At this point I don’t know what to say about the second and final season of Andor other than please give it to me now. This second trailer leans hard on that ominous alert-siren sound, which pulses behind just about every scene. And those scenes seem designed to remind us just how much everyone has to lose. There’s a wedding (presumably Mon Mothma’s strangely traditional child); there’s Bix (Adria Arjona), doing much better than when we last saw her.
Bix thriving is an effective reminder that a lot of time is going to pass this season, which will bring Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) all the way up the events of Rogue One. The short summary offered by Star Wars says:
While Season 1 followed Cassian’s reluctant journey from cynical nobody to revolutionary volunteer, the long-awaited conclusion in Andor Season 2 will see the characters and their relationships intensify 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.
This is a collection of gorgeous, striking moments, from Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) pointing out, “The monster will come for us all!” to Saw Gerrera intoning, “You’re right here, and you’re ready to fight.” We get brief looks at Syril Karen (Kyle Soller), who seems to be taking the chaos as an opportunity, and Dedra Meero (Denise Gough), who looks even more stressed than before. Ben Mendelsohn smirks as Krennic; Stellan Skarsgard brings the seriousness as Luthen Rael. (Also, there’s a sort of space polar bear? He is not entirely Wookiee-like, but he might be Tojjevvuk.)
Along with the trailer below, there’s a new behind-the-scenes look that offers a few more scenes and moments; it’s possibly even more intriguing than the actual trailer.
Andor creator Tony Gilroy wrote the first three episodes of the second season; Beau Willimon wrote episodes four through six, Dan Gilroy episodes seven through nine, and episodes 10-12 come from Tom Bissell (the author of Extra Lives). The season’s all-new directors are Ariel Kleiman, Janus Metz, and Alonso Ruizpalacios.
Andor premieres April 22nd on Disney+.
