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=== Season 1 (2022) ===
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Andor
Andor.svg
Also known asStar Wars: Andor
Andor: A Star Wars Story
Genre
Created byTony Gilroy
Based onStar Wars
by George Lucas
Starring
Composers
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Kate Hazell
  • David Meanti
Production locationUnited Kingdom
Cinematography
Editors
Running time38–58 minutes
Production companyLucasfilm
Budget64.5 crore+ US$[2]
Release
Original networkDisney+
Original releaseSeptember 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) –
present
Chronology
Related showsRogue One
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]


Andor, also known as Star Wars: Andor and Andor: A Star Wars Story for its second season, is an American science fiction television series created by Tony Gilroy for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise and serves as a prequel to the film Rogue One (2016), which is itself a prequel to the original Star Wars film (1977). The series chronicles the journey of Cassian Andor, a thief turned rebel spy, over the five years leading up to the events of both films, highlighting his radicalization against the Galactic Empire and the formation of the broader Rebel Alliance.

Diego Luna reprises his role as Cassian Andor from Rogue One and also serves as an executive producer. The cast includes Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgård, Fiona Shaw, Genevieve O'Reilly, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau, Ben Mendelsohn, and Benjamin Bratt. Lucasfilm announced the development of an Andor-focused series in November 2018, with Luna attached and Stephen Schiff initially hired as showrunner. Schiff was later replaced by Gilroy as creator and showrunner in April 2020. Filming occurred at Pinewood Studios in London and on location throughout the United Kingdom, with Neal Scanlan returning from *Rogue One* to provide practical effects. The first season, depicting Andor’s initial year as a revolutionary, was filmed from November 2020 to September 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second season, covering the subsequent four years leading up to Rogue One, was filmed from November 2022 to February 2024, facing interruptions due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. The original score for the series was composed by Nicholas Britell.

Andor premiered on 21 September 2022, with the release of the first three episodes of the inaugural season. The remaining nine episodes were subsequently released weekly until November 23. The first season garnered positive reviews and several accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, one of which was for Outstanding Drama Series. The second and final season premiered on 22 April 2025, receiving widespread critical acclaim, with three episodes released weekly until 13 May 2025.

Cast and characters

Diego Luna (pictured in 2017)
Kyle Soller (pictured in 2014)
Adria Arjona (pictured in 2022)
Top to bottom: Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, and Adria Arjona star in Andor

Starring

  • Diego Luna as Cassian Andor:
    A thief and scavenger whose home planet, Kenari, was rendered uninhabitable by the Galactic Empire. The series begins with Andor as a "revolution-averse" cynic and explores how he becomes "the most passionate person who's going to give of themselves to save the galaxy" in Rogue One. Gilroy had described him as a natural leader who manipulates people, adding that he is "really a perfect kind of spy, warrior, killer."[3][4] Antonio Viña portrays a young Andor, when he was known as Kassa.[5]
  • Kyle Soller as Syril Karn:
    A Deputy Inspector for Preox-Morlana (Pre-Mor) Authority, a corporate conglomerate in charge of a trade sector. Karn works for Pre-Mor's security services and is determined to capture Andor after learning he killed two Pre-Mor security employees.[5] Soller described his character as having "an extreme sense of need to impress, and fill a hole in himself. And so that really is about ascending to the top of whatever field he's in. The field he's chosen is one of restriction and complete control, and one of domination."[6][7]
  • Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen: A mechanic and black market dealer who is Cassian's ally and close friend, and was formerly involved with him romantically. She cares for Maarva in Cassian's absence.[5]
  • Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael:
    A key player in the fledgling rebellion whose true identity is unknown but is referred to as "Axis" by Imperial agents. He is Bix Caleen's contact for selling stolen equipment, and hires Cassian on his first mission as a Rebel operative. Luthen poses publicly as an eccentric antiques dealer from Coruscant.[8][9]
  • Fiona Shaw as Maarva Andor (season 1): Cassian's adoptive mother who took him from Kenari with Clem.[5]
  • Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma: An Imperial senator representing the wealthy core world of Chandrila, who tries to navigate the politics of the Empire while secretly helping fund the fledgling rebellion from her family fortune. O'Reilly reprises the role from prior Star Wars media.[4]
  • Denise Gough as Dedra Meero: An ambitious and strategic supervisor for the Imperial Security Bureau, tasked with hunting and eliminating a rebel leader code-named "Axis". She is later seen in a relationship with Karn.[10][11]
  • Faye Marsay as Vel Sartha: A Rebel leader on the planet Aldhani and Mothma's cousin. She is in a relationship with Cinta Kaz.[5]
  • Varada Sethu as Cinta Kaz: A Rebel on Aldhani who is the team's medic and healer, having previously lost her family to Imperial occupation. She is in a relationship with Vel Sartha.
  • Elizabeth Dulau as Kleya Marki: Luthen's assistant at his antiques store, who is a critical part of his Rebel circle and handles secret communications for him.[5]
  • Ben Mendelsohn as Orson Krennic (season 2): The director of advanced weapons research for the Imperial military.[12]
  • Benjamin Bratt as Bail Organa (season 2): An Imperial senator representing the world of Alderaan and adoptive father to Leia Organa. Bratt replaces Jimmy Smits, who portrayed the character in previous Star Wars media, due to scheduling conflicts.[13]

