Disney has been busyfilling in their newly announcedStar Warstimeline with movies and streaming shows. On July 10, 2025, Kathleen Kennedy unleashed a torrent ofStar Warscontent during Disney Investors Day. Among the vast list wasStar Wars: Andor, a newDisney Plusseries revolving around Cassian Andor, a Rebel character introduced inRogue One: A Star Wars Storyback in 2016. Little is yet known aboutStar Wars: Andor, except that it takes place five years beforeRogue Oneand follows the events of the Rebellion in its infancy. The only other information about it is that it is a spy thriller. Based on what fans know about Cassian Andor, the show might go down an unexpected dark path.
Cassian Andorwas a soldier, a pilot, and a spy. As a child, he fought in theClone Warsagainst the Republic. Later, he linked up with Alliance rebels against the Galactic Empire. InRogue One: A Star Wars StoryCassian Andor joined the fateful mission led by Jyn Erso to the Imperial Databank on planet Scarif where, after successfully beaming the Death Star plans to a Rebel command ship, the Empire fired a laser shot from the Death Star destroying the whole base and everyone on it, including Erso and Andor.Rogue Oneis a fixed date in Cassian Andor’s life. This is where he dies.Star Wars: Andorintends to show the five years leading up to the Battle of Scarif, to explore his involvement with the early Rebellion, andhis morally dubious activities.
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It needs to be said that Cassian Andor is not a morally good character. The first time the audience meets him inRogue Onehe murders a guy (alas poor Tivik). Later, after Jyn Erso discovers he was ordered to assassinate her father and used her to get to him, Andor defends his mission to Erso by saying that everything he did, especially the things he regrets, he did for the victory of the Rebellion. He is a character with afanatically blind devotion to the rebel cause, an extremist.
Andor claims he must do what is necessary to win the war, but should that include unsanctioned murder (Tivik) or assassination (Galen Erso)? How would Princess Leia and Senator Bail Organa react to the justification “do whatever it takes to win?” Neither of them would endorse that type of conduct. Their moral code excludes murder and treachery. Is that not the code of the Rebel Alliance overall?
Andor, then, is a villain, he is neck-deep in guilt, and regardless of the rebels winning or losing the war, he would be tried as a war criminal. He knows that if they fail, all the blood on his hands becomes evidence of his many crimes.If they win, he could convince himself it was all worth it for the liberation of oppressed worlds. Thereby, he is devoted to the cause at all costs. Andor belongs with the likes of Saw Gerrera, a faction condemned by the Rebel Alliance for violence and terrorism.
Considering how Cassian Andor is portrayed inRogue One,Star Wars: Andorhas the range to go dark, to explore the gritty reality offighting against the Galactic Empire. The show must remember, however, that the Rebellion is cast as the good guys in the Original Trilogy, it would be a deviation to have the early rebels conduct the war in an unfavorable manner. It is a fine line the showrunners set for themselves.
So, what kind of show willStar Wars: Andorbe? Will it take a chance to explore the dark nature of Andor as he tries to survive the civil war and contribute to the rebellion? Will it downplay the violence? It was revealed that Andor’s partnerK-2S0 will not have a role in the series, at least at its onset. Will there be a new character to serve as the opposition to his moral quandaries? The periodAndoroccurs matches exactly that of theStar Wars: RebelsTV show.Rebelsfollowed the Lothal Rebellion and included Jedi’s. It is unlikely thatAndorwillincorporate the Force or any Jedi, except possibly Ahsoka Tano. There is a high probability that the show will feature characters like Hera Syndulla, Mon Mothma, and Bail Oragana, and even potentially another digitally face-swapped Princess Leia.
Star Wars: Andormight be exactly the type of series fans want to see: an espionage-laced spy-thriller with undercover missions, high profile assassinations,critical folio heists, and deadly street chases.Andormay also coincide with otherStar Warsseries likeStar Wars: Rebels,which takes place at the same time asAndor, and havesurprise cross overs. It could be a refreshingStar Warsstory if it delves into the experiences of Andor in the rebellion, so the audience can witness how he made his decisions and whether he is justified in going to the extreme.
