One of my more anticipated series that’s coming from the Star Wars side for Disney+ is the Andor series. Yes, anticipated and excited about because it steps into the period between the first two trilogies and offers up the chance for espionage, politics, and intrigue in ways that should work well. So when these idiots on YouTube go on about “nobody even wants this show,” you can smack ’em with my name.
With production underway in the UK, a new bit of news has surfaced regarding it that definitely delights. Stellan Skarsgard was doing a radio interview back in Sweden and ended up giving away a bit of a casting spoiler that we would have known before broadcast regards in that Forest Whitaker will be reprising his role as Saw Gerrera for the show. It’s not clear how many episodes, presumably a single on, that he’ll be in. The character has appeared in the Clone Wars and Rebels animated series as well as his first live-action debut in Rogue One itself.
With Tony Gilroy serving as the showrunner and having worked on Rogue One, the cast includes Diego Luna as Cassian Andor, Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma, Denis Gough, Stellan Skarsgard, Adria Ajorna, and Kyle Soller having joined the project in undetermined roles.
One thing to remember is that based on past reveals, Cassian’s parents were Separatists, which is a side that in the live-action side hasn’t been explored much and can provide for a distinctly different view than what we usually get.
Marvel Comics previously produced a special for the character and K2-SO (who we’re hoping will be a big part of this) and this project is definitely what I’m hoping for when it comes to original live-action TV projects for the property. One of the themes of the Rogue One film involved Andor talking about how he’d been fighting for so long and done so many dark things in order to help the growing Rebellion. The chance to explore some of that is definitely exciting, much as it was to get the backstory we did in the Catalyst novel for the Rogue One film that explored Jyn’s parents and the nature of how the Empire started strip-mining worlds after the end of the prequels.
Check out our review of the Rogue One film.
Plot Concept: The series will follow the adventures of rebel spy Cassian Andor during the formative years of the Rebellion and prior to the events of Rogue One.
[Source: Collider]