Recurring co-stars

  • Joplin Sibtain as Brasso: Cassian's co-worker and friend.[5]
  • James McArdle as Timm Karlo (season 1): Caleen's co-worker and boyfriend.[5]
  • Rupert Vansittart as Chief Hyne (season 1): Syril's Pre-Mor superior.
  • Alex Ferns as Sergeant Linus Mosk (season 1): A Pre-Mor officer.[5]
  • Gary Beadle as Clem Andor (season 1): Maarva's partner and Cassian's adoptive father. Cassian uses his name as an alias.[5]
  • Kathryn Hunter as Eedy Karn: Syril's mother.[7]
  • Alastair Mackenzie as Perrin Fertha: Mothma's husband, who is unaware of her anti-Imperial activities.
  • Anton Lesser as Major Partagaz: The head Imperial officer at the Imperial Security Bureau.[14]
  • Alex Lawther as Karis Nemik (season 1): An idealistic Rebel on Aldhani who has written an anti-Empire manifesto.
  • Sule Rimi as Lieutenant Gorn (season 1): An Imperial officer on Aldhani who is secretly one of Vel's Rebels.
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Arvel Skeen (season 1): A mysterious Rebel on Aldhani.[15]
  • Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Taramyn Barcona (season 1): A Rebel on Aldhani who is a former Stormtrooper.
  • Stanley Townsend as Commandant Jayhold Beehaz (season 1): Gorn's Imperial superior on Aldhani.
  • Ben Miles as Tay Kolma: A banker and Mothma's childhood friend from whom she seeks help.
  • Andy Serkis as Kino Loy (season 1): A prisoner and floor manager at the Imperial factory facility on the moon Narkina 5. Serkis previously portrayed Supreme Leader Snoke in the sequel trilogy.
  • Duncan Pow as Ruescott Melshi: A labor worker and inmate at the Imperial factory facility on Narkina 5 who will later join the Rebel Alliance alongside Andor. Pow reprises his role from Rogue One.[16]
  • Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera: A veteran of the Clone Wars and the leader of a militant insurgent group, the Partisans.[17] Whitaker reprises his role from previous Star Wars media, including Rogue One.
  • Richard Dillane as Davo Sculdun: A shady businessman, described by Mon Mothma as a "thug".
  • Muhannad Bhaier as Wilmon Paak (season 2; guest season 1): A young Ferrix resident, who worked alongside his father Salman at the Repaak Salyard and eventually joins the emerging rebellion following Salman's death at the hands of the Empire.[5]
  • Robert Emms as Lonni Jung: An ISB supervisor who is secretly a rebel informant and reports to Luthen.[18]

