ANDOR - Disney+ Series - A General Discussion Thread — Page 28

Everyone is on form in Andor - through both seasons of the show… though I have to give some extra props to Elizabeth Dulau for her performance as Kleya Marki in this. Those last three episodes were something else.
 

Spoiler for S2xE10…

Also all credit and kudos to April V Woods - who played ‘young Kleya’ in the flashback scenes; she absolutely nailed it - completely believed she was the young version of Kleya. On those scenes… also props to everyone involved in de-aging Stellan Skarsgård - it was really some a high quality accomplishment.

 
“And she gives us that Mona Lisa moment at the end” - Tony Gilroy…

'Kleya actress Elizabeth Dulau posts a message to the ANDOR fans:-

“I can’t reply to everyone but I’m seeing all your lovely messages and honestly thank you so much, it means the world ❤️ I am immensely proud of our beautiful show Andor and I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed it.”’

^ from https://x.com/sw_holocron/status/1922746135900279115

Tony Gilroy on Kleya…

“She’s actually been in charge of the thing from day one, from the moment they met. Kleya’s been in charge of everything. She really has been the boss. He’s afraid of her all the way through. If you go back and look at the whole show, she really is the navigator all the way through, from the time they met. And that’s a really cool thing to play with.”

and…

“The moment where she’s on Yavin at the end… and she’s seen Vel, during the final montage, [Elizabeth Dulau] gave just the little slightest Mona Lisa, kind of bit of pleasure that she realizes what her contribution has been. She sees what they’ve built. As much as she’s been against Yavin and against the establishment and felt like an outsider. There’s just this, oh my God, it’s shaded so beautifully! You just almost see this, just the beginning of a little bit of satisfaction with what they’ve done.”

 
^ from Andor’s Tony Gilroy on how Kleya was actually in charge - at Nerdist.

Also all the kudos and props to Andor casting director Nina Gold, Tony Gilroy and the Andor writers, as well as the actors themselves who played some menacing and memorable Imperials / protagonists / related characters throughout this series…

Obviously the likes of Dedra Meero, Syril Karn, Eedy Karn, Lio Partagaz, and Lonni (you beautiful Rebel, you!)

…yet also Mosk, Chief Hyne, Kravas & Verlo - the 2 Morlana brothel cops, Blevin, Lagreat, Heert, Jayhold Beehaz, Pettiger, the Imperial radio operator in ‘The Eye’, Skeen, Timm, Nurchi, Corv, Gorst, Yularen, Kloris, the delightful Narkina 5 Intake Warden, Narkina 5’s ‘Voice Of God’, the arrogant Imperial Captain of the Cantwell Class Arrestor Cruiser (vs Luthen and his modified Fondor Haulcraft), Pluti, Captain Kado on Ghorm, Sergeant Gharial and the Imperial tactical team in 2x12… the list goes on…

 
Andor creator Tony Gilroy praises actor Anton Lesser - aka Lio Partagaz (via Variety)…

“Anton Lesser, I mean, that actor is one of the many blessings of making this show… if you go back and just did a supercut of his scenes, you see not only how great he is, and not only how funny he is, but that dude is carrying so much expositional weight so effortlessly for the writers on this show. If you’ve got to get some story across, Anton will deliver it for you, man.”

 
Rare ANTON LESSER INTERVIEW on ANDOR | “Don’t think Star Wars, think John le Carré” - 3 minute video from MovieZine
 

Z6PO said:

Kleya & Vel spinoff when?!

I’d watch that.

A Dedra and Syril sitcom - based in their Coruscanti apartment, too. 😃

Mocata’s intriguing idea for Jynn and Saw series!

An ‘Adventures of Young Kleya and Luthen’ series as well, surely.

Uncle Harlow sitcom (we’ll never see him)

The building of Death Star II (something that Star Wars content has stayed / veered away from)…

Or a whole sensual series on this…

Hard to imagine before Andor that this character, with merely ~60 seconds of screen-time in Return Of The Jedi, will be in 40+ years time… considered one of the most well-written and most important characters in all of Star Wars…

With additional shout-outs to our new Rebel heroes introduced in this gripping masterpiece of storytelling and world-building…

Nemik, Cinta, Vel, Taramyn, Gorn, Brasso, Maarva, Clem, B2, Bix, Wilmon, the Time Grappler, Ferrix, the Dhani, Anto Kreegyr and his 30 men, the many divergent Rebel cells mentioned in Saw Gerrara’s ‘clarity of purpose’ speech, Thela, the Ghorm, Kino & the Narkina 5 crew, Freedi & Dewi, Niya, Kellen, Erskin (LA-form), the Force Healer, and of course… Lonni, Kleya, and Luthen.
 

