Rogue One Prequel Series Andor Premieres On Disney Plus In August

Star Wars Celebration started as we speak with a panel displaying with a showcase of the initiatives Lucasfilm is engaged on, and the brand new Star Wars sequence Andor had the highlight after the solid of Obi-Wan Kenobi left the stage. Not solely was there a quick interview with the present’s solid and crew, however a teaser trailer debuted together with the discharge date on Disney+ of August 31.

The teaser trailer proven is musically paced with anvil-like percussion and throat-singing casting the theme of the footage. Focusing on the rising stress between the rebellious residents and the overbearing Empire, Andor will depict the 5 years of Cassian Andor’s life previous to the occasions of Star Wars: Rogue One. The trailer reveals these residents getting ready for battle with imperial forces whereas Diego Luna’s Andor voices his displeasure with the Empire over the footage. We, after all, see Cassian Andor sneaking round, but additionally a brand new have a look at Genevieve O’Reilly returning as Mon Mothma, who final performed this position in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Peppered all through are pictures of a lush forest, a stark white base set in a physique of water, and a big futuristic metropolis that’s most definitely Coruscant.

The opening panel for this yr’s Celebration wasn’t streamed, however loads of information has come from the panel through the Star Wars official Twitter account. Executive Producer Tony Gilroy stated that 12 episodes of Andor have already been shot for the premiere this fall, and twelve extra episodes will embody a second season that can lead instantly into the occasions of Rogue One (SOURCE: Decider). 

Andor will likely be streaming solely on Disney+, and its premiere on August 31 will embrace the primary two episodes of the sequence.