Dave Chapman voices Maarva Andor's droid B2EMO. Chapman was assisted in B2EMO's performance by Matthew Denton and Lee Towersey. Other residents of Ferrix include Zubin Varla as Xanwan, the head of the transport business on Ferrix and a friend of Andor; Abhin Galeya as Salman Paak, a salvage shop owner who runs the Repaak Salyard; Kieran O'Brien as Pegla, a sentry for Zorby's Western Shiplot, the starship lot on Ferrix; Raymond Anum as Nurchi; Victor Perez as Rashi; Neil Bell as the "Time Grappler" who signals the time in the bell tower by banging his anvil; and Pamela Nomvete as Jezzi, a member of the Daughters of Ferrix.[5] Bronte Carmichael appears as Mothma's daughter Leida. Ben Bailey Smith, Michael Jenn and Lucy Russell portray Imperial Security supervisors Blevin, Lagret and Grandi, respectively.[19] Other Imperials include Lee Ross as Kloris, Mon Mothma's driver and a spy for Blevin; Jacob James Beswick as Heert, Dedra's attendant; Wilf Scolding as Vanis Tigo, captain of Imperial garrison on Ferrix; Nick Moss as Keysax, Tigo's lieutenant; and Noof Ousellam as Corv. Christopher Fairbank, Clemens Schick, Brian Bovell, Tom Reed, Josef Davies, Rasaq Kukoyi and Mensah Bediako appear as Ulaf, Ham, Jemboc, Taga, Xaul, Birnok and Zinska, respectively, all of whom are prison inmates on Narkina 5.

Additional guest stars include Belle Swarc as Andor's sister Kerri;[5] Lee Boardman and Stephen Wight as Kravas and Verlo, the Pre-Mor officers who are killed by Andor; and Nick Blood as Kimzi, a corporal in Aldhani. David Hayman appears as the Chieftain of the Aldhani natives;[20] and Adrian Rawlins appears as Rhasiv, a prison medic on Narkina 5. Malcolm Sinclair appears as Colonel Wullf Yularen, a character from various Star Wars media, who was previously portrayed by Robert Clarke in A New Hope and voiced by Tom Kane in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. Sam Witwer provides the uncredited voice of the shoretrooper who arrests Andor on Niamos. The Keredian brothers Dewi and Freedi Pamular are performed by Matt Lyons and Liam Cook, and voiced by Mike Quinn and Damian Farrell respectively. The narration for the "Welcome to Ghorman" video was provided by Wally Wingert. Alex Waldmann appears as Lieutenant Krole, a low level Imperial officer carrying out crop audits on Mina-Rau.[21] The alien Strang who attended Davo Sculdun's party is performed by Aiden Cook and voiced by Claire Roi Harvey.

Alan Tudyk reprises his role as K-2SO from Rogue One in the second season.[22]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
112September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
212April 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)[23]May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)[24]