^ Not forgetting everyone has their own Rebellion… and even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward…

^ give these two their own show! 😉

About time we had a watering plants / botany-based Star Wars series, as well…

^ spoilers for S02E12…

and later Cassian watering his many plants in his home shortly before he leaves for Kafrene - probably thinking about Maarva and Bix…

Spoiler for Cassian’s gun in Andor and Rogue One…

Re-watching Rogue One - after viewing Andor…

Watching Rogue One is so DIFFERENT after Andor…

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bulroJdS8w - a 14 minute video from the Bombastic youtube channel.
 

^ Plus, this follow-up 10 minute video from Bombastic - ‘Wow, this hits different now…’ - when watching Star Wars (1977).

I Forgot That I Loved Star Wars | Why Andor Matters - 6 minute video from the ALLaBorde Productions youtube channel.

Andor and Rogue One: The Secret to Prequels That Elevate The Original - 7 minute video from The Writer’s Armoury

How Andor Changed Rogue One Forever - 10 minute video from Star Wars Explained; with full Rogue One watchalong video.

How Andor Makes Rogue One EVEN BETTER… - a 12 minute video from the Film Obsessed youtube channel.

Andor completes a flawless trilogy - a 12 minute video from the The Force Fandom youtube channel.

Does Andor IMPROVE Rogue One?!? | Star Wars Re-Reaction! - a 1 hour video from the Nerdy Nightly youtube channel.

We Watched ROGUE ONE After Andor Season 2 & It Hit SO DIFFERENT!! MOVIE REACTION!! - 2h 30m video from Reel Rejects.

‘Rogue One’ Revisited Through the Lens of ‘Andor’ | House of R - 3h 25m video from The Ringer-Verse.

Other Rogue One content that felt / hit different (or were more impactful) to me after watching Andor…
 

Cassian even hearing the name ‘Erso’ in Rogue One; that reaction… wow!

The Rings of Kafrene scene where Cassian shoots his asset, Tivik. I love the way Andor re-contextualises that. Also, the scene in Andor S2E07 where the Force Healer fixes Andor’s shoulder… that Cassian likely wouldn’t have been able to “climb”™ out of the corner he was in with Tivik in Rogue One without that (Tivik, with his broken arm certainly couldn’t)… all those small touches leading to and affecting later developments. Beautifully crafted. As well as mirroring Luthen and Lonni.

Every time Andor pushes back against Jyn in Rogue One feels much different now. He wasn’t being a cynic, sceptic or dismissive… he was desperate for proof the Rebel Council would actually accept… (it is now much more layered)… to give meaning and validation to Luthen’s sacrifice and Kleya’s efforts; “I’m not the one you’ve got to convince”… to persuade the Rebel Council sceptics we’ve already encountered in Andor.

When Cassian on Jedha says: “this town is ready to blow”… he’s seen Ferrix, Ghorman and likely other places erupt into that powder keg of violence… and now has that same all-too familiar feeling for Jedha.
 

Cassian also ignoring a number of General Draven’s orders in Andor… now resonates well into Rogue One!
 

^ More, though spoilers for Andor S02E10-12…

Tarkin admonishing Krennic for recent security leaks… the’re now not just talking about Bodhi Rook… it is Luthen as well. Lonni, too. Mothma’s escape from the the actual Imperial Senate. Gorst being assassinated and his work lost as well. The bungled Imperial raid at Luthen’s shop… Luthen being killed whilst being in Imperial custody. Partagaz’s self-resignation (someone he was on first-name terms with, seemingly respected, and possibly considered a friend); Krennic was having a fairly bad and disruptive week - right to lead up of Rogue One. Then Tarkin taking the Death Star project from Krennic seems a much less ‘power grab’ move now, too.

As well as content like this…

and later this…

(where a number of Rebel soldiers, spies, saboteurs, assassins… volunteer to go with Jyn, Bodhi, Baze, and Chirrut on Jyn’s mission to capture the Death Star plans on Scarif)…

^ and then Cassian & Jyn in imperial uniform, along with K2, walking straight into the Imperial facility on Scarif - a nice touch.

