Andor Is the Most Grounded Star Wars Can Get, Diego Luna Confirms No Jedi Around

New interviews with the cast and crew of the upcoming series Andor are teasing a more realistic Star Wars show than usual. The series will deal with the formation of the Rebel Alliance leading up to the Battle of Scarif and subsequently the Battle of Yavin, but ultimately, it will be a series about the people that formed the Rebellion.



In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Diego Luna was asked what Andor will explore that the rest of the Star Wars Disney Plus slate hasn't. The actor responded:

In another interview with Variety, Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy reaffirmed Luna's sentiments:

He also teased that there will be legacy characters popping up in season 1, but it was never done in a fan service way. With Andor being set five years before the original Star Wars, and concurrently with Star Wars: Rebels, there is a lot of room for familiar faces to appear.



(L-R): Sergeant Mosk (Alex Ferns), Chief Inspector Hyne (Rupert Vansittart) and Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.



Kyle Soller, who plays the Imperial Security Bureau officer Syril Karn, couldn't believe it was a Star Wars script:

That grounded nature also happened on set, where no green screens were involved, and everything was built. Adria Arjona, who plays Cassian's friend on the planet Ferrix Bix Caleen, told Variety:

Denise Gough, who plays Supervisor Dedra Meero, was also very impressed on set:

The trailers and promotional material released to this point depict real-world parallels and a show even more grounded than Rogue One. We will see it for ourselves when the first three episodes of Andor arrive on Disney Plus on September 21.



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