Star Wars: Andor showrunner warns fans not to get to attached to anyone on the show

The latest Star Wars series Andor premier last week and received positive reactions from critics and fans, with many saying that it is the best show in the franchise since The Mandalorian.

The series is set five years before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV and follows the adventures of Cassian Andor, a new spy in the Rebel Alliance.

The show will fill in the gaps in Cassian's life after he joins the rebels and his final mission to retrieve the Deat Star plans from the Empire in Rogue One.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the creator of the show Tony Gilroy warned audiences not to get too attached to any of the characters, as he had to kill off a lot of characters as the show will only have two seasons.

"We literally have around 200 speaking parts in the first 12 episodes. When I figured out season two, I had to make about 30 phone calls to the actors that I knew were going to go forward. I had to call them up and say, “Hey, this is what I’m thinking. This is when you live. This is when you die. This is how many episodes you’re in.”

"I mean, the body count is high all the way through, but people live. It’s a revolution. It’s a very intense period of time. People are doing very dangerous things. Some people live and some people don’t. How do we know who lives or dies at the end from the previous Star Wars? You wouldn’t know. I mean, there’s people buried in Yavin. Who knows who’s there."

The cast includes Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Joplin Sibtain, James McArdle, Rupert Vansittart, Stellan Skarsgård, Fiona Shaw, Alex Ferns, Gary Beadle, and Genevieve O'Reilly.

New episodes of Star Wars: Andor will stream on Disney+ every Wednesday.