Cassian Andor Release Date, Plot, Cast, and Everything we know so far

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Cassian Andor Updates: Disney and Lucasfilm have been making the most of the Star Wars franchise by bringing new stories to Disney+.

While The Mandalorian writers are currently working on Season 3, the folks over at Lucasfilm are also busy developing the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story prequel series about Cassian Andor.

It’s been confirmed that the Disney+ show will bring back a host of memorable Rogue One characters alongside new faces.

The still-untitled project was announced in late 2018, with the series being written by The Americans’ scribes Stephen Schiff and Rogue One co-writer Tony Gilroy, who will also serve as showrunner and director, though how many episodes he’s set to direct remains unclear. Joining the writing staff is Gilroy’s brother, Nightcrawler’s Dan Gilroy, and House of Cards creator Beau Willimon.

All About Cassian Andor

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There have been plenty of updates about the Cassian Andor series lately, so we’ve compiled everything we know so far about the Disney+ show’s release date, cast, plot, and more.

There’s currently no scheduled release date for the series. The untitled project was supposed to begin production in London this year, but it’s unclear how the series will move forward now with all the coronavirus-related shutdowns.

Longtime Star Wars special effects artist Neal Scanlan did tell FanSided that some work had begun prior to the shutdown:

We eventually worked four or so weeks into it before, unfortunately, we were being like everywhere right now in response to the crisis; we had to lockdown for a while.

That’s some good news right there, but it’s best to expect the series to be pushed back regardless. With all that in mind, it’s possible the series might make it to Disney+ by mid to late 2021.

There isn’t much to know about the plot right now. However, the show is set five years prior to Rogue One, which followed a ragtag crew on a mission to steal the Death Star plans, ultimately leading right up to the beginning of A New Hope.

That’s plenty of time for Cassian to have his own solo adventures before he’s unfortunately killed off at the end of Rogue One.

Obviously, Diego Luna is back. When the show was being disclosed, Luna expressed his enthusiasm at returning to the Star Wars universe as Cassian.

Alan Tudyk will repeat his role as K-2SO, the reprogrammed Imperial droid who fulfills as Cassian’s loyal sidekick. In a fun turn of events, Genevieve O’Reilly will return to her role as Rebellion leader Mon Mothma, a role she originated in Revenge of the Sith.