The Rebellion Is Here in the Final Trailer For "Andor" Season 1

Updated on 9/10/2022 at 6:30 PM

At Star Wars Celebration on May 26 in Anaheim, CA, Lucasfilm gave its biggest look yet at the upcoming Disney+ series "Andor," which sees Diego Luna reprise his role as Cassian Andor from "Rogue One." Luna, series creator Tony Gilroy, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, and Genevieve O'Reilly, who will reprise her role as Mon Mothma, all spilled some big details during the panel, which POPSUGAR was on hand for.

Not only did Disney release the first teaser trailer, but it also gave some major clues about Andor's journey. Gilroy explained that the new series' first season will take place five years before the events of "Rogue One." The 12-episode season will cover one year of Andor's life. Season two — which Gilroy announced will go into production this fall — will cover the next four years and end with Andor just as he walks onto screen in "Rogue One."

"This is the story about the people. The story that has the most to do with us," Luna said about the show, which deals with those rebelling against the Empire. "It's about what we can do, the power we have." He also joked, "The beauty of this show is there's no way they'll kill me," referencing Andor's sacrifice at the end of "Rogue One."

Luna said that at the beginning of the first season, Andor is a "very selfish man," and he won't be recognizable to fans as the same hero from "Rogue One." The show will take him on the journey to becoming the rebel leader fans love so much. O'Reilly also talked about how special it was to be returning to the character of Mon Mothma, whom she first portrayed in "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" way back in 2005. She noted how unique it was to play a character as a young woman and then as an older woman.

On Sept. 10, the cast was on hand to premiere the series' final trailer before "Andor" premieres on Disney+ on Sept. 21. "Spies, saboteurs, assassins, we've all done terrible things on behalf of the rebellion," Luna says in the trailer, echoing an iconic Andor line from "Rogue One." The cast promised that the new series will be a "twenty-four episode spy thriller."

Read on for everything we know about the Disney+ series, including the new trailer and details info about the rest of the cast of characters.

"Andor" Final Trailer

Disney released the final trailer for "Andor" on Sept. 10 at D23 Expo.

"Andor" Release Date

While "Andor" was previously scheduled to release its first two episodes at the end of August, on Aug. 1, Disney+ announced that the premiere date has been pushed back to Sept. 21 along with the debut of the show's official two-and-a-half-minute trailer. While Star Wars fans will no doubt be bummed about the additional time they'll have to endure before "Andor" is finally on their screens, they'll be happy to know a whopping three episodes will drop on the premiere date.

"Andor" Cast

Diego Luna returns as Cassian Andor, and Genevieve O'Reilly will once again portray Mon Mothma. Adria Arjona, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, and Kyle Soller will also star. Stellan Skarsgård will be a leader in the rebellion, Luthen Rael. At D23 Expo, it was revealed that Arjona's character, Bix Caleen, has an "on-again, off-again" relationship with Cassian. Meanwhile, Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy teased that Soller will play an instantly iconic new villain, an imperial officer named Syril.

"Andor" First Episode

"Andor"'s first three episodes will be released on Disney+ on Sept. 21. There will be 12 episodes in total.

"Andor" Timeline

Series creator Tony Gilroy revealed that "Andor" season one will begin five years before the events of "Rogue One" and cover the time of one year. Season two will cover the four years after and end with the beginning of "Rogue One." That movie takes place shortly before "A New Hope."