Andor creator Tony Gilroy explained what the upcoming Star Wars series will focus on.

The writer, who worked on the script for Rogue One when Lucasfilm decided to overhaul the troubled production, spoke to Vanity Fair for its profile of the upcoming Star Wars TV slate. The show will take place before the spinoff film, which famously ended with Diego Luna's Cassian Andor dying alongside all of his crew. But before he was tasked with helping Jyn Erso nab the Death Star plans, he spent years working with the nascent Rebellion.

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"This guy gave his life for the galaxy, right? I mean, he consciously, soberly, without vanity or recognition, sacrificed himself," Gilroy said of Cassian. "Who does that? That's what this first season is about. It's about him being really revolution-averse, and cynical, and lost, and kind of a mess."

According to the outlet, Andor kicks off with the "destruction of Andor’s birth world, then follows him into adulthood." From there, Gilroy said the character realizes he needs to stand for something. "His adopted home will become the base of our whole first season, and we watch that place become radicalized," he said. "Then we see another planet that's completely taken apart in a colonial kind of way. The Empire is expanding rapidly. They're wiping out anybody who's in their way."

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Luna, who will return to star as a somewhat younger version of his Rogue One character, said Andor is a refugee story focusing on those fleeing the wrath of the Empire. "It's the journey of a migrant," the actor said. "That feeling of having to move is behind this story, very profoundly and very strong. That shapes you as a person. It defines you in many ways, and what you are willing to do."

Along with Luna's return, Genevieve O'Reilly will be back as Rebel leader Mon Mothma. The actor had a brief appearance as the character in Revenge of the Sith when she was still a senator in the Galactic Republic. In Return of the Jedi, she also featured, played by Caroline Blakiston, making her a key figure in the Rebellion across the Star Wars universe. She'll have a role just as key as Cassian's, building up the Rebel Alliance with his help. But they won't be alone. "It is a huge, orchestral, Dickensian ensemble cast," Gilroy said.

Season 1 of Andor arrives this summer on Disney+. A second season of Andor is reportedly in the works.

Source: Vanity Fair