Andoro is a hit for Disney+, breaking new ground in the galaxy far, far away. The series currently has a 91% rating and an 82% audience rating on Rotten tomatoesup with The Mandalorian like the best Disney+ Star Wars owned by the streaming giant. The series stars Diego Luna alongside Stellan Skarsgård, Alex Ferns, Genevieve O’Reilly, Kyle Soller and Wilf Scolding.
Tony Gilroycreator and writer of Andorowho wrote before Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyspoke to . recently StarWars.com and shared what he believes sets his show apart from previous works in the Star Wars universe. Over six episodes, we’ve seen a different part of the galaxy, a part full of ordinary citizens trying to escape the harshness of the Empire. But this, of course, was the plan for Gilroy, who wanted to avoid big cameos or characters from the Skywalker Saga of movies.
“This is an opportunity to put on a show about the common people of this galaxy and this tectonic, revolutionary pressure being exerted on them from all sides. Thrillers are always people under pressure. Most of the time there is an outer problem, but what’s great is all of the outer pressures that put pressure on people exposes all the other problems they have in their lives so if someone’s marriage is bad asking if you go the neighbor across the hall inform a whole new pressure on that. ordinary people under pressure and in a thriller that is the buy-in from the start.”
Gilroy’s approach to Andoro is paying off, with six episodes remaining in the first season. Fans can tune in to Andoro streaming every Wednesday on Disney+.
Andor leads to Rogue: One A Star Wars Story
The public first heard about Luna’s character, Andor, in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Certainly a lot happens between the events of Andoro and villain Awhich Gilroy calls “The Education of Cassian Andor.”
“He still has so much to learn,” Gilroy explains to StarWars.com. “It’s the road to Damascus for him. It’s real education. There’s a pivotal moment when he can no longer pretend to be completely untouched by the empire. He can no longer pretend to be a mercenary.” Gilroy continues: “He can no longer have one foot in and one foot out. He’s in such a deep, deep problem… He has to make some really big decisions about who he’s going to be.”
Andoro is already prepared for a second season, as the series was initially planned for a two-season, 12-episode arc for its character. Fans can watch the first half of Season 1, available now on Disney+.