The Rebel Fleet deciding to go join the fight at Scarif… after two seasons of Andor showing us all the divisions, the infighting, the secrecy and risks behind this move… this moment feels much more earned. Much of what we saw led to this…

Losing K2, Melshi, the Rebel soldiers based at Yavin who volunteered… then Blue Squadron, and the Rebel reinforcements…

The whole last third of Rogue One - well, yeah… that now also hits much harder. 😢

The mirroring of the “Who are you?!” scenes…

Plus those iconic last moments in Rogue One (before the Vader & Tantive IV scenes)…

“Your father would have been proud of you, Jyn.”

That certainly carries a lot more weight and meaning after Andor - on many levels.

Although, Andor - as a series - works just as well on its own, too…
 

“More than anything, I wanted to end on hope.

I really want to be hopeful at the end of it. It is not just a way of creating another character for Disney and Lucasfilm.

It’s really much more about finishing on an up note and finishing with something that I think all the people who made the show really want to express, which is that in the end, we really do want to be hopeful.”

^ Tony Gilroy on the final shot in Andor (from this EW article) - and a 10 minute ScreenRant video - both contain massive spoilers.

Spoiler for the very last shot of Andor (S2xE12)…

And for the Star Wars Saga itself - from a certain point of view…

As poorly as it was told… The Republic and the Jedi fell because one man couldn’t let go of the woman he loved.

We now know that the Rebellion will ultimately win because one woman is able to let go of the man she loves.

“You don’t have to know anything about Star Wars to watch our show at all. The show is designed to that purpose.” - Tony Gilroy.

^ although with the 2 seasons of Andor & Rogue One, we finally now have a fitting and worthy ‘Prequel Trilogy’ for the Original Trilogy.

Well articulated again regarding Rogue One!

The first half flows pretty smoothly off of Andor. Down to little ways how characters react to certain names and things. I never really liked the ending of the film. Every scene in RO with Vader in it is pointless and/or introduces plot/character problems and tone problems most of all. RO is a movie that tries to present a more grounded Star Wars, but occasionally (and sometimes in very important moments, such as the ending) just throws it all aside for cringe fanservice schlock. Which feels more offensive in light of the rest of that movie’s tone, and vastly more so in light of Andor.

So mostly RO feels even more weird for me now. But other aspects of it I appreciate more.

I agree on the Andor to Rogue One transition, but also don’t forget that Rogue One was insultingly cut down and tweaked and edited. The tonal shifts are probably a result of this. It was still in Disney’s “Original Trilogy fanservice galore”, which, to be fair, only calmed down now during Andor - and hopefully continues. Gilroy and Edwards should go straight back to the editing room and re-release a Director’s Cut with Andor in mind.

Rogue One should be re-cut to remove all of Vader - except perhaps him staring out on the destruction of Scariff, and calm down Jyn’s rushed arc in act 2 to balance it better off with Andor’s story still going on. He takes the backseat in RO in certain portions - and the main problem with Rogue One was the lack of emotional connection to its two leads. Now that one is fixed, don’t sacrifice him for the lesser character.

Now, give us a Anakin and Obi-Wan Clone Wars live-action series with Andor’s writers (I haven’t even seen Clone Wars, but I love the concept) - and let’s delve into Asajj, Dooku (recast or deepfake), young Ahsoka (i have no interest for “current Ahsoka”, the performance and characters are sleep inducing) and some of the clones and Republic Troopers. I know, i know: “it’s all there in the animated series”. I don’t care! It’s live action for me, babe.

We also need a full-scale 5-minute recreation of Anakin’s slaughter on the Tuskens as a recurring nightmare he’s trying to suppress. I always hated how it only gets 4 seconds in AotC, but we’re supposed to feel the full extent of it.

“But Anjohan, that’s kind of brutal for a kid’s show!”

• Anakin is burned to a crisp in RotS, kids scroll through creepy videos on tiktok from the age of 8, the world has gone mad and I want me some more psychological Star Wars. This is a no biggie.

For those that enjoyed the music in Season 2 of Andor - Episodes 10-12…

Andor: Season 2 - Vol. 4 (Episodes 10-12) (Original Score) - 19 tracks by Brandon Roberts; 41 minutes.

