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"Andor" will debut on Walt Disney Co's Disney+
streaming service on Sept. 21. The 12-episode series stars actor
Diego Luna as the title character, a rebel who sacrificed
himself for the greater good at the end of 2016 film "Rogue
One."
Creator Tony Gilroy, speaking to reporters at a Television
Critics Association event, said he drew on tidbits from the
movie to craft a backstory for the character. In "Rogue One,"
Cassian mentions he has been fighting in the galaxy's ongoing
revolution since he was 6 years old.
"At the end of the film he says 'Oh my God, if we don't go out
and make this final effort, then all of the horrible things that
I've done for the Rebellion will be for naught," Gilroy said.
"So we know there's a very dark period."
The series begins five years before the events of "Rogue One,"
Gilroy said, and the first season will cover a year's time.
Disney has already ordered a second season, which will cover the
next four years leading up to the beginning of "Rogue One."
"Above anything, this is a show about regular people" living
their daily lives, Gilroy said, but are forced to make epic
decisions.
Luna said "Andor" would not be predictable even though audiences
know that Cassian's story ends as a young man who gives his life
for others.
"I'm going to challenge everything you think you know about
Cassian," Luna said. "I'm going to tell you something you don't
know about what triggers that."
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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