Season 1 (2022)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Kassa"Toby HaynesTony GilroySeptember 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)
Five years before the Battle of Yavin, Cassian Andor looks for his missing sister on the industrial planet of Morlana One. While investigating, Cassian is antagonized by two imperial officers. An altercation ensues, leading to Cassian accidentally killing one officer and murdering the other. On the planet Ferrix, he attempts to hide his involvement by convincing his adopted mother, Maarva, her droid, B2EMO, and his friend, Brasso, to cover for him. Having a Starpath Unit, a valuable piece of Imperial navigation technology, Cassian asks his friend Bix to connect him with a black market buyer. Bix reluctantly agrees and contacts the buyer. Meanwhile, Bix's boyfriend, Timm, is suspicious of Andor. To improve his report to the Imperial authorities, Morlana One's chief inspector of security elects to cover up the two killings. However, his deputy, the dutiful Syril Karn, is determined to solve the case. He identifies Cassian's ship, traces it to Ferrix and learns that the fugitive is from the planet Kenari. In a flashback, a younger Cassian, known as Kassa, joins a group on Kenari who set off to locate a crashed ship. Kassa rebuffs his younger sister's efforts to join the search, leaving her behind in their tribal encampment.
22"That Would Be Me"Toby HaynesTony GilroySeptember 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)
Timm, still suspicious of Bix's relationship with Cassian, reports Cassian to Pre-Mor Security, which had issued a warrant for his arrest. Syril partners with Sergeant Linus Mosk, an equally dutiful Pre-Mor officer, to arrest Cassian. B2EMO informs Cassian and Maarva of the warrant. Cassian prepares to flee the planet. Meanwhile, Luthen Rael—Bix's buyer—travels to Ferrix to obtain the Starpath Unit. In a flashback, Kassa and his fellow tribal members locate and investigate the crashed ship near a massive abandoned industrial strip-mining operation. When one of their own is killed by a crew member of the downed ship, the tribe kills the attacker and quickly leaves the crash site. Kassa stays behind to explore the ship.
33"Reckoning"Toby HaynesTony GilroySeptember 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)
Luthen arrives on Ferrix and meets Cassian in an abandoned factory. Syril and Mosk also appear with a dozen security officers. They confront Maarva, who refuses to cooperate. Intercepting a transmission from Cassian to B2EMO, Syril pinpoints Cassian's position. Cassian wants to sell the Starpath Unit and leave Ferrix. However, Luthen tries to persuade him to join his rebel network, citing Cassian's repeated success at stealing from and sabotaging Imperial ships. When Syril's officers raid the factory, the two men escape to a speeder hangar, and subdue Syril. After learning of Timm's betrayal, Bix rushes to aid Cassian, only to be stopped by the officers. Timm is killed when he attempts to intervene. The pod in which the security officers arrived is sabotaged by Brasso and destroyed. Luthen and Cassian escape the planet while Syril and Mosk request evacuation. In a flashback, Maarva and her husband, Clem, scavenge the crashed ship on Kenari and find Kassa. Maarva decides to take him with them, fearing his fate if he is discovered there by the Republic.
44"Aldhani"Susanna WhiteDan GilroySeptember 28, 2022 (2022-09-28)
Luthen takes Cassian to the planet Aldhani, asking him to join a robbery mission there. Cassian is reluctant but eventually agrees. Luthen asks him to use a pseudonym among the rebels, and Cassian chooses 'Clem'. Vel, the rebel group's leader, introduces him to the rest of the group but keeps Luthen's involvement a secret. They explain to Cassian that they plan on stealing the payroll of an Imperial sector from a key Imperial supply hub, taking advantage of a rare natural phenomenon in Aldhani's sky to escape since their getaway vehicle is slow. Meanwhile on Coruscant, Luthen, posing as an antiques dealer, meets with Senator Mon Mothma, and they discuss challenges in keeping their opposition to the Empire hidden. Syril goes to live with his mother after being castigated and fired. Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) lieutenant Dedra Meero seeks access and authority over the Ferrix incident, but is opposed by a colleague and a senior officer.
55"The Axe Forgets"Susanna WhiteDan GilroyOctober 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