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lBcqxZ5qG62Q4A_Xv__QRxPZvWyZoEjjk

& https://open.spotify.com/album/58JR8iJ7UKlXtWGAlwivNI

Previous Original Score Volumes for Season 2…

Andor: Season 2 - Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-3)

Andor: Season 2 - Vol. 2 (Episodes 4-6)

Andor: Season 2 - Vol. 3 (Episodes 7-9)
 

SparkySywer said:

Anjohan said:

Now, give us a Anakin and Obi-Wan Clone Wars live-action series with Andor’s writers (I haven’t even seen Clone Wars, but I love the concept) - and let’s delve into Asajj, Dooku (recast or deepfake), young Ahsoka (i have no interest for “current Ahsoka”, the performance and characters are sleep inducing) and some of the clones and Republic Troopers. I know, i know: “it’s all there in the animated series”. I don’t care! It’s live action for me, babe.

We also need a full-scale 5-minute recreation of Anakin’s slaughter on the Tuskens as a recurring nightmare he’s trying to suppress. I always hated how it only gets 4 seconds in AotC, but we’re supposed to feel the full extent of it.

“But Anjohan, that’s kind of brutal for a kid’s show!”

• Anakin is burned to a crisp in RotS, kids scroll through creepy videos on tiktok from the age of 8, the world has gone mad and I want me some more psychological Star Wars. This is a no biggie.

Are you trolling

I would never

Some fun synthwave and flashbacks to TV intros of old…

Andor 1999 TV Intro (Spoilers)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv73TRxbsb0 - a 2 minute video from the Craven In Outer Space youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'If you were around back then - or had the VHS box set - you know the story. The primetime hit ANDOR (1975) ended on a nail biter that left fans hanging for almost a decade. Then, without warning, the network quietly greenlit a follow‑up and dropped it into the 1982 lineup.

It was ambitious. It was uncompromising. It was ANDOR 1999.

With visual effects that pushed the boundaries of early television and a continuation of Cassian’s story that kept fans talking for years after, ANDOR 1999 was the second life for a story we knew in our hearts wasn’t finished. Whether you watched it live or are just discovering it now, this is the season that dared to leap 20 years into the future and never look back.’

A bit like the 2 minute ‘Andor 1975 TV Intro (Spoilers)’ video from The Aurualnauts, back in 2022. 👍

From elsewhere online (credit to Tuskin #1)…
 

From elsewhere online (credit to Tuskin #2)…
 

JarJar and Spoilers for Episode 12:-

^ symbol of Revan Sith Empire / Star Forge logo on that Gungan skull = Darth JarJar was real - though has since died! 😉

Rogue One is currently Disney+'s top movie (in the US, UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland… and also a number of other countries around the world). Despite being nearly a decade old…
 

 
More info: https://flixpatrol.com/top10/disney (17th May; it also has worldwide ratings) - and is archived here.

Plus x.com/sw_holocron/status/1923800481568075827

How Andor’s Fight Scene Was Choreographed (Behind the Scenes Breakdown) - with major spoilers for S02xE08

www.youtube.com/watch?v=th60zxDg0So - a 10 minute video from the Project44Action youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'Stunt Team Break Down the Syril vs. Cassian Fight Scene | Andor Season 2

Go behind the scenes with members of the stunt team from Andor Season 2 as they break down the intense fight between Syril and Cassian! Featuring insights from the fight coordinator, assistant fight coordinator, and Diego Luna’s stunt double, this deep dive reveals how the brutal sequence was choreographed and filmed.

Watch as the team shares exclusive rehearsal footage, discusses the real-time coordinating, and explains the creative choices that brought this clash to life. Whether you’re a Star Wars fan, a fight scene enthusiast, or just love filmmaking secrets, this is a must-watch!’
 

^ definitely some cool details mentioned in the video for background shots that many of us may have missed… 👍

Tony Gilroy talks ANDOR, STAR WARS, BOURNE, MICHAEL CLAYTON | Happy Sad Confused

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hk3w9W0ZjA - a 1 hour video from the Josh Horowitz / Happy Sad Confused youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘How do you make the most celebrated STAR WARS story in decades without so much as a jedi in sight? You hire Tony Gilroy. The filmmaker behind MICHAEL CLAYTON and THE BOURNE LEGACY joins Josh to talk about his unlikely journey to ANDOR. Recorded at the 92nd Street Y.’
 

