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Creator / showrunner Tony Gilroy excuse why there would n’t be an " Andor " without Lucasfilm ’s bread and butter and the success of " The Mandalorian . "
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No one can ever accuseTony Gilroyof being thankless asAndoris the second unrecorded - activity Star Wars serial to ever see a second time of year on Disney+ after the streamer ’s flagship seriesThe MandalorianTheJon Favreauseries made its debut in 2019 to serve establish the platform and easy has become the most successful bouncy - activeness franchise serial to date . With uncertainly surroundingThe Mandalorian’sfourth time of year and the upcoming 2026 liberation ofThe Mandalorian & Grogu , Andorwill bow graciously after the 2d time of year as it paves direct to 2016’sRogue One , leavingAsokathe only other Star Wars alive - activity serial still active as filming will be underway shortly given the unsure fates ofSkeleton Crew , Obi - Wan Kenobi , andThe Book of Boba Fettand cancellation ofThe Acolyte .
Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Grateful for Lucasfilm’s Support and Protection
As far as how ambitiousAndoris , Gilroy said a serial of this nature " will never pass again , " tellingEmpire , " Not because we ’re so great , but because no one ’s ever gon na start a show on this scale again , and dart it practically , and have the resources and the protection to do something like this . " The Maker and showrunner is also thankful of all the financial support he ’s received . " We were protect all the way down the telephone circuit . Kathy [ Kennedy ] protected us . Lucasfilm protect us . Bob Iger protected us . The audience protected us . ' The Mandalorian ' protected us . We had all these people out there backing our play . "
With positive response to thePedro Pascal - star show come the opportunities , " The success of ' The Mandalorian ' gave us the platform to leap out off , " Gilroy explains . " Their success is what would fuel the whole thing . I intend , no Baby Yoda , no Andor . Seriously . Do n’t think that we do n’t know that . " Gilroy is also aware of how divided Star Wars fan can be . " Online , [ people ] essay to motor a wedge heel all the time between us and [ Jon ] Favreau and [ Dave ] Filoni , " he say . " It ’s horrifying what multitude say ; it ’s terrible . And the truth is , we do n’t have a show without them . They gave us the muscle to go . "
Season two ofAndor , which starsDiego Luna , Stellan Skarsgård , Alan Tudyk , Denise Gough , Kyle Soller , Genevieve O’Reilly , Adria Arjona , Forest Whitaker , Benjamin Bratt , andBen Mendelsohn , premieres on Disney+ on April 22nd .
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