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Andorhas thrilled audiences with its two-season run. A prequel to the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the show followed Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as he became one of the best spies the Rebellion had to offer. The series was created by Tony Gilroy, who originally wrote Rogue One, and at a pop-up event for the series, Collider's Steve Weintraubgot the chance to see the original pitch that Gilroy had for Season 2 of the hit Disney+ series.

Gilroy framed the pitch as a "two-part novel" when talking about how he planned to wrap up Andor. "Andor is an adventure story about the rise of a galactic revolution, told through the journey of a nobody who ascends to an epic destiny." For the most part, the pitch is what we ended up seeing in the show. It says that the show will take place a year after the riot...

"Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope" is a film of contrasts. On the one hand, it's a high fantasy tale about noble knights and swashbuckling pirates in an eternal battle against the forces of evil led by a cackling space wizard. On the other, it takes place in a universe where a young, naive, and annoying farm boy complains about being stuck working on his family's farm instead of being able to go out for a fun night on the town with his friends.

Indeed, the movie is full of small details that make Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) home life feel like a warped reflection of everyday life for so many people who've watched the film over time. Perhaps nothing captures this better than Luke's blue milk, which he pours into a glass as he argues with his Uncle Owen (Phil Brown) and Aunt Beru (Shelagh Fraser...

Netflix subscribers know of the score of mystery shows on the streamer. There are the spy thrillers like The Night Agent, the various Harlan Coben dramas, and more. Many involve searching for a missing person and often with a supernatural edge.

However, Netflix is home to a bevy of terrific classic murder mystery shows as well. They can range from sprawling casts with whodunnits to a few more like police procedurals. They all involve searching for a killer, often in a tight setting and play well with the clues and twists. If you’re a classic murder mystery fan, each of these shows is worth looking into for a fun ride, as only Netflix can provide.

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This nicely crafted series stars Emma Myers as Pip,...

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It's been five whole years since Disney+ arrived in the UK, changing the streaming game almost overnight and making the daily struggle to choose what to watch next that bit harder. (We know — poor us!) Armed with the Infinity Gauntlet of IP — Marvel, Disney, Star Wars, Pixar, and Fox — and an ever-growing catalogue of offerings pooled from elsewhere, the House of Mouse has created a veritable content utopia where there truly is something for everyone. How many other platforms do you know where you can observe the mechanics of fascism and the cost of revolution through the lens of Star Wars (Andor), cross the Polynesian horizon with a demigod (Moana 2), see Timmy C rock out as a rebel youth Bob Dylan (A Complete Unknown), and see Vikings go toe-to-toe with the Predator (Predator: Killer Of Killers) all without having to switch streamers?

When faced with a platform where you...

Stephen Graham’s Time-Bending Netflix Thriller ‘Bodies’ Is the Sci-Fi Gem You Missed ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

With a host of titles dropping every week across various streaming platforms, finding your next binge-watch can be a daunting task. That’s where we come in. As always, we have done all the hard work to bring you films and shows that may have flown under your radar. Today, we give you a lesser-known genre-bending sci-fi mystery thriller that features Stephen Graham (of Adolescence fame) in an important role. We are talking about the 2023 British limited series Bodies. Read on to find out what it’s about and where you can watch it online.

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Created by Paul Tomalin, the series revolves around four London detectives living in four different time periods -1890, 1941, 2023, and 2053. When each of them finds the same body on the exact same location in Longharvest Lane, they...

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Andor has always aimed for grounded storytelling, but this season, it quietly detonates one of the boldest emotional arcs in Star Wars history. There are no grand gestures and romantic score, just two emotionally stunted Imperial officers trying and mostly failing to figure out what a connection feels like. And it hurts.

Dedra Meero and Syril Karn aren’t heroes; they aren’t rebels either. They’re cogs in the Empire’s machine, but somehow, their strange, brittle bond is more compelling than any lightsaber duel. These two met in Season 1 under fire, literally, and their lives have slowly entangled ever since. By Season 2, they’re living together in Coruscant’s high-rise isolation, still clinging to their missions while cautiously testing the waters of personal intimacy.

It’s awkward. It’s uncomfortable. And it’s deeply human.

This article contains spoilers for "Andor."

"Andor" is the story of, well, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and how he goes from a small-time criminal to the rebel that helps bring down the Death Star. But Imperial officer Syril Karn (Kyle Soller), who first tries to arrest Cassian, thinks he's the hero of the story. Syril doesn't question the Empire's evil actions, or his own — until "Andor" season 2, when he learns his girlfriend Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) used him as a tool to help move facilitate a genocide on planet Ghorman.

