Andor season 2: key information
– Arriving in late April
– Will receive a three-episode premiere, with other episodes releasing in three batches every week
– First trailer released in February
– Main cast set to return
– New cast additions revealed in late 2012
– Comprises 12 episodes spanning four years in the Star Wars timeline
– Leads directly into the events of 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie
– There won’t be a third season
Andor season 2 isn’t far away from gracing our screens, so it’s high time that Lucasfilm released a trailer. Thankfully, the Star Wars franchise’s overlords have finally done so as its first teaser landed online in late February.
If you missed it, you can watch it below. That’s not all you’ll learn about Andor‘s second season ahead of its Disney Plus debut on April 22, either. Indeed, this guide is full of key information on the acclaimed series’ final chapter, including its release schedule, confirmed cast, story specifics, and more about the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story prequel show’s next installment.
Major spoilers for Andor season 1 follow (NB: read my spoiler-free Andor season 1 review first if you haven’t see it yet) so proceed with caution, rebel.
Andor season 2 release date
On April 22, 2025, #Andor returns to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/c6P3pdNBi6November 9, 2024
Andor season 2 will arrive on April 22 (US) and April 23 (UK and Australia). In my view, its release date is a missed opportunity for the best Star Wars show, in my opinion, but whatever. Before we learned about its actual launch dat, Disney had only revealed Andor season 2 wouldn’t be part of Disney Plus’ 2024 line-up.
What time will Andor season 2 episode 1 be released on Disney Plus?
Cassian’s journey continues. The second season of #Andor streams April 22, only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/lrUJDwlCG3February 24, 2025
Given it’ll arrive on a Tuesday in the US, and a Wednesday in the UK and Australia, Andor season 2 will likely follow Disney Plus’ recent release time format. That means US viewers will be able to stream its first episode at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET. Meanwhile, UK audiences can catch it at 2 AM GMT and Australian fans at 12 PM AEST.
You’ll be able to watch more than one episode on launch day, too. Per StarWars.com, the 12 episodes that’ll comprise season will be released in four weekly chapters of three episodes apiece. So, you’ll be able to watch season 2 episodes 1 to 3 on April 22 or April 23, depending on where you live.
Confused? For a full breakdown of season 2’s entire release schedule, read on:
- Andor season 2 episode 1 – April 22 (US); April 23 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 2 – April 22 (US); April 23 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 3– April 22 (US); April 23 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 4 – April 29 (US); April 30 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 5 – April 29 (US); April 30 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 6 – April 29 (US); April 30 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 7 – May 6 (US); May 7 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 8 – May 6 (US); May 7 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 9 – May 6 (US); May 7 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 10 – May 13 (US); May 14 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 11 – May 13 (US); May 14 (UK and Australia)
- Andor season 2 episode 12 – May 13 (US); May 14 (UK and Australia)
Andor season 2 trailer
At long last, Andor season 2’s first trailer was released on February 24. It teases plenty, too, including the return of Rogue One villain Orson Krennic and Cassian’s android bestie K-2SO, the Death Star’s creation, and an absurd amount of action. Here’s hoping we’ll get another teaser in the run-up to release.
Andor season 2 cast: confirmed and rumored
Full spoilers follow for Andor season 1 and Rogue One.
Here’s the confirmed cast for Andor season 2 so far:
- Diego Luna as Cassian Andor
- Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma
- Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael
- Denise Gough as Dedra Meero
- Kyle Soller as Syril Karn
- Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen
- Forrest Whittaker as Saw Gerrera
- Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Krennic
- Alan Tudyk as K-2SO
- Théo Costa Marini as Dilan
- Alaïs Lawson as Enza Rylanz
The first seven actors were part of season 1’s cast. After reports emerged that Rogue One villain Orson Krennic would appear in Andor season 2, confirmation that Mendelsohn will reprise his role as Krennic, aka the Galactic Empire’s Director of Advanced Weapons Research from Rogue One, came via season 2’s first teaser. K-2SO – the Imperial security droid who’s Cassian’s mechanical BFF in Rogue One – is confirmed to be part of proceedings, too.
