Andor season 2: Release date, trailer, plot, latest news on Star Wars series

As with the previous run, the season is opening with a triple header – but this time it will continue to drop three episodes each week for the remainder of the series. Meanwhile, it's also been confirmed that this will be the final run of the series.

Ahead of the run, lead actor Diego Luna spoke about saying goodbye to the character of Cassian Andor, telling Deadline that when production wrapped on the show, "we had a drink, we hugged, we cried".

He added: "It’s sad, it’s painful, but also I know how lucky I am that I had this opportunity. Many go through the journey of acting without living something like this, you know? I didn’t know it was going to happen to me, it’s been 10 years of my life, so I’m proud and honoured to be part of this family."

With the final season, we should see a fitting conclusion that properly sets Cassian Andor up for his role in the also-fantastic Star Wars: Rogue One film.

Along with its particular release schedule, though, there are a couple of other distinctions for Andor to keep in mind. These include its different release dates and the good number of trailers we now have for the show.

Here's everything to know about Andor season 2 so far, from when it's coming out to how you can quickly recap season 1.

Andor season 2 release date: When will the series hit Disney+?

Andor will land on Disney+ on Tuesday 22nd April 2025 in the US and Wednesday 23rd April in the UK.

Gilroy confirmed the series would launch with a three-episode drop, with the rest of the series also being released in three-episode batches across subsequent weeks.

That release date has somewhat been delayed, as Gilroy also previously revealed that Andor season 2 was expected to be released in August 2024.

That's because season 2 took a long time to film due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, with filming beginning in November 2022 and ending in February 2024 with various breaks and delays in between.

Andor season 2 cast: Who will return?

Most of the Andor cast is expected to return for the second season in some capacity, which will be led once more by Diego Luna in the titular role.

Here are the old and new cast members who have been confirmed to join Andor season 2:

• Diego Luna as Cassian Andor
• Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma
• Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen
• Joplin Sibtain as Brasso
• Alan Tudyk as K-2SO
• Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael
• Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Krennic
• Faye Marsay as Vel
• Varada Sethu as Cinta
• Kyle Soller as Syril Karn
• Denise Gough as Dedra Meero
• Forrest Whittaker as Saw Gerrera
• Alaïs Lawson as Enza Rylanz
• Elizabeth Dulau as Kleya Marki
• Joplin Sibtain as Brasso
• Théo Costa Marini as Dilan

Based on the trailers, Stellan Skarsgård will continue to be a key player in season 2 as Rebel spy Luthen Rael, along with his longtime associates Vel (Faye Marsay) and Cinta (Varada Sethu).

The climactic season 1 finale also saw three of Andor's friends escape the Empire's attack on Ferrix – Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona), Brasso (Joplin Sibtain) and adorable droid B2EMO – with the fugitive promising that he'll reunite with them one day.

A great hero needs a great villain to face off with, and Cassian has two, with Kyle Soller's Syril Karn and Denise Gough's Dedra Meero seeming likely to combine their dastardly plans in the second season.

On top of that is the return of Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Callan Krennic. While he didn't appear in Andor season 1, returning for its last will hopefully set up his role as the main villain in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Meanwhile, on Coruscant, embattled politician Mon Mothma, played by Genevieve O'Reilly, will continue organising the Rebellion as her personal life completely unravels.

Tony Gilroy has also hinted that Andy Serkis could return as Empire prisoner Kino Loy, although this is still to be confirmed.

As fans expected, the first season of Andor had quite a high death count, killing off Maarva (Fiona Shaw), Nemik (Alex Lawther) and Skeen (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), all of whom are unlikely to reappear – except, perhaps, in flashbacks.

How many episodes will there be in Andor season 2?

As for the episode count, there will be 12 episodes in Andor season 2.

Tony Gilroy has written the first three episodes, with Beau Willimon writing episodes 4 to 6.

Dan Gilroy has written episodes 7 to 9, with Tom Bissell writing the final episodes.

What could happen in Andor season 2? Plot theories

Tony Gilroy has teased what's coming down the line for Andor in several interviews, including a conversation with Rolling Stone where he promised things will be "very different" when the show returns.

"The first year is really about him becoming, and the last line of this tranche of 12 episodes will sum up where we’ve been trying to get to. And we come back a year later. It’ll be very different," he began.

"The next four years [of story] are not about becoming a revolutionary. They’re about learning to be a leader and how difficult it is to put the alliance together and what happens to people who are the original gangsters versus the establishment and a lot of different other issues."

Andor season 2 will have a new narrative structure, skipping forward one year for every three episodes, but Gilroy has promised that the show won't feel any less detailed.

"What becomes interesting is now we can play the negative space. When you jump a year, what happened in between? You know the people, you know what their trajectory was. It’s energising," he continued while speaking to Rolling Stone.

"People grow up and people get tired and people betray each other and people change their minds and people get weak and people get crazy."

Gilroy has also said that Andor season 2 will tie in more directly with the main Star Wars saga, as it begins hurtling towards the events of A New Hope at lightspeed, with the rebel base on Yavin 4 set to be a key location in the story.

The showrunner let that detail slip while discussing a new addition to the writing team with Collider.

"Tom Bissell is really cool and really, really interesting, versatile, really good writer," he said. "But also a very, very, very big Star Wars fan, which we really wanted to make sure we had another pro because we’re going into Rogue [One].

"We’re going to Yavin, and then we’re going into places where we eventually need to really weave our way back to the source."

Is there an Andor season 2 trailer?

Yes, there's not just one Andor season 2 trailer, but two, including the announcement trailer that revealed its release date.

Release date/teaser trailer

This first trailer Andor season 2 was a first look that's lighter in tone compared to others we've seen, while also confirming the first three episodes' 22nd April premiere date.

Second trailer

The newest full trailer dropped for Andor's final season at the end of March. Watch it below:

Andor season 1 recap

If you haven't watched Andor season 1 since it first came out back in 2022, the Star Wars YouTube channel has also dropped the below recap video you can watch to get yourself back up to speed.

Just over 14 minutes in length, this is the perfect substitute to get ready for season 2 rather than rewatching all 12 previous episodes again.

Andor season 1 is available to stream on Disney+ now. Sign up to Disney+ for £7.99 a month or £79.90 for a year.

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