Fans and critics have described Syril as a "worm" or "bootlicker" (by Soller himself), and he earns those descriptors. He's a bureaucrat looking to climb the ladder, not especially sadistic but with a huge sense of self-importance, even if he can't get out from his belittling mother's (Kathryn Hunter) heel. Syril is unlike other "Star Wars" villains in this way,...

While many consider Disney+'s Andor series to be about as close to perfect as a TV show can get, there is one thing it did wrong. The Tony Gilroy-created star-faring spy drama has been acclaimed as one of the best Star Wars series, sitting amongst the likes of The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, and The Wire as some of the best-reviewed TV ever. 

Some fans have spotted one glaring criticism of Andor (specifically Season 2), potentially poking holes in its case for joining the all-time TV pantheon. While much of the series focused on Diego Luna's Cassian Andor's emotional journey as he gave up everything for the Rebellion, there are a few other big characters the show spotlights, and that is where this particular critique comes into play. 

Andor Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming on Disney+, recounting the origins of Diego Luna's Rebel spy before fans see him steal the...

For the heart-shattering episode of Andor titled “Who Are You?,” which brings to screen the Rebellion-galvanizing Ghorman Massacre, editor Yan Miles’ mantra was: “The messier, the better.” What begins as a peaceful protest among the people of Ghorman turns into a slaughter incited by the Empire. Screams pierce through as flares, smoke, and death consume every chaotic, yet controlled frame.

As roughly 350 extras fight for their freedom and lives, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) attempts to assassinate Imperial officer Dedra Meero (Denise Gough). “The whole thing unravels in front of him,” Miles tells Gold Derby. “He’s not there to protest. He knows these people, he knows what happened before — but now he becomes the witness. He becomes us. The plaza is a circle. You could call it a clock face. People go around, people go in and out of buildings. Cadets come out. People sing. It was always moving, but Cassian stayed centered.

Nina Gold and Martin Ware are no strangers to the “Star Wars” universe, having previously worked on films like “The Rise of Skywalker” and the series “The Acolyte.” And the pair clearly know their U.K. talent — last year they shared the Emmy Award for casting the limited series “Baby Reindeer,” which made sensations out of actors like Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning.

They were brought on to cast the Disney Plus series “Andor,” a prequel of the film “Rogue One,” in its first season — which Gold admits was a challenging experience as the pandemic hit right in the midst of casting. But the second season, which just wrapped an acclaimed run, was “a bit more normal.” It helped that the first season was so well-received and that creator and showrunner Tony Gilroy’s writing was impeccable. “The scripts are so brilliant, actors just love doing it,” reveals Ware. “You...

Hollywood icon Andy Serkis breaks down why his Season 1 character Kino Loy didn't return for the second season of Star Wars: Andor.

Speaking to Collider, "I ultimately think it's best for the character. It was such a great arc, and it had a very, very definite and heroic conclusion," Serkis explained. "I think, in many ways, to go back would be difficult because it has left a mark. I was so surprised at how emotionally effective that character was, actually, and so I think it's way, way better that we leave him in Narkina 5, on his own."

Serkis made his debut as Kino Loy in the first season of Andor. A prisoner within the dreaded Narkina 5 facility, Kino oversaw his fellow prisoners during the day as floor manager. Over the course of the series' first season, Kino joined Diego Luna's Cassian Andor in leading a prison riot that overwhelmed...

Andor Season 2 switched directors every three episodes, but the same wasn’t true of its cinematographers. Christophe Nuyens photographed the first six episodes of the 12-part season, including both the action-packed opening arc and the subsequent introduction of the planet Ghorman.

On Andor, director of photography is not a simple job. Nuyens had to do a lot over the course of his six episodes, from filming action scenes (like Diego Luna’s titular protagonist saving his friends from stormtroopers in a stolen Tie fighter) to figuring out the visual aesthetics for new planets like Ghorman.

“The nice thing is that Episodes 1, 2, and 3 were more like a classic Star Wars arc,” Nuyens tells Gold Derby, “while Episodes 4, 5, and 6 show the more human side of the story. On Ghorman, it feels more like a spy movie. It was really nice to work on both of those. We really tried to give each...

While mapping out the early stages of “Andor” Season 2, showrunner Tony Gilroy knew he wanted to expand on a pivotal moment that changed everything for the Rebel Alliance: the Ghorman Massacre. Though it was briefly mentioned in a “Star Wars” sourcebook from the 1990s, fans only knew a few things about what occurred on Ghorman, namely that the massacre began when peaceful Ghorman protestors were brutally massacred by the Empire, signaling the official start to the Galactic Civil War.

“We knew that it would be a centerpiece of the show. It’s a centerpiece in canon in the five years that I get to curate. It’s a critical moment in the history of the rebellion, and yet it’s very undescribed,” explained Gilroy in an episode of Variety Making A Scene presented by HBO. “There was a mandate and a demand to do it, but there was no information about what it was,...

