The first trailer for season two of Star Wars series Andor is out now, ahead of its UK release on April 23 – watch it here.
The 95-second clip showcases the returning character K-2SO, played by Alan Tudyk, who appeared in the 2016 movie Rogue One but didn’t feature in Andor’s first season. Also making an appearance is Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), who returns after appearing in two episodes of season one.
There’s also a glimpse of Ben Mendelsohn as villain Orson Krennic, who was killed in Rogue One – with Andor being a prequel, he’s able to return. As well as Tudyk, Whitaker and Mendelsohn, other names set to return include Diego Luna as the titular Cassian Andor, Kyle Soller as Syril Karn, Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen, and Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael.
With the first season of Andor being set five years before the events of Rogue One, the timeline is moving closer – and from the clip, it looks as though there’s going to be plenty of action in store in the new season.
The track ‘The Revolution Starts Now’, an anti-war song from American singer-songwriter Steve Earle, plays a big part in the trailer, too. Star Wars doesn’t usually use pre-existing songs in trailers, though they did use a version of Huttese version of Peter Schilling’s ‘Major Tom (Coming Home)’ in a trailer for Skeleton Crew last year. And on this occasion, it seems fitting, with the second and final season of Andor set to end in a thrilling climax.
Season one of Andor premiered on Disney+ in September 2022, and season two was first scheduled for release in August 2024. However, it was pushed back due to the Hollywood strikes in 2023.
NME gave the first season of Andor a glowing five-star review, describing it as “the best Star Wars show yet” and adding: “As Andor pulls away from Star Wars, it still works as a section of the whole. Spending the Disney millions on texture and depth instead of CG shininess, Gilroy gives us a grown-up sci-fi adventure that plays in the same sandbox. There’s magic here, even if it isn’t wielded by Baby Yoda.
“Feeling far more revolutionary for the franchise than Rogue One ever did, Andor proves that Star Wars can grow up without growing old. The Lucasfilm universe is clearly big enough for all kinds of stories, and this might just be one of the best yet.”