The latestStar Warsseries,The Book Of Boba Fett,is about to wrap its first season. However, there’s still plenty of upcomingStar Warscontent on the horizon, includingAndor, which may already be gearing up for a second season, according to Stellan Skarsgard.
Star Wars: Andoris expected to premiere on Disney Plus later this year. Recently,Star Wars: Andoractor Skarsgardrevealed that a second season of the show is already in the works.
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Talking to the Swedish news site Dagens Nyheter, Skarsgård said, “We start with ‘Dune 2’ in July. And then in the autumn, it’s time for the second season of the Star Wars series ‘Andor’.” While there has been no official confirmation of a second season from Disney or Lucasfilm, it’s starting to look likeAndorwill not be a limited series as many originally thought.Andoris set several years before the events ofRogue One: A Star Wars Storyand will focus on the early days of rebel alliance spy Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). Luna will be reprising his role inAndor, along with several other actors fromRogue One, including Genevieve O’Reilly, who portrayed rebel leader Mon Mothim in the film, and Forrest Whitaker, who is rumored to be returning as the brutal resistance fighter Saw Gerrara.
Even though the first season hasn’t even premiered yet, season 2 ofAndorhas been rumored for some time now. Not long ago actor Alan Tudyk, who voiced reprogrammed security droid K-2SO in theRogue One,teased that while he may not be appearing in the first season ofAndor, showrunner Tony Gilroy had plans for the character down the road. Disney Plus has seen a lot of success with its recent venture intolive-actionStar WarsTV, including the massively popular seriesThe Mandalorian,which premiered on the platform back in 2019. The show’s popularity has led to several spinoffs getting the green light, includingThe Book of Boba Fettand the upcomingAhsokaseries starring Rosario Dawson as the rogue Jedi.
While thefirst season ofAndorhas reportedly wrapped production, it appears that the nextStar Warsseries to premiere on Disney Plus will beKenobi.The upcoming highly-anticipated limited series will see actors Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen reprise their prequel-era roles as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. While there’s no official release date at the moment,Kenobiis reportedly eyeing a May 2022 release date, possibly in conjunction with “May the 4th.” Disney Plus has previously used the unofficialStar Warsholiday to premiere the franchises TV shows, such as the animated spinoff seriesThe Bad Batch.
