There’s little question that “Andor” has been the most decorated and critically acclaimed “Star Wars” of the modern Disney era.
For some, a big part of that was because it avoided the various “Star Wars” tropes – minimal fan service, no Jedi, no Sith, no lightsabers, no distracting cameos, etc.
Instead, it was a politically minded story set within the same universe as the larger “Star Wars” franchise.
At one point, the show was conceived as a five-season series, but the sheer cost and logistical challenges meant it ultimately went with a two-season layout – resulting in the second season compressing the events of four years into four separate story arcs.
In a recent interview with Script Apart, series writer Dan Gilroy (brother of showrunner Tony Gilroy) revealed that had they stuck to the original five-season plan, one key character from other “Star Wars” media would likely have appeared:
“So what else would we have explored? Oh my god, where would we have gone? I mean, I can’t imagine over five years we wouldn’t have shown the Emperor at that point.
I think we would have gotten closer to that world. I think we would have gone, like, we’re really getting a good sense of opposition forces here, but let’s go deeper into the power at the moment, the halls of power. I think we would have gone deeper into the halls of power and explored that. That would have been the natural way to go, I think, the progression of it.”
Previously, Tony Gilroy indicated he had no interest in incorporating Darth Vader into the series, saying writing for the character is “really limiting”.
The series has landed fourteen Emmy nominations for its second season, including Outstanding Drama Series and nods for Forest Whitaker and Alan Tudyk’s work.
