Luna returning, the actors set to reprise their roles also include: Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O’Reilly, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay and Varada Sethu.
After a tense sizzle of the upcoming season was also revealed at the convention, Gilroy added: “You know where we’re going. You saw that Death Star blow up. We make that happen.
“We’re really doing what we’ve been doing for three years. It’s a train that just keeps rolling. We’re moving as quickly as we can to finish it out and make you proud of us.”
Andor is available to stream on Disney Plus now. Sign up to Disney Plus for £7.99 a month or £79.90 for a year.
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Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