^ a good insightful interview with Tony Gilroy - making light of the restrictions of ‘media training’ recently lifting (~48 minutes in)…

“Uh… I’ve been unleashed in the last two weeks to use the word ‘fascism’… I had ‘media training’ before that…” (continues in the video)

Tony Gilroy Says Including the Word ‘Genocide’ in ‘Andor’ Was ‘Pretty Effortless’

Speaking at the ATX Television Festival, the creator discussed how much freedom he had to acknowledge “grown-up” topics in his “Star Wars” story: “I’ve been allowed to start using the word ‘fascism’ the last couple weeks. That’s liberating.”

www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/andor-tony-gilroy-genocide-pretty-effortless-1235127755

PaleyLive: An Evening with Stephen Colbert and Tony Gilroy: Andor Season Two

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBnRz1WyemM - at The Paley Center for Media youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy discuss Andor Season 2 with Stephen Colbert. They touch on what items they took from the show, how the sets are built to really work, the writing process and how long it takes to create a season of Andor, how they shot the season so that it would lead into Rogue One, and how all three of them first got hooked by Star Wars.’
 

^ For all those who couldn’t attend because tickets sold out immediately: ‘An Evening with Stephen Colbert and Tony Gilroy: Andor Season Two’ that happened at The Paley Museum last week is going live on YouTube tonight at 8pm ET!

Why “Andor” Hit Different: Exclusive with the Executive Producer Who Changed Star Wars

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDs_nYTYMqg - a 1 hour video with Sanne Wohlenberg; at the Carolina Groppa youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hosting a panel at UTA for a screening of ANDOR - the Star Wars spinoff series from creator Tony Gilroy. It was there that I met today’s guest, executive producer, Sanne Wohlenberg.

Check that out here: • Why Andor Feels Nothing Like Other Star Wars (a 23 minute video)…

Sanne is a German-born television producer working primarily in the United Kingdom. After working on multiple episodes of the critically acclaimed series BLACK MIRROR, she went on to win an Emmy Award in 2019 for Outstanding Limited Series as the producer of CHERNOBYL, followed by a Producers Guild of America nomination for The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of a Limited Series the following year. In 2022, she was announced as a non-writing EP for ANDOR.

During our conversation, Sanne and I discussed pivoting from law to entertainment, choosing talent over credits, and why you don’t have to be a STAR WARS fanatic to fall into the target audience for ANDOR.’

Vladius said:

So I tried out watching Rogue One immediately after the show.

…

The idea that Jyn steps up and becomes a leader figure right away looks even more absurd because we’ve just seen how paranoid and distrustful the rebel command is and how long it’s taken them to trust Cassian. There’s some of that discussion in the council with some of the worst senators ever but it’s still odd. Then they naturally defer to her to give an inspirational speech to the soldiers on the landing craft, when Melshi is clearly their real leader. The way she suddenly becomes the most important figure in the universe with the ability to single-handedly take out a dozen stormtroopers in melee comes across as more Mary Sue-ish next to the more grounded feeling of the show where everyone receives a lot more development.

Did you re-watch the actual theatrical film or revisit one of the many quality fan edits of Rogue One? The Rebel Council meeting resulted in them choosing NOT to go to Scarif - though a small squad of Rebel volunteers did join with Jyn and her 4-man team to go steal the Death Star plans there regardless. Why would Melshi, a Sgt - and one of those Rebel volunteers, give an inspirational speech to the other volunteers? It isn’t Melshi’s mission - it is Jyn’s; her plan, her knowledge, and her mission to go there. Melshi also doesn’t appear to be the Rebel volunteers’ leader - if anything Cassian has seniority and rank, and seemingly very likely pulled those group of Rebel volunteers together himself. Plus, it is indeed Cassian who gives tactical orders (to Melshi - among others), as well as ‘make 10 men feel like a 100’ talk, after the end of Jyn’s speech.

As the film illustrates, those Rebel volunteers know the odds and that they are likely to not make it - it sinks in for them as they approach Scarif… Melshi actually being shown to be one of them - and it is Jyn who gives the inspirational speech in response - to rally them shortly before the ship lands:-

at 90 seconds into this 3+ minute video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQySR7E14m4
 

‘The way she suddenly becomes the most important figure in the universe with the ability to single-handedly take out a dozen stormtroopers in melee comes across as more Mary Sue-ish’ - again, did you watch the actual theatrical film? Or is it mere hyperbole? As for Jyn’s ability for taking out a dozen stromtrooper in melee single-handedly… that didn’t happen. Jyn disables 3 stormtroopers in the melee at most, along with shooting an additional 2 stormtroopers in the distance, followed by her then turning and shooting the KX droid in the heat of the skirmish (with Jyn believing she actually shot K2… until K2 appears;) hardly ‘a Mary-Sue’, no?:-

or at 2 minutes in to this 3 minute video of the Jedha City Ambush Scene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJT6t6tAmgo

or this 20 second clip of Jyn’s skimrish on Jedha: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-PzJEvVetY
 

