Andor Showrunner Tony Gilroy has revealed how the Disney+ series, which chronicles the five years before the titular character’s death in Rogue One, will tackle time jumps in the second season. In an interview, he said that the 12 episodes Andor Season 2 will be split into four three-episode blocks, with each segment covering one year in the life of rebel pilot Cassian Andor. Gilroy, however, gave no plot details as these are most likely secret given that the first season of the Star Wars spin-off prequel series directed by Diego Luna, which revolves around the first year, is n hasn’t aired yet.
Gilroy told The Empire: “The scale of the show is so huge. The directors work in blocks of three episodes, so we did four blocks [in Season 1]of three episodes each. [For Season 2] we looked and said, ‘Wow, that would be really interesting if we came back, and we use each block to represent a year.’
“We’ll get closer to a year with each block…” from a narrative perspective, it’s really exciting to be able to work on something where you do a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and then skip a year .
Andor season 2 is expected to begin production this fall, but does not yet have a release date. It’s also unclear who will join Luna for the second installment.
We do know, however, that besides Luna, the Andor season 1 cast includes Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Genevieve O’Reilly, Forest Whitaker, Robert Emms, and David Hayman.
Although not much is known about the plot, Gilroy had said, “It’s about him being really anti-revolution, and cynical, and lost, and kind of a mess.”
Andor debuts August 31 on Disney+. In India, the latest Star Wars spin-off will be available the same day via Disney+ Hotstar. It should be followed by a second season, which will include time jumps.
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