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 '''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 ==
+<!-- Per MOS:TVCAST, order per actors credited in episode one first, followed by any additional actors as introduced in additional episodes. -->
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+| image1            = Diego Luna 2017.jpg
+| alt1              = Diego Luna (pictured in 2017)
+| image2            = Kyle Soller at The Keeping Room UK Premiere.jpg
+| alt2              =  Kyle Soller (pictured in 2014)
+| image3            = Adria Arjona 2022 (cropped).jpg
+| alt3              = Adria Arjona (pictured in 2022)
+| footer            = Top to bottom: Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, and Adria Arjona star in ''Andor''
+}}
+=== Starring ===
+* [[Diego Luna]] as [[Cassian Andor]]:<br />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."<ref name="VanityFairMay2022"/><ref name="VanityFairMay2022Andor"/> Antonio Viña portrays a young Andor, when he was known as Kassa.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[Kyle Soller]] as [[Syril Karn]]:<br />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.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/> 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."<ref name="O'ReillyGough"/><ref name="TotalFilmHunter"/>
+* [[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.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[Stellan Skarsgård]] as [[Luthen Rael]]:<br />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]].<ref name="GilroyEmpireS2Timeline"/><ref name="LuthenRael"/>
+* [[Fiona Shaw]] as [[Maarva Andor]] (season 1): Cassian's adoptive mother who took him from Kenari with Clem.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[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.<ref name="VanityFairMay2022Andor"/>
+* [[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.<ref name="Meero"/><ref name="TFGough"/>
+* [[Faye Marsay]] as [[Vel Sartha]]: A Rebel leader on the planet Aldhani and Mothma's cousin. She is in a relationship with Cinta Kaz.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[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.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[Ben Mendelsohn]] as [[Orson Krennic]] (season 2): The director of advanced weapons research for the Imperial military.<ref name="RuizpalaciosMendelsohn"/>
+* [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/why-andor-season-2-bail-organa-new-actor-benjamin-bratt-jimmy-smits/ |title=Why Bail Organa Was Recast in 'Andor' Season 2 |date=April 30, 2025 |website=[[TheWrap]] |last=Welch |first=Alex |access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref>
+=== Recurring co-stars ===
+* [[Joplin Sibtain]] as Brasso: Cassian's co-worker and friend.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[James McArdle]] as Timm Karlo (season 1): Caleen's co-worker and boyfriend.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[Rupert Vansittart]] as Chief Hyne (season 1): Syril's Pre-Mor superior.
+* [[Alex Ferns]] as Sergeant Linus Mosk (season 1): A Pre-Mor officer.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[Gary Beadle]] as Clem Andor (season 1): Maarva's partner and Cassian's adoptive father. Cassian uses his name as an alias.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[Kathryn Hunter]] as Eedy Karn: Syril's mother.<ref name="TotalFilmHunter"/>
+* [[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.<ref name="Lesser"/>
+* [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://theplaylist.net/the-bear-ebon-moss-bachrach-fx-interview-20220811/ |title='The Bear': Ebon Moss-Bachrach On The "High-Sodium Volatility" Of FX's Dysfunctional Family Restaurant Series [Interview] |first=Rodrigo |last=Perez |date=August 11, 2022 |website=The Playlist |access-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811225755/https://theplaylist.net/the-bear-ebon-moss-bachrach-fx-interview-20220811/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+* Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Taramyn Barcona (season 1): A Rebel on Aldhani who is a former [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|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 [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|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''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lovitt |first1=Maggie |date=November 9, 2022 |title=How 'Andor' Reintroduced 'Rogue One's Rebel Sergeant Melshi |url=https://collider.com/andor-melshi-explained-rogue-one/ |website=Collider |access-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-date=November 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114211212/https://collider.com/andor-melshi-explained-rogue-one/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+* [[Forest Whitaker]] as [[Saw Gerrera]]: A veteran of the [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|Clone Wars]] and the leader of a militant insurgent group, the Partisans.<ref name="Whitaker"/> 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.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/>
+* [[Robert Emms]] as Lonni Jung: An ISB supervisor who is secretly a rebel informant and reports to Luthen.<ref name="Emms"/>
+<!--RECURRING (3 OR MORE EPISODES)-->
+[[Dave Chapman (actor)|Dave Chapman]] voices Maarva Andor's [[Droid (Star Wars)|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 (actor)|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.<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/> Bronte Carmichael appears as Mothma's daughter Leida. [[Doc Brown (rapper)|Ben Bailey Smith]], Michael Jenn and [[Lucy Russell (actress)|Lucy Russell]] portray Imperial Security supervisors Blevin, Lagret and Grandi, respectively.<ref name="Smith"/> Other Imperials include [[Lee Ross (actor)|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.
+<!--GUESTS (2 OR MORE EPISODES, OR NOTABLE)-->
+Additional guest stars include Belle Swarc as Andor's sister Kerri;<ref name="DoGCastEps1-3"/> [[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;<ref name="Hayman"/> and [[Adrian Rawlins]] appears as Rhasiv, a prison medic on Narkina 5. [[Malcolm Sinclair (actor)|Malcolm Sinclair]] appears as Colonel [[Wullf Yularen]], a character from various Star Wars media, who was previously portrayed by Robert Clarke in ''[[Star Wars (film)|A New Hope]]'' and voiced by [[Tom Kane]] in ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|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 (puppeteer)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/andor-creator-tony-gilroy-explains-putting-rape-scene-into-star-wars-show-11714378|title=Entertainment Weekly - Andor creator Tony Gilroy explains putting rape scene into Star Wars show|website=ew.com}}</ref> 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.<ref name="TudykD23Trailer"/>
 == References ==
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