Star Wars prequel Andor star Diego Luna talks about the upcoming Disney+ show says, 'It’s the journey of a migrant'

Stars Wars prequel Andor which has currently wrapped production has already been greenlit for a second season by the studio. The first season will consist of twelve episodes and will be expected to stream on Disney + in mid to late 2022.

The show is a prequel to the 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars story set five years before the events of the movie and will follow Cassian Andor played by Diego Luna a rebel spy, and his efforts to stop the Empire on the planet of Endor.

Actress Genevieve O’Reilly will also be reprising her role from Rogue One as Mon Mothma.

Screenwriter Tony Gilroy and Diego Luna spoke to Vanity Fair about the project , Luna said: 

“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.”

Gilroy went to add, "This guy gave his life for the galaxy, right? I mean, he consciously, soberly, without vanity or recognition, sacrificed himself. Who does that? That’s what this first season is about. It’s about him being really revolution-averse and cynical, and lost, and kind of a mess." 

"His adopted home will become the base of our whole first season, and we watch that place become radicalized. Then we see another planet that’s completely taken apart in a colonial kind of way. The Empire is expanding rapidly. They’re wiping out anybody who’s in their way.”

So Andor will take place during the height of the Empire's power and will focus on the early days of the Rebel Alliance, while Star Wars fans will know the ultimate fate of the character it will be still interesting to see his journey.

The cast of the show includes Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, and Genevieve O'Reilly.