On Aldhani, 'Clem' hides his past from his fellow rebels and is met with distrust from most of them, particularly Skeen. Taramyn trains Cassian and the other rebels for the planned heist. While traveling to the Aldhani Imperial garrison, Cassian reveals that he is a mercenary. Vel decides to continue with the mission and hold off on dealing with 'Clem's' past until they have achieved their objectives. Imperial officer and double agent Lieutenant Gorn covertly aids the rebels. On Coruscant, Syril discusses new career prospects with his mother. Mon Mothma establishes a new charitable foundation while managing increasingly tense relations with her husband and daughter. ISB supervisor Blevin seizes a hotel as the new ISB headquarters on Ferrix. Meanwhile, his rival Dedra and her assistant Heert reach the conclusion that the rebels are conducting a series of coordinated heists of Imperial weapons and technology. Luthen anxiously waits for a transmission from Vel and her rebel team.
66"The Eye"Susanna WhiteDan GilroyOctober 12, 2022 (2022-10-12)
Aided by Gorn, the rebels infiltrate the garrison by posing as an escort squad for Commandant Jayhold Beehaz, Gorn's superior. They take Beehaz's family as hostages and force him to give them access to the payroll vault. While loading the credits onto a freighter, they are discovered by Imperial forces. Taramyn and Gorn are killed in the ensuing firefight. Cinta is unable to make it onto the ship, so only Cassian, Skeen, Vel, and Nemik escape from Aldhani. During takeoff, Nemik is crushed by an unsecured load of credits, and suffers a severe injury. They land on the planet Frezno to treat Nemik's injuries. With Vel occupied looking after Nemik, Skeen proposes to Cassian that they flee and split the payroll between the two. Enraged and fearing for his life, Cassian kills Skeen. He tells Vel about what happened and informs her of his plans to take the amount he was promised as payment and leave. Vel gives Cassian Nemik's manifesto, in accordance with Nemik's dying wishes. Back on Coruscant, the ISB agents are gathered to formulate reprisals to the heist, while Luthen hears news of the theft and quietly celebrates.
77"Announcement"Benjamin CaronStephen SchiffOctober 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)
On Coruscant, Syril starts a new job at the Bureau of Standards. Colonel Wullf Yularen announces that the ISB has gained more surveillance and punitive authority, while Dedra is challenged by Blevin for breaking protocol by accessing Imperial data without authorization. She persuades their superiors of her work's value and is granted oversight of Ferrix. Luthen's assistant Kleya instructs Vel to find and kill Cassian, as he knows Luthen's identity. Mon Mothma meets with Tay Kolma, an old friend and banker, and asks him to help her access family funds. Cassian returns to Ferrix to settle old debts and learns that people blame him for the Imperial Security crackdown. The presence of stormtroopers on Ferrix reminds Cassian of how his adoptive father, Clem, was murdered by Imperial clone troopers during a protest on Rix Road. Cassian attempts to get Maarva to leave Ferrix with him, but she decides to stay and oppose the increased Imperial presence. Cassian travels to the tropical tourist paradise of Niamos, adopting the name "Keef Girgo". Some time later, while walking towards a local store, he is unjustly arrested by a Shoretrooper and sentenced to six years of imprisonment.
88"Narkina 5"Toby HaynesBeau WillimonOctober 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)
Cassian is brought to an island prison on Narkina 5, discovering that it is a hard labour camp with thousands of other prisoners. He ends up meeting the prisoner floor manager Kino Loy who runs the rules of the prison to him. He works with his fellow prisoners to put together specific machinery. Vel and Cinta travel to Ferrix to search for him. When Maarva falls ill, Bix attempts to contact Luthen about Cassian's whereabouts, but Luthen, worried about being exposed to anyone monitoring communications, does not answer. He then leaves Coruscant to meet with Saw Gerrera. Luthen attempts to hire Gerrera's rebel cell to act as air support for a raid on an Imperial power station at Spellhaus organized by Anto Kreegyr, but is turned away. Dedra questions Syril about his experiences on Ferrix, but declines his offer to help with her investigation. She leads a unit to Ferrix herself, where she apprehends Bix.
99"Nobody's Listening!"Toby HaynesBeau WillimonNovember 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)