Fellow season 2 newcomers include Marini and Lawson as Dilan and Enza who, based on the image below, will aid Cassian at some point this season.
There are plenty of returning faces – from season 1 and Rogue One – who may be part of proceedings. Faye Marsay’s Vel Sartha, Varada Sethu’s Cinta Kaz, Elizabeth Dulau’s Kleya Marki, and Anton Lesser’s Major Partagaz may have supporting roles. Meanwhile, speaking to Empire, Andy Serkis didn’t deny that Kino Loy will live to fight another day. Chatting to SlashFilm, showrunner Tony Gilroy also teased “we didn’t see him die”, so Kino may still be alive.
Where Rogue One returnees are concerned, we know Duncan Pow’s Ruescott Melshi is back, with Gilroy confirming as much to Deadline. Imperial bigwig Wullf Yularen (Malcolm Sinclair), who dates all the way back to Episode IV: A New Hope, also featured in season 1, so I also expect him to return, too.
Lastly, I wouldn’t be surprised if other familiar faces from Rogue One, such as Bodhi Rook (Riz Ahmed), an Empire pilot who defects to the Rebellion and Tivik (Daniel Mays), the Rebel spy Cassian kills early on in Rogue One, make appearances. Gilroy (via SlashFilm) and Luna (per The Pop Verse and Rotten Tomatoes) have teased that other characters seen in Rogue One may pop up as well.
Star Wars: Andor season 2 plot synopsis and rumors
Major spoilers follow for Andor season 1.
Here’s a brief story synopsis for Andor season 2, courtesy of a Disney press release: “Season 2 carries [on] the story of Cassian Andor and the emerging rebel alliance over the climactic four years that lead to the discovery of The Death Star and the events of Rogue One… season two will see relationships intensify as the horizon of galactic war draws near. Everyone will be tested and, as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound.”
As the plot brief confirms, this season will be split into four chapters, comprising three episodes apiece, that each depict a 12-month period covering a pivotal few days of the Star Wars timeline (check out our guide to how to watch the Star Wars movies in order for more on where it’ll be set). Gilroy also revealed to Collider that “a great deal has happened in the interim [between season 1’s finale and the start of season 2]”, so expect some plot exposition to be laid out in this season’s premiere.
“In the first year, it’s a story set across, like, a Friday, Saturday, and a Sunday,” Gilroy told TechRadar of Andor season 2’s time jumps. “Then, we jump a year and we set that story around seven days. Then, we jump another year and I think that’s told across two weeks. The last block will tell a story set in the five days before Rogue One, so it’s very cool. From a storytelling point of view, it’s very sexy.”
So, we know the beginning and end of Andor season 2, but everything in between remains a mystery. Nevertheless, we have some ideas of what to expect, based on what Gilroy and the show’s cast have said.
“The beauty of this show is that even though sometimes you know what’s going to happen, it hits you as though you’re learning it for the first time,” star Diego Luna further elaborated in a discussion with Entertainment Weekly (EW). “You are witnessing this from the inside, from the personal perspective. You get to live it with the characters, or through the characters. Therefore, it hits you differently. It’s not about the events, necessarily, but about the choices made and the risks these characters are taking. It’s because you know them that you care like you didn’t care before.”
“One of the great thrills of making Andor is the scale of the story and the number of characters we’re able to meet — ordinary people, Imperial overlords, passionate revolutionaries,” Gilroy told StarWars.com. “They are real people making epic decisions, all of them staring down questions with terrifying consequences. Cassian’s journey is the soul and spine of our story, but it’s the choir that makes the show. I’m so excited for audiences to see where we go in Season 2.”
