SPOILER WARNING: The following article may give away key moments from Andor Season 1, so be sure you know what you are getting yourself into before you read on.
Anticipation for Andor Season 2 only grows the closer we get to the return of showrunner Tony Gilroy’s Disney+ original TV show. Fans are dying to see what will happen next in one of the best series in the Star Wars franchise so far, which takes place before the events of 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Let’s take a deeper look at what we know about the upcoming Star Wars TV show in the following guide.
What Is The Andor Season 2 Premiere Date?
The premiere episode (or episodes, potentially) of Andor Season 2 will be available to stream with a Disney+ subscription on April 22, 2025, which is two days after the Star Wars Celebration in Japan takes place. Gilroy previously revealed that the return was expected for August 2024 during the series' panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe in 2023. Of course, that was before all writing-related work was paused amidst the writers strike, which likely had an effect on the premiere date.
Disney+’s 2025 Preview Promo Features A First Look At Andor Season 2
While no official trailer for Andor Season 2 exists yet, we were offered a glimpse at what to expect in a video promoting the new series coming to Disney+, including what will also be available with a Hulu subscription, in 2025. There are plenty of interesting new and returning shows to check out but you can skip over to the 1:23 mark just to see clips from the Star Wars series in video below:
From what little the promo reveals, it appears tensions are running especially high in the galaxy far, far away, based on the sight of a fleet of Stormtroopers invading a village, accompanied by the sound of a woman shouting, “Is there no one who can help us?!” It also looks like Cassian Andor is about to take a wild ride, and not just because of the shot of him piloting a Tie Fighter but also a moment in which Luthen Rael tells him not to act like a soldier but like “a leader.” Also, if you watched the entire video, you may have noticed the first glimpse at K-2SO in Andor at 1:52.
The Andor Season 2 Cast Includes Diego Luna And Returning Stars
In addition to the sight of some cast members who showed up for Star Wars Celebration Europe in person – along with the friendly droid, B2EMO – a sizzle reel shown during the panel confirmed who from the Andor cast is returning for the next chapter. Fans can also expect a few other fan-favorite characters from Rogue One to appear. Let’s take a look at them all one by one.
Diego Luna (Cassian Andor)
In addition to executive producing, along with Gilroy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Luke Hall, and Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna is reprising the title role of Cassian Andor. The Daytime Emmy nominee (for producing the Spanish-language talk show Pan y Circo) is also reuniting with his friend and Y Tu Mamá También co-star Gael García Bernal and has a new adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman from writer and director Bill Condon in the works.
Stellan Skarsgård (Luthen Rael)
Luthen Rael – an antique dealer who recruits Andor into the Rebel Alliance – will, once again, be played by Stellan Skarsgård, who returned to the world of a novel that heavily influenced Star Wars when he reprised Baron Harkonnen in the Dune: Part Two cast in 2024. The Swedish actor’s next cinematic effort is a dramedy called Sentimental Value, which also stars Elle Fanning and Cory Michael Smith.
Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma)
The second of two actors to play Star Wars character Mon Mothma, Genevieve O’Reilly, is returning to play the founding member of the Alliance to Restore the Republic in Andor. The Irish actor first succeeded the role from Caroline Blakiston in Revenge of the Sith before reprising her in Rogue One, and later also appearing in the Ahsoka cast in 2023.
Kyle Soller (Syril Karn)
One of Andor’s most devoted opposers is Syril Karn, played by Kyle Soller, who was previously known for Fury and 2012’s Anna Karenina. The actor also has an upcoming horror movie in the works called Control and is set to star in a currently untitled project by Noah Baumbach.
Adria Arjona (Bix Caleen)
Puerto Rican actor Adria Arjona is excited to return for Andor Season 2 as Cassian’s friend (and former lover) Bix Caleen. Her career has experienced a major uptick since joining the cast, starring in popular films like the acclaimed Glen Powell movie Hit Man and director Zoe Kravitz’s Blink Twice, for instance.
Denise Gough (Dedra Meero)
One of the best Andor characters, Imperial Security Bureau lieutenant Dedra Meero, is played by Denise Gough. The Irish actor is also known for lending her voice to one of the Witcher video games, the 2020 romantic drama Monday, and FX’s Under the Banner of Heaven from 2022.