This is also something not out of place for Jyn’s character… as Saw says of Jyn: “You were already the best soldier in my cadre” - back when she was 16. We also see Jyn overcome the two Rebel soldiers sent to rescue her from the Imperial prison facility at the start of the film. As also featured in the film… Jyn is used to being on her own - surviving on her own - and is also ‘not used to people sticking around when things go bad’.
 

Let me know which edit of Rogue One you watched - and please PM me the link - it seems an intriguing watch. 👍

MORE Andor Season 2 Easter Eggs We Missed - Full Season Breakdown!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Cb3L6FhVI - a 29 minute video from the ScreenCrush youtube channel.
 

'Disney Went to the Emmys and Said for Your Consideration: ‘Andor,’ All of It’:-

The ‘Star Wars’ series notched eight Emmy nominations for its first season, but went home empty-handed.

https://gizmodo.com/disney-went-to-the-emmys-and-said-for-your-consideration-andor-all-of-it-2000606618
 

 
'With Andor‘s second and final season now complete, Disney is hoping to turn the show’s critical raves and thoughtful discourse into award-season triumphs. It’s submitting the show for consideration in 23 categories at this year’s Emmys. Among the honors Andor hopes to compete for: Outstanding Drama Series, which it was nominated for back in 2023 but ended up losing to Succession.

The 2025 race is again a strong one, with Severance the likely frontrunner. But even if Andor doesn’t claim the top prize, it still has excellent chances to not only be nominated in, but win several other categories. According to Variety, these are the categories in which Disney is submitting Andor for Emmy consideration:
 

• Outstanding Drama Series
• Directing for a Drama Series: Janus Metz for episode 208, “Who Are You?”
• Writing for a Drama Series: Dan Gilroy for episode 209, “Welcome to the Rebellion”
• Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Diego Luna (Cassian Andor)
• Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Stellan Skarsgård (Luthen Rael); Kyle Soller (Syril Karn)
• Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma); Denise Gough (Dedra Meero); Adria Arjona (Bix Caleen); Faye Marsay (Vel Sartha); Elizabeth Dulau (Kleya Marki)
• Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Ben Mendelsohn (Orson Krennic); Forest Whitaker (Saw Gerrera); Benjamin Bratt (Bail Organa)
• Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Varada Sethu (Cinta Kaz)
• Character Voice-Over Performance: Alan Tudyk (K-2SO)
 

The rest of the categories are:

• Casting for a Drama Series
• Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
• Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes,
• Period of Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
• Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling
• Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
• Music Composition for a Series (One Hour or More)
• Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
• Original Music and Lyrics (“We Are the Ghor”)
• Picture Editing for a Drama Series
• Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
• Sound Mixing for a Drama Series (One Hour)
• Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie
• Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming
• Stunt Performance.

 
This year’s Emmy nominations are announced July 15, and the ceremony will be held September 14 in Los Angeles.’
 

Someone should make a Kleya&Luthen 2-hour movie of the last episodes. I’d watch it on loop.

these guys are pretty classic SW bickerers; the thesis of with the right leadership (Leia) the himbos (Luke and Han) can achieve real rebellion is all there

Creator Tony Gilroy on Giving ANDOR a Hopeful Ending | Series Finale Deep Dive

www.youtube.com/watch?v=21FS7CVClxo - 46 minute video interview from the IndieWire youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘The “Andor” creator reflects on his decade-long “Star Wars” journey, from the blunt email that got him the show, to the decisions that lead to Season 2’s unusual structure, and of course deciding where to leave each of the fascinating characters. Watch the master storyteller explain his craft on this episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit.’

^ also with some handy chapters and descriptions. Some really intriguing and insightful points made by Tony Gilroy here.

ANDOR Full Q&A (Diego Luna Tony Gilroy Genevieve O’Reilly Adria Arjona) STAR WARS - 1st June, 2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM_Ayry2ypM -a 35 minute Q&A video from the The Imperial Communique youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Guests: Diego Luna - Cassian Andor, Genevieve O’Reilly - Mon Mothma, Adria Arjona - Bix Caleen, Tony Gilroy - Creator/Showrunner, Sanne Wohlenberg - Executive Producer, Dan Gilroy - Writer Episodes 7, 8 and 9, Brandon Roberts - Composer, David Acord - Sound Designer/Editor, Moderator - Jim Hemphill of Indiewire.’

