Andor is the best-reviewed Star Wars series other than The Mandalorian, but it’s been relegated only to those who subscribe to Disney+. Well, Disney’s going to change that as the show enters its second and final season. Today, it was announced that Andor‘s first season is now available to stream on Hulu and YouTube.
Here’s how it will work. All of Andor‘s first season is available to watch now on Hulu. The first three episodes can be found on the Disney+ YouTube channel, along with a 14-minute recap which is good for newcomers and those of us who could use a refresher of the twisty plotting.
And yet there’s still more. Showrunner and creator Tony Gilroy is hosting a live rewatch show on Thursday, March 13th at 3pm EST. He’ll be joined by select show stars, special guests, and more to go over specific key scenes from the first season, talk about the behind-the-scenes stuff, and to answer fan questions. It’s a clever way to grab an audience who may have heard of how great Andor is but have been unable to check it out for themselves.
Diego Luna returns as Cassian Andor for the last time, the Rebel Alliance’s espionage expert as the drumbeat to war with the Empire bangs on. The series takes place years ahead of the events in Rogue One, as Cassian evolves from a disinterested scavenger to a key member of the Rebel Army, willing to sacrifice his life for the cause. Of course, we know how his story ends, but it’s exciting to see how he gets to that fateful moment.
This season of Andor consists of 12 episodes, broken down into 4 chapters of 3 episodes each. Tony Gilroy, Beau Willimon, Dan Gilroy, and Tom Bissell each wrote a block of episodes, directed by Ariel Kleiman (Eps. 1-6), Janus Metz (Eps. 7-9) and Alonso Ruizpalacios (Eps. 10-12).
Joining Luna in the cast are Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau, Alan Tudyk, with Ben Mendelsohn and Forest Whitaker.
Andor season 2 hits Disney+ on April 22nd. Here’s the synopsis:
The second season takes place as the horizon of war draws near, and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance. Everyone will be tested, and as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices, and conflicting agendas will become profound. Rife with political intrigue and danger, the series is a prequel to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” which portrayed a heroic band of rebels who steal the plans to the Empire’s weapon of mass destruction—The Death Star—setting the stage for the events of the original 1977 film. “Andor” sets the clock back five years from the events of “Rogue One” to tell the story of the film’s hero, Cassian Andor, and his transformation from disinterested, cynical nobody into a rebel hero on his way to an epic destiny.