Dedra and Imperial scientist Dr. Gorst torture Bix for information and realize that Cassian may have been involved in the Aldhani heist. They fail to learn anything about Bix's caller Luthen. The ISB capture a Rebel pilot from Kreegyr's group, who reveals that a power station on Spellhaus is set to be raided. Mon Mothma reunites with Vel, revealed to be her cousin, and encourages her to keep a low profile, maintaining the facade of a rich and apolitical young woman. Mon Mothma and Tay Kolma continue working to covertly gather funds for rebel activities. Meanwhile, an elderly member of Cassian's prison work crew named Ulaf is euthanized by a prison medic named Dr. Rhasiv when he suffers a massive stroke, days from his release date. Dr. Rhasiv confirms to Cassian and Loy a disturbing rumor: a prisoner who had completed his sentence was sent to work on a different level instead of being released, forcing the prison to kill all the prisoners on that level in a cover-up. Cassian and Kino realize that the prison will never let them go, convincing Kino to join Cassian's scheme to escape.
1010"One Way Out"Toby HaynesBeau WillimonNovember 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)
By breaking a water pipe and flooding his work floor, Cassian disables the floor's security system, allowing work crews there to overpower the few guards and escape. Kino uses the prison's intercom system to encourage other floors to escape and the rebellion sweeps through the entire prison. Despite his role in the escape, Kino reveals that he can't swim and stays behind. Cassian swims with the other escapees and reaches land. Mon Mothma meets with Davo Sculdun, a shady businessman who offers to help finance her projects, but Mon refuses after Davo requests that Mon arrange a meeting between her daughter and his son, an initial step towards marriage in their Chandrilan culture. ISB supervisor Lonni Jung, secretly a rebel informant, meets with Luthen and updates him on ISB activities. The two men reflect on how they are both trapped in their roles.
1111"Daughter of Ferrix"Benjamin CaronTony GilroyNovember 16, 2022 (2022-11-16)
Maarva dies, prompting a funeral ceremony on Ferrix, which Dedra encourages in the hopes that Andor will attend. Vel informs Kleya about Maarva's death and learns of Mon Mothma's reluctant plan to marry off her daughter to secure funding through Davo Sculdun. Mon's daughter Leida begins taking part in group gatherings focused on Chandrilan culture and traditions, much to the distress of Mon and Vel. Syril also learns about the funeral from Linus Mosk. Saw Gerrera decides at the last moment to assist Kreegyr's attack on Spellhaus, but Luthen advises him against it, revealing that the ISB know about the impending assault. While returning to Coruscant, Luthen escapes from an Imperial patrol, destroying several TIE fighters and a tractor beam. With help from Keredians Dewi and Freedi, Cassian and fellow prisoner Ruescott Melshi are able to escape from Narkina 5 and travel to Niamos to recover Cassian's belongings. After Cassian discovers that Maarva has died, Cassian and Melshi part ways, intending to publicly expose the Empire's unjust prison system.
1212"Rix Road"Benjamin CaronTony GilroyNovember 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
Cassian returns to Ferrix for Maarva's funeral and learns of Bix's imprisonment. Dedra and the local Imperial garrison prepare to use the funeral to capture Andor for questioning regarding Axis. Using the Imperial ambush as cover, Luthen plans, with Vel and Cinta's assistance, to kill Cassian (to keep him from possibly divulging any secrets). The ISB succeed in stopping Kreegyr's attack but leave no prisoners, angering Dedra. Mothma's 13-year-old daughter Leida is introduced to Davo Sculdun's 14-year-old son. During the funeral, B2EMO displays a recording of Maarva, who rallies the populace to fight the Empire, creating a riot. During the confusion, Cassian rescues Bix, while Syril saves Dedra from being attacked. Meeting with B2EMO, Brasso, and several others in a shipyard, Cassian convinces them to take Bix somewhere safe away from Ferrix. Moved by the rebellion on Ferrix, Luthen returns to his ship where Cassian is waiting. Knowing of Luthen's intentions in Ferrix, Cassian offers a choice: Luthen can either kill him or take him in, to which Luthen smiles. In a post-credits scene, droids assemble the machinery produced by the Narkina 5 prisoners in the firing dish of the Death Star.