PaleyLive: An Evening With Andor (the sold-out event from the 30th May)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_M9VSSRBMQ - a 54 minute video from the The Paley Center for Media youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'One in a series of programs and special screenings presented at The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles. This seminar celebrates “Andor,” the Disney+ sci-fi series which is a prequel to the theatrical “Star Wars” spinoff “Rogue One.”

Actor Patton Oswalt moderates the following panelists: executive producer/creator/writer Tony Gilroy; executive producer/cast member Diego Luna (Cassian Andor), executive producer Sanne Wohlenberg; and cast members Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma), Adria Arjona (Bix Caleen), and Ben Mendelsohn (Orson Krennic).

The panelists touch on such topics as: how working on a series that was fully written before production began gave the actors greater liberty to track their character’s story arc’s across the entire season; the epic scale of the production and Diego Luna’s appreciation for the production team’s attention to detail in creating an authentic universe, including practical sets and working props, for the actor’s to inhabit; how the covid pandemic informed Tony Gilroy’s writing process; Adria Arjona’s approach to pivotal scenes; Genevieve O’Reilly’s memories of filming “Mon Mothma’s” stirring speech from the third block of episodes in season two, and more.

Questions from Paley members then lead to a discussion of the following topics: how the actors collaborated with the costume designer on Andor’s stunning and intricate costumes, and whether a soundtrack including the fan-favorite EDM/rave-like music from episode three will be released.’

I’ll also try and add the video for the ‘Andor Season 2 Official Emmy #FYC Q&A’ event from the 1st June when it is released (there are some snippets up on x.com/andorofficial):-

‘Andor’ Showrunner Tony Gilroy on World-Building and Characters He’ll Miss Writing For | House of R

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGBXFWvPRsE - a 66 minute video from the The Ringer-Verse youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'Mal and Jo are joined by ‘Andor’ showrunner Tony Gilroy! They dive into everything from the world-building and ideology of ‘Andor’ to the fate of the Maya Pei Brigade, what’s in Syril’s box, and much more!

(00:00) Intro
(05:08) Speeches and Quotes in ‘Andor’
(07:16) World-Building in ‘Andor’
(10:24) The Sense of Place and Ideology in ‘Andor’
(15:30) Balance of Characters
(21:15) Power Dynamics and How They Shift
(23:32) If You Made ‘Rogue One’ After ‘Andor,’ How Would it Be Different?
(25:41) Jyn and Cassian’s Relationship
(26:52) Figuring Out Character Retributions
(29:42) Luthen and Saw
(34:35) Staying in His Five-Year Period
(36:40) Taking the Ideas of ‘Andor’ and Moving Beyond It
(43:39) Which Characters Will You Miss Writing For?
(46:11) Cinta Kaz and Tay Kolma’s Demise
(48:00) B2EMO and a Farewell Scene with Cassian
(51:57) Budget Restrictions Where They Had to Get Creative
(56:56) Lessons to Take from ‘Andor’
(01:00:35) Syril’s Private Box and Enza
(01:03:04) Did Anyone from the Maya Pei Brigade Survive?’

Andor: Tony Gilroy with Josh Horowitz

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ai3jDER3i0 - a 55 minute video form the The 92nd Street Y, New York youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'Calling all rebels and revolutionaries: Join us for a conversation with Tony Gilroy, the Academy Award and Emmy nominated creator known for his work on Michael Clayton, the Bourne franchise and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Gilroy brings a grounded, gritty take to the galaxy far, far away in Disney +’s hit series Andor, and is sitting down with MTV’s Josh Horowitz to discuss why he entered the Star Wars universe with this Peabody-winning and Emmy-nominated drama.

As Season 2 of the Star Wars prequel reaches its gripping conclusion, Gilroy pulls back the curtain on the sequence of events that ultimately lead to George Lucas’ 1977 classic Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Watch clips from the new season, along with behind-the-scenes insights — into the characters, the show’s bold narrative structure, its political undercurrents, its human-scale storytelling — and stories from working with stars Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, and more. The conversation was recorded on May 14th, 2025, at The 92nd Street Y, New York.’

