Andor: Diego Luna Provides Details on Cassian Andors Arc for Season 2 and the Challenges of the Seasons Time-Jumps

In an interview for Entertainment Weekly's podcast, Dagobah Dispatch, Cassian Andor himself, Diego Luna, chatted about his character's journey in Andor, and the challenge of having multiple time-jumps in season 2. Luna was joined alongside series showrunner, producer, and writer Tony Gilroy for the interview.



Andor season 2 is well in production, with a premiere scheduled around August 2024. Even though that premiere is well over a year away, Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy have provided ample amount of details about season 2, including the fact that season 2 will be the show's last season. They've also explained how the next season will span four years, and that every three episodes will skip forward one year later. Tony Gilroy explained more about Andor season 2's time-jumps and about the development of the Rebel Alliance while Diego Luna talked more about Cassian Andor's personal journey and about how he as an actor took on the challenge that came with the multiple time-jumps.



For Cassian, the first season revolved around him growing as a leader and deciding that he wants to become a rebel. When asked about what is Cassian's character arc in season 2, Luna had this to say:

Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Luna was also asked about how he was able get in the right mindset for the character, with it jumping into the future every three episodes. He responded with the following:

Andor season 2 is currently filming. Recently, it was reported that Tony Gilroy is pausing his producing duties on Andor in solidarity of the WGA's Strike. The interview published by Entertainment Weekly took place before the writers strike.



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