Rogue One Prequel Series Andor Premieres On Disney Plus In August

Star Wars Celebration started today with a panel with a show of Lucasfilm’s projects. After Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor took the spotlight. The show’s cast was interviewed briefly, and a teaser trailer of the show was released along with its release date on Disney+ (August 31).

Teaser trailer is musically-paced, with throat-singing and anvil-like percussion forming the main theme. Focusing on the growing tension between the rebellious citizens and the overbearing Empire, Andor will depict the five years of Cassian Andor’s life prior to the events of Star Wars: Rogue One. The trailer shows those citizens preparing for conflict with imperial forces while Diego Luna’s Andor voices his displeasure with the Empire over the footage. We, of course, see Cassian Andor sneaking around, but also a new look at Genevieve O’Reilly returning as Mon Mothma, who last played this role in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Peppered throughout are shots of a lush forest, a stark white base set in a body of water, and a large futuristic city that is most likely Coruscant.

While the Celebration opening panel wasn’t live streamed this year, Star Wars’ official Twitter account has shared plenty of updates from the event via their twitter feed. Tony Gilroy, executive producer of Celebration, stated that twelve episodes of Andor had been filmed for this year’s premiere. Twelve additional episodes will make up the second season which will direct into Rogue One.SOURCE: Decider). 

Andor will only be available on Disney+. The premiere will air on August 31st and will feature the first two episodes.