Disney+ Q&A with ANDOR Creator Tony Gilroy and Writers Tom Bissell, Dan Gilroy, and Beau Willimon

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_eSF-K1I5o - a 1 hour video from the official Writers Guild Foundation youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘ANDOR Creator/Executive Producer/Writer Tony Gilroy and Writers Tom Bissell, Dan Gilroy, and Beau Willimon join NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans for a behind-the-scenes look at season two of the Disney+/Lucasfilm series. Learn more about how the team explored new thematic angles of the Star Wars franchise, how the collaborative environment helped the team solve creative challenges, and how the events of ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY informed their approach to crafting the backstories for beloved characters.’

Diego Luna, Genevieve O’Reilly + Tony Gilroy on Saying Goodbye to ‘Andor’

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-juwLpw1XMg - a 30 minute video at the Backstage youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Stars Diego Luna and Genevieve O’Reilly join creator Tony Gilroy to discuss how they’ve grown their “Star Wars” characters over the last decade, and what it means to let them go.’

How Andor Broke Every Rule of Star Wars (And Won)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_OzCitR6Vc - an 18 minute video at the Robbo youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'First released in 2022, Andor has reached widespread acclaim from both inside and outside the Star Wars fandom. But it is not their success that’s surprising. It’s their approach.

Because while every other show has tried to BE Star Wars, the creators of Andor wanted their show to be Anti-Star Wars. So, how does a show that breaks every rule that Disney has for Star Wars, create arguably the most widely acclaimed Star Wars show ever made?’

You Don’t Have To Know Anything About “Star Wars” To Watch “Andor” - Tony Gilroy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGAWOF5TtnE - 8 minute video from the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Peabody-winning writer and director Tony Gilroy is the creator and executive producer of “Andor,” a series that Gilroy says is accessible to everyone, whether or not they are a “Star Wars” fan. “Andor” is streaming now on Disney+.’

^ from https://x.com/lightspeedbear/status/1929584563640029601
 

There are similar info-graphs for other Star Wars content here: www.locationscreentime.com

A beautiful article with the cinematographer of Andor…
 

‘Cinematography of “Andor” – interview with Christophe Nuyens’ - from Pushing Pixels:-

www.pushing-pixels.org/2025/05/20/cinematography-of-andor-interview-with-christophe-nuyens.html

The Sound of ‘Andor,’ Season Two

www.youtube.com/watch?v=85voHYtTGwU - 29 minute video from the Mix youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Mix’s Tom Kenny sits down with the ‘Andor: A Star Wars Story’ sound team—re-recording mixer/supervising sound editor David Accord, production sound mixer Danny Hambrock and music mixer Geoff Foster—to discuss the complex audio challenges they faced in Season Two, particularly Episode 208, “Who Are You?”’

Interview with Andor Costume Designer Michael Wilkinson

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A8mcylKfbY - a 1 hour video at the Costume CO youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘Andor: A Star Wars Story, is an American science fiction television series created by Tony Gilroy for the streaming service Disney+. In this video, I interview series Costume Designer Michael Wilkinson (300, Justice League, Watchmen, Sucker Punch, American Hustle). Warning, there are some spoilers for the Andor seasons 1 and 2.’
 

^ Cracking videos - especially from the ATX Festival. Nice one, GOTW. 👍

Diego Luna Breaks Down the Ghorman Massacre

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TDQI0DOeqs - a 10 minute video from the Variety youtube channel.
 

The blurb: ‘‘Andor’ Star Diego Luna and Creator Tony Gilroy share the behind-the-scenes process for bringing Ghorman to life.’

Andor Creator Tony Gilroy | Roundtable Interview at Lucasfilm

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMFoXfbyjow - 25 minute video from the Children of the Watch youtube channel.
 

The blurb: 'oin Children of the Watch for a roundtable conversation with Tony Gilroy, the Creator and Executive Producer behind Andor, the latest hit Star Wars television show.

Alex got the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Tony and some of the greatest voices in Star Wars fan media, including ‪@StarWarsExplained‬ ‪@TriadoftheForce‬ and ‪@blastpoints‬ to discuss Andor Season 2. The discussion includes the introduction of the Force to the show, some of the real-world political and historical roots of Andor, and even Tony’s process for coming up with Star Wars names.

Special thank you to Tony and eall the wonderful shows involved in the discussion, and also to Lucasfilm for the invitation and for capturing the footage and audio from the conversation.’