Andor critics describe it as dark, mature, and brand new

Diego Luna, who played Andor in Rogue One, will reprise his role in the series. Alongside Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly will also reprise her role as Mon Mothma, a Senator in the Galactic Empire who worked in secret to found the Rebel Alliance. Forest Whitaker will take up his character of Saw Gerrera, the leader of a rebel extremist group. Finally, Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote the screenplay for Rogue One, created and wrote Andor's screenplay.

Other notable cast members are Denise Gough, Fiona Shaw, Anton Valensi, Alex Ferms, Adria Arjona, and Stellan Skarsgård.

Even though Andor just premiered, it has already been renewed for a second season. The show's creator, Tony Gilroy, stated earlier in the year that production will start on the second season starting from November 2022.

Disney+ originally announced an August 31 release date for the series. However, they pushed it back to September 21 and promised to premiere the series with three episodes upon its release.

True to their word, Andor premiered on Disney+ on September 21 with three episodes. The rest of the series's twelve episodes will be released every Wednesday through November 23 when Andor's final episode will air.