Faye Marsay (Vel Sartha)
Returning to play Vel Sartha – one of Luthen’s rebel operatives and Mon Mothma’s cousin – is Faye Marsay, who previously had a role in the Game of Thrones cast as The Waif. She was also in one of the best episodes of Black Mirror (“Hated in the Nation”) and the Oscar-nominated historical drama, Darkest Hour.
Varada Sethu (Cinta Kaz)
Fellow rebel Cinta Kaz is played by Varada Sethu, who joined another beloved sci-fi franchise in 2022 (the Jurassic Park movies) when she appeared in Jurassic World Dominion. She is also known for the action-packed Cinemax series Strike Back, and will also be seen in new episodes of Doctor Who in 2025.
Forest Whitaker (Saw Gerrera)
First appearing in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Forest Whitaker would portray the resistance fighter again in Andor and is set to reprise the role in Season 2. The Academy Award winner recently led Emperor of Ocean Park for MGM+, and is voicing Peter in a retelling of the story of Jesus called The King of Kings, due in 2025.
Ben Mendelsohn (Orson Krennic)
Another Rogue One star set to appear on Andor Season 2 is Ben Mendelsohn as Imperial Officer Orson Krennic. The Australian Emmy winner (for playing Danny Rayburn in Bloodline) also played a bad guy (who turned out to be good after all) named Talos in a couple of Marvel movies and the Disney+ series, Secret Invasion.
Alan Tudyk (K-2SO)
Perhaps the one Rogue One actor fans are most excited to see return in Andor Season 2 is Alan Tudyk, whose return as the voice of K-2SO was confirmed at D23 in 2024. The former Firefly cast member is also voicing Doctor Phosphorous and Clayface in the upcoming DC TV show, Creature Commandos, and would reprise his role in another beloved Disney franchise by voicing Heihei in the new kids movie, Moana 2.
What Andor Season 2 Is About
While there is still very little that we know about the plot of Andor Season 2 at this moment, there were some hints at the forthcoming story revealed during Star Wars Celebration Europe and the more recent D23 Expo in Brazil. For instance, we know the second season will also be the series’ last, as the events will lead directly into the start of one of the best Star Wars movies in recent years, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and that “the stakes are greater,” as Diego Luna. During a later panel that went behind the scenes of Season 1 at the Celebration, Tony Gilroy provided these details:
Our final scene of the show, we’ve never made any secret about it. We’ve been saying it from the very first junket. The final scene of the show is him walking out to the ship to go to the Rings of Cafrain. I mean, we’re walking you into the film, right to that moment. And, we’re gonna let you know how he got there, what it cost him, the power of the journey that isn’t entirely self-directed. There’s a lot of circumstances that [have] brought him to this. There’s something very special about where he ends up and what his role is and we want to pay homage to that and we will pay off and hopefully stick the landing on every emotional piece of all the characters that you care about.
Also in 2023, Luna shared with EW that fans will look at Rogue One differently after seeing what is in store this season. He even hinted that a re-release of the 2016 hit to celebrate the series’ conclusion could happen.
How Many Episodes Are In Andor Season 2?
We also learned during the Star Wars Celebration that the season will be told in 12 episodes, much like the first season. However, unlike Season 1 (which covered a year in Cassian Andor’s life), this next portion of the story will take place over four years, with every three chapters covering a different pivotal period of time. Adria Arjona reflected on this concept when speaking to Collider, during which she also discussed how she approached changes to her performance with every time jump.
Season 2 Completed Shooting In February 2024
With an Instagram post made on February 9, 2024, Luna personally confirmed that principal photography for Andor Season 2 had wrapped up. The photo of him in character was accompanied by the following heartfelt message:
Today is the last day of filming Andor. I could not be more thankful to the entire crew for this amazing experience and the years of hard work. More than 700 people have worked on this production, and it is impossible to say goodbye and thank you to everyone individually, which is why I write here. THANK YOU for the love and the wonderful experience. See you soon.
Luna and the rest of the cast and crew were already at work on Season 2 not long after fans saw the finale of Andor Season 1. According to Variety, Gilroy said during Star Wars Celebration Europe that principal photography on the series began in November 2022.
What we have learned about Andor's second season so far gives me a good feeling about it. Be sure to check back as we uncover more updates between now and the moment the season premieres on Disney+ and also keep an eye out for news on any upcoming sci-fi movies from the franchise.
