Everything we know about the Star Wars Andor series as Disney confirms new release date

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Star Wars series Andor launches on Disney+.Fans were delighted when the trailer for the 12-part series landed at the Star Wars Celebration 2022 - with huge names including Diego Luna and Fiona Shaw announced as part of the cast.Alongside news of a third Mandalorian series, plus the launch of Tales Of The Jedi, there is plenty for fans to look forward to from the Star Wars universe in the upcoming year.READ NEXT: Star Wars fan event to visit the UK next year as Star Wars Celebration 2023 announcedHowever, with the launch of Andor drawing closer, Daily Star takes a look at everything we know about the series so far.The series, as the name suggests, is about Cassian Andor, who Star Wars fans first met in critically acclaimed 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars story.Spoiler alert - although Cassian Andor died alongside Jin Erso at the end of Rogue One, Andor will take viewers back into Cassian's origin story and how he helped to found the Rebel Alliance.Billed as a 'rousing spy thriller', it will follow the Rebel Alliance's mission to restore hope to the Galaxy.Diego Luna will reprise his role as Cassian Andor for the new series.

However, Diego revealed to Entertainment Weekly that he did not expect to be invited back for an entire series after making Rogue One, saying: "I thought it was going to be a one-time thing in my life, and I shared it with my kids, and I saw it.

I was ready to move on."Then I was invited to [return for the show], and it made complete sense. I had so much more to say and do with this role."He added: "I just wanted to explore many things that I thought about while I was shooting that a film would never allow you to explore."As well as Diego Luna, the series will also feature huge Hollywood names.