The following article contains spoilers for "Andor" season 2.

Nearly a month after its triumphant conclusion, "Andor" is still making waves in more ways than one. A series that, at the time of its initial announcement, was widely considered to be the most unnecessary and uninteresting idea for a "Star Wars" show on Disney+ has proven to be not only the best entry set in George Lucas' original galaxy by lightyears, but also the best piece of "Star Wars" storytelling since 1980, when audiences were left shellshocked at the revelation of Luke Skywalker's father's true identity.

Much of what made "Andor" such a brilliantly constructed series is thanks to its creator and showrunner, Tony Gilroy. This could have easily been a disposable cash grab with endless nostalgia bait and cameos. Instead, Gilroy took the story of one of the Rebellion's true heroes, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) along with introducing a slew...

For all its thrilling spycraft and tactile environments, “Andor” has catapulted to the front of the cultural conversation this spring through its depiction of a rousing — and relatable — rebellion. Fans and critics alike have noted the “contemporary politics” in Tony Gilroy’s Disney+ series, admiring the parallels between galaxies far, far away and our own “world [that’s] collapsing under corporate-fueled autocracy” — a forceful sentiment made all the more so by the franchise’s relatively tame recent entries.

One such high point is a scene in which Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) delivers a speech to the Galactic Senate and describes the Empire’s recent actions as “genocide.” Featured in Episode 9, “Welcome to the Rebellion,” the moment drew a noticeable reaction when it debuted earlier this month. Many critics applauded Gilroy (and episode writer Dan Gilroy) for having the courage to use a term so often suppressed or denied in real life. That it comes from Mon Mothma,...

The book has officially closed on the two-season saga of "Andor," but we're not even close to prepared to move on just yet. The second season will likely go down as one of the boldest experiments in all of "Star Wars," and a large part of that is due to the original characters that creator Tony Gilroy introduced to the franchise. In a franchise more obsessed than ever with nostalgia and legacy characters, I'm not sure anyone could've expected coming out of "Andor" with a healthy appreciation for people like Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona), Dedra Meero (Denise Gough), or Syril Karn (Kyle Soller).

Out of them all, however, perhaps none stole the show to a greater degree than Stellan Skarsgård's Luthen Rael. The mysterious and utterly ruthless operative brought a whole new flavor of rebellion to our favorite galaxy far, far away. Not only did he play an outsized...

The ball is now rolling to see if Andor will get the big prize: The Emmys. It's been announced that Disney has submitted the series to 23 categories.

Reported by Variety, the Star Wars show is eying the big prizes of Outstanding Drama Series, Directing For A Drama Series, Writing For A Drama Series, and several acting categories. The main focus seems to be around Season 2, episode 8, "Who Are You?" and episode 9, "Welcome to the Rebellion," which focused on the Ghorman Massacre and its aftermath, with Mon Mothma fleeing the Senate. This makes sense as these were the highest praised episodes of the series from fans and critics alike.

Diego Luna is now in the running for Lead Actor In A Drama Series, which Variety also notes might not be Luna's only nomination this year. He's also been submitted for supporting actor (limited series) for the Hulu show La Máquina. It...

As Gold Derby exclusively reported last month, Andor‘s acting ensemble is making a big Emmy push, with a dozen cast members being submitted for consideration. Now their faithful droid is along for the ride.

Disney+ has unveiled the complete list of Emmy entries for the second season of the acclaimed Star Wars drama, and K-2So is getting some shine, with Alan Tudyk being submitted in the category of Best Character Voice-Over Performance for reprising his fan-favorite Rogue One role. He’ll be in the same pool of notable stars vying for a slot on the final Emmy ballot as Ke Huy Quan, who was part of HBO’s The White Lotus submissions for his uncredited off-screen cameo.

Tudyk joins the show's titular star Diego Luna (Best Drama Actor); Best Drama Supporting Actress hopefuls Adria Arjona, Elizabeth Dulau, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, and Genevieve O’Reilly; Best Drama Supporting Actor...

The Rebellion is back in full force.

Variety has exclusively learned Disney+ has officially submitted the second season of its critically acclaimed “Star Wars” series “Andor” for Emmy consideration in 23 categories. The mouse house is aiming high, placing its flagship drama in top-tier races, including outstanding drama series, and also revealing its episode selections for directing and writing submissions.

Screenwriter Dan Gilroy, best known for penning the thriller “Nightcrawler,” has chosen episode 209, “Welcome to the Rebellion,” for his drama writing bid, which will pit him against the scribes Mike White (“The White Lotus”) and Noah Wyle (“The Pitt”). At the same time, helmer Janus Metz will compete in the drama directing category for episode 208, “Who Are You?” facing off against the likes of Mark Mylod (“The Last of Us”) and Ben Stiller (“Severance”).

