Thanks to the enormous success of Andor Season 1, Disney and Lucasfilm gave the showrunner Tony Gilroy total and complete creative freedom when making season two.
He explained in an interview with Empire that “critical acclaim” essentially gave him a free pass on the show to do whatever he needed to do.
Gilroy went on to reveal that he had not received any notes from the studio, saying, “In terms of creative notes, no one came to me and said, ‘No, they shouldn’t say that.'”
It’s nice to know that Gilory was able to play in the Star Wars sandbox without anyone questioning his choices or looking over his shoulder as he made them. I imagine the series will be better for it.
Season two will span four years of story, taking us through Cassian Andor’s years-long journey as a spy for the Rebellion and how he tracked down the secret to the construction of the Death Star. It will see the character completely transform into a hero.
The synopsis reads: “Andorthe acclaimed thriller, returns with its long-awaited conclusion. The twelve episodes of the second season will tell the story of Cassian Andor and the emerging Rebel alliance over the course of the climactic four years leading up to the discovery of the Death Star and the events of Rogue One.
“The first season followed Cassian’s reluctant journey from cynical nobody to volunteer revolutionary. Andor Season two will see him transform from soldier to leader to hero on the road to his epic destiny. From the first scene, Cassian’s story has activated an ever-widening set of allies and enemies.
“Season two will see these relationships intensify as the horizon of galactic war approaches. Everyone will be tested, and as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices, and conflicting agendas will run deep. Who will live to see their dream come true? Who will realize how much the dream will cost?”
Creator Tony Gilroy explained how the story will unfold in the final season of the series by saying, “When we come back later, it will literally be like a Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And then we’ll skip a year, and then it’ll be, like, four or five days, and then we’ll skip a year, and then it’ll be another four or five days, and then we’ll skip a year, and it’ll be another four or five days.”
Every three episodes in Andor The second season will cover a year of story and, previously speaking about what we can expect from the series, he explains that it will explore the stress, pain and triumphs of the growing rebellion.
He added, “Think about revolution, and think about it from Luthen Rael’s point of view, from Saw Gerrera’s point of view, and from Mon Mothma’s point of view.”
“They started out as the original gangsters in this thing, and it’s clandestine, and it’s secret, and it’s small, and it’s isolated and contained. In four years it will be great. Think of any restaurant you knew that started as a coffee shop, think of any startup company.
“What’s going on? Things are getting very complicated. If the basis of your business is paranoia, secrecy, betrayal and heavy consequences, expanding your business is really difficult.”
Gilroy went on to say, “So think about it from the Imperial side and they’re getting very, very close to a very major energy project. People may have heard about it. It’s an energy project.
“I guess it’s not a surprise, but I think you’ll see the wear and tear, you’ll see all the stress, all the pain and all the triumph of the 20 or 30 people that we’re bringing forward, with Cassiano at the center.
“You’re going to see those people stumble into a very complicated mess and a story that we’re going to pay attention to.”
He continued, “We’re going to work on the calendar. There are events on our calendar and you know what they are, some of them, and they’re very important, and we’re going to put them into practice.”
The first season of this series was amazing and I’m pretty confident that the creative team will make another incredible season!
Andor The second season will premiere on Disney+ on April 22, 2025.
Source: Empire magazine
by Joey Paur
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