Diego Luna on the potential goodbye between Cassian and Bix in season 2 of #Andor for Rotten Tomatoes 🔗: https://t.co/RHDZTHIPcQ pic.twitter.com/RnXwosUwioAugust 10, 2024
So, what did the season 1 finale set up for its successor? The titular character briefly returned to his home planet Ferrix for the funeral of his adoptive mother Maarva. After she posthumously incited an anti-Imperial riot (via a recorded hologram), he rescued ex-girlfriend Bix Caleen from Imperial torture and convinced morally flexible Rebel Alliance kingpin Luthen Rael not to kill him. Now that the previously ambivalent Cassian has a reason to take the fight to the Empire, he’ll be a fully fledged member of the Alliance next time we see him.
“Cassian’s commitment to the cause is not in doubt,” Gilroy explained to Polygon. “If it was about him becoming a revolutionary, then the second half is about him becoming a leader.”
Although her name isn’t in the title, Andor was as much about Mon Mothma as its eponymous thief-turned-spy. In season 2, she has to evolve from a respected senator helping fund the Rebels on the sly, to the leader we see making pivotal decisions on Yavin IV in Rogue One. So, you can expect her character to evolve further, such as her needing to turn a blind eye to the activities of the Rebel Alliance’s operatives (like the aforementioned Rael) who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.
“If your business is based on paranoia and secrecy and death, how do you expand your business?” Gilroy asked in EW. “How do you go public? How do you go wide? What happens to all the original gangsters and the hardcore people who built that road? What happens to them, and how do they integrate with [a legitimate Rebel Alliance]?”
Speaking of Yavin IV, Gilroy let slip to Collider that we’ll be paying a visit to the Rebel base’s headquarters soon. That’s just one of “five different planets” we’ll visit, too, Luna confirmed in conversation with Rotten Tomatoes.
Elsewhere, Cassian will also be doing his best to stay ahead of Dedra Meero, the ambitious Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) agent who became obsessed with catching him. Matters may be a bit more complicated, however, now that she owes a debt to disgraced police officer Syril Karn, who saved her from rioters on Ferrix in season 1’s finale.
After their surprisingly close encounter in a broom cupboard, Karn – the most intriguing, multi-layered character in the show – surely has a big part to play in the pursuit of Andor, the man who effectively ruined his career. Expect Meero and Karn to team up to try and track down Andor and his fellow revolutionaries.
Given Andor season 2 directly leads into Rogue One (and, by proxy, Star Wars Episode IV), we’ll eventually see the Rebel Alliance learn about the Death Star and the Empire’s plan to use it. In the post-credits scene of season 1’s final episode, we learned that Cassian, Kino, and other Narkina 5 prisoners had been building components for the Death Star’s lazer array, meaning they had a hand in its creation.
“It [the Death Star’s construction] will still be the looming threat,” Gilroy told THR. “Rogue One is all about discovering what it is. [Season 2 is] about who picks up the final breadcrumbs that lead to the beginning of Rogue One. In Rogue One, Cassian goes to the Ring of Kafrene to meet Tivik, who is from Saw’s group, and he says ‘Oh my God, it’s a planet killer’. Cassian knows some shit, but he’s looking for answers. So we’ll [cover] the breadcrumbs that lead up to that. But we have a situation where Cassian will never know that what he was building is actually the machine that’s going to kill him.”
Amid all the intergalactic and political warfare, one seemingly forgotten plot thread continues to dangle in the background: has Cassian given up on finding his sister, which is what set Andor‘s events in motion in its premiere?
“I don’t think so,” Luna teased to Collider. “I don’t think it’s over in Rogue One, because I see that as one thing. It’s like the feeling, it’s one of those things that kind of follow every decision you make, or never letting [go] anymore, not again. That kind of thing. And I think that’s behind the decision of that last mission, that suicide mission in Rogue One. That’s for her. That’s for Maarva, that’s for his people, for his community. I love the arc that Tony has built, and the arc ends in Rogue One, not in season 2. I think it’s going to be quite amazing to watch Rogue One after you see season 2.”
Will there be an Andor season 3?
No – and it won’t do, either. Andor season 2 will directly lead into the events of Rogue One, so there won’t be a third and final chapter to stream on Disney Plus.
If you want, you can just consider Rogue One to be Andor season 3 in all but name. But, once season 2 is released, there won’t be another one after it. Sad faces all around.
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