[WARNING: The following contains mild spoilers for Andor Season 2.]
After practically three years between seasons, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story prequel Andor is ready to return for its second and closing outing in 2025. When it does, which acquainted faces would possibly it deliver alongside for the trip?
Granted, many followers of the present appreciated that it didn’t depend on established characters to get viewers invested in storylines. Aside from Cassian (Diego Luna) and Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), the remainder of the principle characters have been fully new. As we head towards Rogue One, nevertheless, it’d make sense for sure characters to point out up and assist construct what’s going to develop into the Revolt. Right here’s who we expect would possibly seem — and, on the finish of the article, who’s already been confirmed for Season 2.
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Seemingly: Common Davits Draven
In Rogue One, viewers knew Draven (Alistair Petrie) because the Revolt basic from whom Cassian takes orders. He advised Cassian to kill Galen Erso, the Imperial scientist who was each pressured to create the Loss of life Star and gave the Revolt a method of destroying it. Cassian defied these orders on Eadu, nevertheless it was too late — by then, the Revolt had ordered an air strike on the Imperial base, and Galen was killed within the blast.
Draven serves as a frontrunner of the Revolt’s community of intelligence, and, as such, he’s unafraid to difficulty unglamorous or unpopular orders. He’s unflinching, pragmatic, and, relying in your perspective, relatively chilly. As we see the Revolt develop from an underground community right into a power able to opposing the Empire, it’s probably that we’ll see how Cassian got here to serve the Revolt below Draven.
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Seemingly: Melshi
Technically, we’ve already seen Melshi (Duncan Pow) in Andor’s first season, the place he was Cassian’s fellow inmate at Narkina 5. After the jail break, Cassian and Melshi parted methods with the intention to unfold the phrase in regards to the horrific and unfair situations on the Imperial prisons. With that stated, we all know Melshi ultimately turns into a correct Insurgent. He reveals up in Rogue One and helps the group struggle on Scarif. Sadly, that battle prices him his life.
Since Melshi joins the Revolt in some unspecified time in the future earlier than Rogue One, and he clearly already is aware of Cassian, it simply is smart for him to reappear in some unspecified time in the future in Season 2. When and the place, nevertheless, will stay to be seen.
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Seemingly: Bodhi Rook
He’s the pilot! Of the principle Rebels in Rogue One, Bodhi’s (Riz Ahmed) story appears to tie in greatest with the trajectory and themes of Andor. Bodhi began out as an Imperial pilot, however he switched sides and aided the Revolt with the encouragement of Galen Erso. Nonetheless, we by no means noticed a lot of the connection between Bodhi and Galen — we merely know that Galen was important in Bodhi’s defection, and that Bodhi genuinely cared for him as a pal and mentor.
With Andor’s give attention to seeing into the Empire, it’s doable we’ll get a glimpse of a not-yet-turned-to-good Bodhi Rook, or a scene or two of him on Eadu. Cassian hadn’t met him previous to the occasions of Rogue One, however he may nonetheless be concerned in a special storyline or seem for a fast cameo look.
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Potential: Galen Erso
Whereas we’re not essentially relying on an look from Jyn (Felicity Jones), we wouldn’t be too stunned if her father Galen made an look… particularly contemplating who else has been confirmed to point out up in Season 2. Nonetheless, it’s all depending on schedules, and Mads Mikkelsen would wish to have time to return to Star Wars because the noble, tortured Imperial scientist. Nonetheless, even when Galen doesn’t seem on-screen, we’re assured he’ll no less than advantage point out. A lot of Season 2 from the Imperial aspect appears to be exploring the development of and secrecy behind the Loss of life Star, and Galen was an integral a part of that.
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Potential: Bail Organa
Mon didn’t lead the Revolt alone. We assume we’ll begin to see different leaders because the present goes on, and the Rebels begin to ally with different factions and teams with the intention to struggle the Empire. In deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith, Mon and Bail are a part of a choose, very small variety of senators who made plans to oppose Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) — however as a result of these scenes have been deleted, it’s unclear whether or not fellow senator Bail Organa (Jimmy Smits) is aware of that Mon is concerned with the Revolt, or if he’s a part of a separate Insurgent cell with which Mon will ultimately ally. He’s undoubtedly a significant determine within the formation of an organized riot, although, and it’s doable we’ll see him with Mon.
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Potential: Grand Moff Tarkin
Nothing’s assured, however once more, with Andor’s Imperials specializing in (or discovering out about) the Loss of life Star, it’s doable we see Tarkin once more in some type. How he seems is prone to be a special story. Rogue One included Tarkin by a means of movement seize, digital recreation, and particular results, however that know-how has improved since Rogue. If Andor didn’t see a necessity to incorporate full scenes of a CGI Tarkin, it may nonetheless issue him in by grainy transmissions.
[SPOILERS: Confirmed returning Rogue One characters follow.]
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Confirmed: Noticed Gerrera
We received to see Noticed (Forest Whitaker) in Season 1, and he’ll proceed to point out up in Season 2. The Noticed we noticed in Season 1, nevertheless, was totally different than in Rogue — he’s linked to Luthen (Stellan Skarsgard), and he hasn’t but had the accident that would depart him requiring an equipment to breathe. In Season 2, possibly we’ll see what triggered him to separate from the remainder of the rebels, and what occurred that led him to make use of a respiratory masks.
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Confirmed: Okay-2SO
He’s again! Cassian’s sarcastic, always-suffering droid, voiced by Alan Tudyk, has been confirmed to return in Season 2. Presumably, we’ll see how Cassian ended up with a reprogrammed Imperial safety droid as his greatest pal. We additionally assume we’ll see a few of his and Cassian’s first missions collectively.
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Confirmed: Director Orson Krennic
Of all of the confirmations of returning characters, this was maybe probably the most shocking. Granted, it’s not an enormous shock that Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) would have one thing to say in regards to the disruption in Loss of life Star element development on Narkina 5, however how closely will he be concerned in Andor’s narrative? At this level within the timeline, only a few folks knew in regards to the Loss of life Star (then known as “Venture Stardust”), even inside the Empire. A Season 2 preview from Empire Journal confirmed that Krennic and Dedra (Denise Gough) don’t see eye to eye, however why? Does she oppose the development of his super-weapon? Does Krennic’s return increase the likelihood that we’ll see Galen Erso once more, too? At this level we’ve extra questions than solutions, however one factor’s for certain: we’re trying ahead to seeing his cape swoosh menacingly down the halls of the ISB headquarters.
Andor, Season 2 Premiere, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, Disney+