It’s secure to say that Andor could be thought-about one of many Star Wars franchise’s best successes within the Disney period, if not its complete historical past. The Rogue One prequel’s two seasons have been met with vital acclaim, and we’ve got Tony Gilroy, who co-wrote the 2016 Star Wars film, to thank for its darker and extra “grownup” exploration of a galaxy far, distant (albeit with much less aliens). That being stated, Gilroy has defined why it’s mandatory for upcoming Star Wars TV reveals to easily copy what he did with Andor, and he’s completely right.
Whereas showing on The Ringer-Verse, Gilroy laid out his emotions about Andor being pitted in opposition to the opposite Star Wars TV reveals when it comes to high quality comparability, in addition to the significance of creators bringing contemporary views to this franchise. He defined:
It is pushed us loopy on the present, each time individuals, the clickbait, attempting to attract controversy between us and the opposite reveals. It simply drives us nuts once we see it, we’re like, ‘What is that this?’ By the identical token, it will be very flawed to return in and attempt to slavishly reproduce [Andor]. There needs to be a hook, a purpose why you wish to convey your sport there. Let your freak flag fly, and do what you do greatest.
There’s a world the place Rogue One would have been our solely time following together with Cassian Andor, as he perished alongside Jyn Erso on Scarif. Nonetheless, Tony Gilroy determined he was a compelling sufficient character to additional delve into, so Andor chronicled the 5 years main as much as the film. However it wasn’t simply Cassian getting all the eye, as this collection additionally explored the complexities of characters in each the Insurgent Alliance and the Empire on the top of the Galactic Civil Battle, together with Mon Mothma, Bix Caleen, Luthen Rael and Deedra Meero.
Whereas it’s attainable that a few of the characters who made it out of Andor alive may very well be revisited in the future, Tony Gilroy would like that future Star Wars reveals discover new corners of this fantastical galaxy. I undoubtedly agree with him on this, as I fear the franchise will go stale if it retains revisiting acquainted faces moderately than introduce new ones. Even higher, it appears like Gilroy already conscious of how this might be achieved subsequent, saying:
There’s what number of billions of beings in that galaxy? What number of corners of it are unexplored? There’s some issues that [Lucasfilm] is constructing which might be actually uncommon I feel, and I feel that lesson is being taken to coronary heart.
Following the discharge of Star Wars: Visions Season 3 subsequent month, there are three Star Wars TV reveals lined up for the approaching years: Ahsoka, which is returning for its second season, and the animated collection Maul: Shadow Lord and spinoff Star Wars: Visions Presents. It additionally nonetheless hasn’t been introduced if Skeleton Crew will return for Season 2. Nonetheless, I believe that Tony Gilroy is referring to one thing that hasn’t been introduced to the general public but with that final remark, as I wouldn’t essentially describe these aforementioned reveals as “uncommon.”
Whereas it definitely would have been nice if Andor might have lasted longer, I’m appreciative of the 2 seasons of remarkable storytelling we acquired, whereas concurrently agreeing that the artistic abilities behind different Star Wars TV reveals ought to keep away from attempting to borrow an excessive amount of from it. Andor received 4 classes on the Primetime Artistic Arts Emmy Awards this previous weekend, and we’ll see the way it fares in its three nominated classes on the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards when that airs on Sunday, September 14.