New TV Spot For Lucasfilm's Upcoming STAR WARS Series ANDOR
Disney+ has released a new TV spot for the upcoming Rogue One prequel Star Wars series Andor. I was actually more impressed than I thought I’d be with the first trailer that was released. I don’t really care for this character, but if this series can actually make me care about this character… then the creators of the series win the game!
The promo features some new footage that highlights the early beginnings of the Rebellion, as more and more people are starting to see that there’s something seriously wrong with the Empire.
The series stars Diego Luna as Cassian Andor and the story is set five years before the events of Rogue One, and it tracks how and why Cassian joined the rebellion as the Empire aggressively expands its reach across the galaxy. The series is described as a "refugee story" that sees people trying to escape from a fully powered Empire. Luna previously shared, “It's the journey of a migrant. That feeling of having to move is behind this story, very profoundly and very strong. That shapes you as a person. It defines you in many ways, and what you are willing to do."
Forest Whitaker is reprising his role from Rogue One as Clone Wars veteran and radical insurgent Saw Gerrera, and O’Reilly is returning as Mon Mothma, one of the founders of the Rebel Alliance.
Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote the Rogue One screenplay and was the uncredited director on reshoots for the film, created the 12-episode series, and he has described it as “a narrative that reaches across a vast ensemble,” which includes Stellan Skarsgard (Thor), Adria Arjona (Morbius), Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), Denise Gough (Under the Banner of Heaven) and Kyle Soller (Poldark). Then there’s Forest Whitaker who will reprise his role as Saw Gerrera, Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma, and Ben Mendelsohn, who will reportedly be back as Imperial Director Orson Krennic.
The directors include Toby Haynes (Black Mirror: USS Callister), Benjamin Caron (The Crown) and Susanna White (Bleak House).
Part one of the series will be released on Disney+ on August 31st, with a two-episode launch. Part two of the series, which will lead right up to the events of Rogue One, will begin production this fall.