Star Wars: Andor - Season 1 (2022)

Production: Timeline, news & updates

• February 2018
  • Head of Disney, Bob Iger, says that a series about Cassian Andor is in the works. The show will be a spy thriller and star Diego Luna who first played the role in 2016’s Rogue One. Production is slated to begin once Luna finishes filming Narcos. (Source: Variety)
• November 2020
  • Filming begins at Pinewood Studios in England. The series is filmed under the working title “Pilgrim.” (Source: ComingSoon.net)
• July 2019
  • Rick Famuyiwa, director of episodes of The Mandalorian, is hired as a director for Andor. (Source: DiscussingFilm)
• May 26, 2022
  • The first trailer for Andor is released online. The trailer was revealed at Star Wars Celebration, along with a new poster for the show. (Source: Polygon)
• July 4, 2022
  • Show creator Tony Gilroy confirmed that Andor Season 1 will span a single year in the Star Wars world across 12 episodes and that the following season will span the remaining four years that lead up to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.(Source: Empire)
  • August 1, 2022
    • A full-length official trailer for Andor is released. It confirms that a key storyline will involve the titular rogue thief becoming a principled fighter embarking on a special mission. The release date of the series is pushed back to September 21, 2022. The premiere of the show is also confirmed to be a three-episode event. (Source: YouTube)
  • August 3, 2022
    • New set photos show Diego Luna and Genevieve O'Reilly in full costume and both battling for the resistance in their own distinct ways. (Source: Collider)
  • August 17, 2022
    • Kathryn Hunter is confirmed to be playing Eedy Karn, the mother of the main villain in the series Syril Karn. A new image is released showing the mother and son together. (Source: Collider)
  • August 24, 2022
    • ‘To steal from the Empire, you just walk in like you belong’ is the takeaway line from a new clip released. It shows Stellan Skarsgard and Diego Luna in negotiations. (Source: ScreenRant)
  • August 24, 2022
    • Portraying villains who believe they are morally right, Kyle Soller and Denise Gough both open up about what motivates their characters. Both are Imperial agents seeking to catch Andor and are hungry to rise stations and gain power.(Source: ScreenRant)
  • August 24, 2022
    • The finale of Andor Season 2, which ends the saga, will take place 5 days before the start of Rogue One. This information comes directly from showrunner Tony Gilroy who has long teased the connection between film and show. (Source: The Playlist)
  • September 10, 2022
    • A final trailer for Andor is released at Disney's D23. A proposal is given to Andor, played by Diego Luna, by Luthen Rael in the clip: "You’ll ultimately die fighting these bastards,” Rael says. “Wouldn’t you rather give it all at once for something real?" (Source : Deadline)
    September 12, 2022
    • Three posters featuring Diego Luna's Andor, Stellan Skarsgård's Luthen Rael, and Genevieve O'Reilly's Mon Mothma are released. The images highlight the importance of the three and promise a character driven story. (Source: Collider)
    • September 21, 2022
      • Andor was released on Disney+ (Source : Deadline)