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ANDOR - Disney+ Series - A General Discussion Thread
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13-May-2025, 11:11 AM

Today at 12 pm ET / 9 am PT - or 5pm UK time / 6pm CET - or 2am AUS…
 

Andor Season 2 with Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy LIVE | Now Streaming on Disney+

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvkpcedAtXs - a live video from the official Star Wars youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘In anticipation of the three-episode series finale of Andor, join Diego Luna and Creator & Executive Producer Tony Gilroy as they take us behind-the-scenes of the show’s final season. Diego and Tony will be joined by special guests Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Elizabeth Dulau, Genevieve O’Reilly and Kyle Soller for live questions and reflections across their Star Wars journeys. With special appearances by some of your favorite creators including @HeroesReforged, @CatherineLaSalle, and @MaceAhWindu.’
 

^ more info: www.starwars.com/news/andor-series-finale-livestream-event

 
 

The following likely contains massive spoilers for the final 3-part chapter (Episodes 10-12) of Andor…
 

The End of ‘Andor’: How Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy Revolutionized ‘Star Wars’ Storytelling - article at Variety

‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy on Series Finale’s Biggest Moves and ‘Rogue One’ Links - article at The Hollywood Reporter

Tony Gilroy On The ‘Andor’ Season 2 Finale, Cassian’s Sister & Disrupting ‘Star Wars’ Canon - article at Deadline

Andor Finale: Creator Tony Gilroy Breaks Down the Star Wars Spy Saga’s Gut-Wrenching Ending - article at Vanity Fair

“I’m Not Missing Anything”: Showrunner Addresses Original 5-Year Plan, Insists Show Is Better For Changes - ScreenRant

‘Andor’ Team Breaks Down Their Favorite Series Moments, Including That Mon Mothma Speech - THR article

Production designer Luke Hull and set decorator Rebecca Alleway take Rolling Stone behind the scenes - RS article

Benjamin Bratt weighs in on playing Bail Organa again after Andor - article at EW

Ben Mendelsohn’s One Request For Returning As Krennic Made Rogue One’s Villain Better - article at ScreenRant

“It Would Have Been Lame”: Gilroy Explains Why a Jyn Cameo in ‘Andor’ Would Have Been “Disrespectful” - at Collider

Why Andor Season 2 Didn’t Feature Andy Serkis As Kino Loy - at SlashFilm

Andor Honors Those Who Tried - article at Vulture (via archive-ph)

The final 3 episodes of Andor air 10 years to the day that Diego Luna was officially announced for Rogue One - Diego Luna

Andor Cast Reacts to Series Finale | Season 2 Episode 12 - 2+ minute TVLine youtube video (massive spoilers) + 30 sec extra clip

‘Andor’ Season 2 Spoiler Interviews With Diego Luna, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough And More! - 12 minute CinemaBlend video.

Andor cast and writer REACT to the series finale and reveal their thoughts on the Star Wars epic - 21 minute RadioTimes video

Andor’s Diego Luna and Adria Arjona Reveal When Tony Gilroy Told Them What the Final Shot Would Be - Collider video

‘THR Frontrunners’ Q&A With ‘Andor’ Star Diego Luna - 35 minute video and article at The Hollywood Reporter

Diego Luna on 10 years of Andor - 27 minute video (starting at 41 mins 20 secs) at The LA Times

Andor’s Stellan Skarsgård and Elizabeth Dulau Break Down Luthen and Kleya - article at StarWars•com

‘Andar’ Star Elizabeth Dulau Talks Kleya’s Necessary Choice - an article from The Hollywood Reporter

‘Andor’s’ Elizabeth Dulau on Kleya’s ‘heartbreaking’ moment with Luthen - article at The LA Times

Andor creator Tony Gilroy and star Elizabeth Dulau unpack epic Kleya backstory episode - article at the EW

Say goodbye to the cast of Andor - 40 second clip from the official Star Wars twitter.

An emotional look back as the cast of Andor reflect on their Star Wars journeys - 1 minute clip from the SW twitter

Andor fans notice subtle credits scene nod to 1977 Star Wars movie - an article from The Independent.

 

 

 
Tony Gilroy Says There’d Be No Andor Without Kathleen Kennedy - an article from Gizmodo.

 

‘Andor’s Creator Speaks Out On How Kathleen Kennedy Is Treated By Star Wars Fans (Exclusive) - at Collider.