Season 2 (2025)

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TitleDirected by [24]Written by [24]Original air date [24]
131"One Year Later"Ariel KleimanTony GilroyApril 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)
One year after the Ferrix uprising, Cassian impersonates an Imperial test pilot in order to steal a prototype of a new Imperial ship, the TIE Avenger. When he attempts delivery on a jungle planet, he is ambushed by a rogue band of squabbling guerillas, the Maya Pei Brigade. On the agricultural planet Mina-Rau, Bix, Brasso, Wilmon, and B2EMO fear detection by the Empire while in the undocumented employ of a local farmer; Bix suffers from PTSD caused by Gorst's torture. On Chandrila, Mon Mothma prepares for her daughter's arranged marriage but is informed by Tay Kolma that his financial investments have turned sour as a result of their dealings and implies he is considering selling her out to the Empire. Vel Sartha asks Luthen for information regarding the whereabouts of her partner and fellow rebel Cinta Kaz, but he claims to have no knowledge. Orson Krennic oversees a secret meeting of Imperial officers about forcibly mining the resources of the planet Ghorman due to its heavy concentration of a rare mineral, an initiative to which Dedra Meero is reluctantly assigned. The conflict between the Maya Pei insurgents reaches boiling point, and several members are shot and killed as Cassian is taken hostage.
142"Sagrona Teema"Ariel KleimanTony GilroyApril 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)
On the jungle planet, Cassian is held prisoner while the conflict amongst the Maya Pei Brigade worsens and the group splits into two factions at a stalemate. On Mina-Rau, Imperial officers arrive to audit all the workers' papers as Bix, Brasso, and Wil arrange to move to a different part of the planet to avoid discovery. On Coruscant, Dedra and Syril, who are now living together as a couple, prepare for a social event they have been putting off. As the preparations for Leida's wedding conclude, Mon Mothma discusses the possibility of Tay Kolma's defection with Luthen, who says they should attempt to ascertain Kolma's price for keeping silent about the Rebellion. Cassian slips away from his captors when they become distracted with a territorial challenge and flees the planet (revealed to be Yavin IV) in the stolen TIE Avenger.
153"Harvest"Ariel KleimanTony GilroyApril 22, 2025 (2025-04-22)
Cassian makes contact with Kleya Marki and is able to ascertain the danger his friends are in on Mina-Rau. Dedra and Syril host Syril's mother Eedy for dinner, during which Eedy repeatedly belittles Syril, prompting Dedra to forcibly establish limitations on his mother. On Chandrila, Leida is married to Stekan Sculdun as arranged, and the ceremony is followed by a reception. As the Ferrix expats prepare to leave Mina-Rau, Imperial officer Lieutenant Krole attempts to rape Bix, but she kills him after a bloody altercation. As the conflict spirals further, Brasso is killed by a stormtrooper, but Cassian arrives in the TIE Avenger and kills the Imperial troops. Cassian, Bix, and Wil flee on the TIE Avenger. Having been unable to come up with a price to ensure Tay Kolma's silence, Luthen informs Mon Mothma that he has decided to have him killed. Mothma sorrowfully drinks and dances while Vel watches Kolma get taken away by Cinta.
164"Ever Been to Ghorman?"Ariel KleimanBeau WillimonApril 29, 2025 (2025-04-29)
One year after the incident on Mina-Rau, Cassian and Bix have become active operators for Luthen and hide out on Coruscant, though Bix is still beset by nightmares of Gorst. On Ghorman, the Empire begins building an armory. Syril, with Dedra and Partagaz's backing, takes up a position on Ghorman and pretends to be sympathetic to the rebels' cause to feign being successfully recruited. Upon learning from Jung that Dedra is secretly working on the planet, Luthen sends Cassian to assess the rebels. Wilmon is tasked with teaching one of Saw's men named Pluti to work a rhydonium extractor as part of a fuel heist. Mon Mothma unsuccessfully attempts to rally support to kill the renewal of a bill giving broad power to the ISB.
175"I Have Friends Everywhere"Ariel KleimanBeau WillimonApril 29, 2025 (2025-04-29)
Kleya learns that Sculdun intends to search his gallery room after one of his pieces turns out to be a forgery, threatening to expose a bug she planted in the room and forcing her to extract it during his upcoming Investiture party. Andor connects with the Ghorman rebels and learns they plan to intercept a weapons shipment, but he deems them too inexperienced and shoots down the plan, much to their frustration. Syril reports back to Coruscant with news of the heist, with Partagaz and Dedra agreeing to let it go through to empower and control the rebels. Saw kills Pluti after learning that he's a traitor and has Wilmon work the extractor on the heist instead.
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Cassian insists that Ghorman's rebels are unprepared and argues with Luthen upon learning that he attempted to persuade Bix to return to action. Luthen chastises him for his short-sighted vision and instead sends Vel and Cinta to help the Ghorman rebels pull off the heist. Vel and Cinta fully reconcile and rekindle their romance. The heist is successful, but Cinta is accidentally killed by one of the fighters due to a passerby's interference, much to Vel's despondence as she holds the fighter accountable and not the passerby. At the Investiture party hosted by Davo Sculdun and attended by Krennic and Strang, Krennic and Mothma calmly debate. Meanwhile, Kleya manages to extract the bug using Jung as a distraction. Bix and Cassian break into Gorst's new office and use his own torture device on him. As Bix and Cassian walk away, they detonate a bomb in the office, killing Gorst.

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