At Saturday ’s D23 Expo , the joint presentation for Lucasfilm , Marvel , and 20th Century Studios begin with a spirit at the upcomingStar Wars : Andorseries . Diego Luna’sCassian Andor from2016’sRogue Onetakes center stage in a prequel that details his life history up to join the Rebellion and finally giving his life to secure the plans for the Death Star .
standardised to fellow serial like Obi - Wan or the upcoming Ahsoka show , Andor is being construct up as a big deal for the long - bleed franchise : not only is it make for back Mon Mothma ( Genevieve O’Reilly ) and giving us our first feel at what politics will be like during the time of the Empire , it ’s said to be more of a thriller . Showrunner Tony Gilroy is said to havebuilt the showwith the priority focused on the characters rather than the established setting they find themselves in . And to that point , the series will jump forward in time every three episode , so as to paint a better estimation of what life-time is like for its title reference .
Andor the show will go on for one more season , and eventually link up to where we meet the character in Rogue One . But it ’ll be interesting to see what insight the show offer on its title character and the past tense he ’s supposedly haunt by .
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Also starring Adria Arjona , Stellan Skarsgard , and Forest Whitaker , Star warfare : Andor will reach Disney+ on September 21 .
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