^ Luna also spoke to Kennedy’s involvement in making not just Andor happen, but Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, too…

“I always like saying that Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm took a big chance with Rogue One, and it’s because of that bold move that we got the freedom to do Andor.”

 

 



 

 

Now that the finale of Andor has aired…

 

The last 5 episodes of Andor: S2 all scored 9.5 or higher on IMDB - as seen in this 20 minute finale video from Film Obsessed - ‘the first TV show in history that for 5 straight episodes got a 9.5 or higher rating on IMDB’…

^ more here: www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/andor-season-two-imdb-rating-b2752366.html

Edit: and also here at the official Andor twitter account: https://x.com/andorofficial/status/1927845494585204891

 
 

It has been really pleasing to see so many positive reviews, feedback, & online content for Andor - from both critics & fans.

The focus of other fans watching this enthralling and fantastic series; that anticipation, tension, tears, laughter, the unpredictability of it all (despite knowing how it all ends; that Cassian indeed ‘pays at the end’)… was simply a joy to see.

For anyone looking for more reviews, reactions / watchalongs, deep-dive analysis, or simply positive videos etc for Andor… screams in the void’s quality thread has a ‘mini-index’ of such online content, here : Star Wars Internet Rabbit Holes 👍

 
 

 

US Nielsen Ratings…

 
Andor Season 2 : Episodes 1-3

‘Andor’ Season 2 Debuts to Nielsen Viewership High With 721 Million Minutes - The Wrap article - archived here:-

'“Andor” Season 2 debuted to a new weekly high viewership on Nielsen’s streaming charts.

“Andor,” which premiered the first three episodes of its second and final season on April 22, logged 721 million minutes on Disney+ during the week of April 21, according to Nielsen. The viewership marked a new weekly high for the series, making “Andor” rank as the week’s No. 10 most-watched streaming TV show during the week and the No. 5 most-watched streaming original series.’

 

Andor Season 2 : Episodes 4-6

‘Andor’ also hits a second consecutive series best in the Nielsen charts - The Hollywood Reporter:-

‘Andor, meanwhile, had 821 million minutes of viewing on Disney+ as it released its second batch of three episodes. It grew by 100 million minutes week to week (a gain of about 14 percent), and its audience also got a little younger — Nielsen says 23 percent of the audience was made up of adults 18-34 vs. 18 percent a week earlier.’

^ Andor being at No.6 in the ‘Overall Top 10’. And at No.3 in the ‘Top 10 Original Series’ (charts from in the above THR article).

 

Andor Season 2 : Episodes 7-9

‘Andor’ Sets Third Consecutive Series High On Nielsen Streaming Charts - Deadline:-

'Andor hit another series high in the lead-up to its final episodes, generating 830M minutes viewed from May 5 to 11.

The Star Wars series came in at No. 5 on Nielsen‘s streaming list, continuing its growth trajectory since the Season 2 premiere. Interestingly, Nielsen says that, since the second season premiered on April 22, Andor has been the most-watched streaming title among Asian viewers by a significant margin with a total of 215M viewing minutes generated by that demographic alone.’

^ Andor being at No.5 in the ‘Overall Top 10’. And at No.3 in the ‘Top 10 Original Series’ (charts from the above Deadline article).

 

Andor Season 2 : Episodes 10-12

Streaming Ratings: ‘Andor’ Concludes With No. 1 Overall Ranking - The Hollywood Reporter:-

'The conclusion of Andor propelled the Star Wars series to another high mark — including the No. 1 overall ranking — on Nielsen’s streaming charts.

Andor collected 931 million minutes of viewing for the week of May 12-18; its final three episodes debuted on May 13. It grew by 101 million minutes week to week and set a series high in viewing time for the fourth consecutive time — one for every week Disney+ released episodes of season two. (Disney+ had the top two titles for the week, as Bluey came in just behind Andor with 922 million viewing minutes.)

Also of note: Rogue One, the Star Wars movie that takes place directly after the events of Andor, made the streaming movie chart for the week as well. It tied for ninth place in those rankings with 179 million viewing minutes.

^ Andor at No. 1 in the ‘Overall Top 10’. And at No.1 in the ‘Top 10 Original Series’ (charts from the above THR article).
 

 

^ ‘Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices. The ratings only measure U.S. audiences, not those in other countries.’ - The Hollywood Reporter

 
 

^ from https://x.com/CultureCrave/status/1927475474793377967 : www.imdb.com/title/tt9253284/episodes (Andor IMDB page)