Andor Season 1 (2022) Trailer Review 

It has been Star Wars Celebration over the weekend which means plenty of news and trailers have been coming out. One of the most exciting ones is for the upcoming show Andor. With the focus on Cassian Andor from Rogue One, fans weren't exactly sure what to expect but here are my thoughts on the trailer. 

The majority of the show is practical and filmed on location

Ever since Disney started to make these shows for their streaming service they have used a special type of filming location and technology to do it and I think it has worked really well for those shows. Andor though will be different and has been filmed on location with mostly practical sets and it just feels right. The trailer looks really gritty and like it fits with Rogue One's aesthetic, it feels massive on scale and I feel that this is a large reason why. 

We see probably Andor's home planet get attacked

It has been reported that this show will take place over Cassian Andor's life and the trailer shows a location we haven't seen before being attacked by the Empire. There are a few young actors who could be playing the younger version of the character and this could be where we see his family get killed and him choosing the life of a Rebel. 

We see the Imperial Senate 

Over the years we have heard so much about the Imperial Senate but I believe this is the first time that they are actually being shown on screen. I really hope the show goes into this side of the conflict in detail as it is something that has been underused. Politics was probably overused in the Prequels but I think there can be a nice balance there in this show. 

Genevieve O'Reilly is back as Mon Mothma 

I can't remember if she made it to the final cut of the movie, but Genevieve O'Reilly definitely played the younger version of Rebel Leader Mon Mothma in some deleted scenes of Revenge of The Sith and she is reprising this role in this show. It seems like she will play a big part of the show and I think she will be heavily involved with whatever is going on with The Senate as she starts to go against The 

Empire.

Stellan Skarsgard is playing a Rebel Leader 

After being in almost every franchise going, Stellan Skarsgard is finally in Star Wars. It seems like he is playing somebody leading a Rebellion. The show is going to be set very early in the formation of the rebellion so it might even lead to him being an important character in its existence. 

This is set early in the formation of the Empire. 

It is key that at least some of the show will be set early in the formation of The Empire. This is clear by the shot of somebody walking towards a group of Clone Troopers. If you have watched The Bad Batch then you know that The Empire decided to get rid of the clones in favour of Stormtroopers. So either this is really early stormtroopers or these are some of the last clones doing the bidding of the Empire. 

Overall

Overall, this looks really exciting. It seems to be a gritty and war like show that stays away from both The Jedi & The Sith which I am thankful for. This trailer has raised my anticipation for Andor and I can't wait to watch it when it comes out at the end of August.