‘Andor’ Season 2 Sets April 2025 Premiere Date on Disney+

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Caroline Brew editor “Andor” Season 2 has set its Disney+ premiere date. The “Star Wars” series, which chronicles the events leading up to the 2016 feature film “Rogue One,” will return on April 22, 2025.

The first season of the show — created and executive produced by “Rogue One” co-writer Tony Gilroy — takes place over the course of roughly a year in the life of the title character, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), as he transforms from a small-time criminal to a man prepared to join the fight against the Galactic Empire as the vestiges of the Rebel Alliance begin to form.

The 12-episode second season will take place over four years split into three-episode pods, with each pod covering a few consecutive days in each successive year before the events of “Rogue One.” “If you know your ending, it really helps,” Gilroy said while discussing Season 2 at a Star Wars Celebration fan convention in London. “We know exactly where we’re going.

You know what you have to deliver emotionally and what the story has to do. It’s a decision borne of survival, but it’s good for us creatively.” “Andor” received wide acclaim for exploring new facets of the “Star Wars” universe, delving into the lives of those who had previously been overlooked throughout the franchise. “I wanted to do it about real people,” Gilroy told Variety. “They’ve made all this IP about the royal family, in essence.