Star Diego Luna, who also serves as an executive producer, is again submitted for lead drama actor...

Now that both seasons of Andor are streaming in their entirety, fans have full access to Tony Gilroy’s masterpiece that adds important context to the events of Rogue One, the 2016 Star Wars film following the Rebellion’s mission to steal the Death Star plans. Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) plays a major part in the movie, which led fans to wonder if she would feature in Season 2 as part of Cassian’s (Diego Luna) story. Jyn ultimately doesn’t show up in Andor, but there is a mention of her father, Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen), a scientist famous for his work on crystallography. Andor creator Tony Gilroy recently sat down for an interview with Backstory Magazine, and he was asked why Jyn had no role to play in Andor after being such a crucial figure in Rogue One:

“If people didn't absolutely have to be there, they shouldn’t.

Denise Gough plays Dedra Meero in the Star Wars series Andor. A woman dedicated to the Empire and rising up its ranks, Dedra's fate was a lesson for those who uphold fascism. She is left in an Imperial cell alone, there because she tried to get to Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) and prove herself to her superiors. All of this happened after Dedra lost her love when Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) is shot by a blaster during the Ghorman Massacre. And in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Gough spoke about what happened in the year since Syril's death and what she really thinks about Dedra's final moments.

Syril's death happens when he finally finds Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). He's moments away from killing Cassian himself, but then Carro Rylanz (Richard Sammel) comes to Cassian's aid. When asked about Dedra's response in the year between Episodes 9 and 10, Gough says that his death "ruins her.

Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy has revealed that he did consider including a cameo from one of the original Star Wars trilogy's leads, Princess Leia Organa, in the second season, but the idea was ultimately scrapped.

"There were some conversations early on, there was much to be made. This is in the sketching stage," Gilroy told ScreenRant. "This is in the really soggy beginning, trying to figure out what to do because trying to figure out, I was trying to make that Investiture Week I idea. I was trying to get the most out of that investiture week and those parties, and we have Alden's party now… and we're making a thing out of it. And we were trying to find out on the timeline where she would be in the Senate."

While an appearance from either Luke Skywalker or Han Solo wouldn't have made much sense, Leia was already...

Production designer Luke Hull and set decorator Rebecca Alleway brought the vast scope of Andor’s second season to life with 180 sets, half of which were built from scratch.

The production used a number of real locations in the U.K., Spain, and Italy: Valencia’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences building was transformed into the Senate complex, while England’s Greenham Common became the Rebel hideout used by Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker). Shots of Lake Como, Italy, were used to augment the planet of Ghorman and farmers’ huts...

This article contains spoilers for the Andor series finale.

Andor has officially come to a close. The series which has been lauded over the years, garnering critical praise and award nominations. It deserves all of that as it intricately and carefully breaks down how fascism and authoritarianism invades communities, destroying people, and buries genocides. Not only did it show these consequences for the heroes but also in a stroke of genius showed how it decimated all of the villains too.

Every single bad guy is beaten thanks to fascism. Throughout Andor, it's not the heroes that take out the majority of the big bads. In the end, they destroy themselves.

Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) in Lucasfilm's Star Wars Andor Season 2, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm. ©2025 Lucasfilm Ltd. & Tm. All Rights Reserved. | starwars.com

Starting with Syril Karn, whom I have already analyzed in a past article about...

Andor has officially wrapped up its two-season run, setting the stage for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. After finishing the series, fans have taken to social media to share their thoughts, and many have declared the show to be the best Star Wars series to have ever been made. Some have taken it a step further to name Andor as the "best piece of Sci-fi Television ever to be created."

"A finale for the ages," as one X post stated. "Andor ends on the highest possible note, not with a bang, but with a somber, and hopeful note, that guides us right into Rogue One while also closing out on every loose end. A perfect finale to a damn near perfect season of television."

Declaring Andor to be a perfect five-star series, another fan posted, "Just finished Andor. What a finale. I couldn’t think of a better ending.

Andor Season 2's ending showed what happened to Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) and how her strong dedication to the Empire drastically backfired. Dedra's unwavering loyalty to the Empire has been a crucial part of her story in Andor, as she has risen up the ranks to become a supervisor in the Imperial Security Bureau (Isb). 

Andor Season 2 saw Dedra rubbing shoulders with Director Orson Krennic, leading her to become an overseeing figure on Ghorman to justify the Imperial presence on the planet. Krennic pulls some strings to extract calcite within the territory. 

Things ultimately took a turn for the worse for Dedra after she lost her love interest, Syril (Kyle Soller), during the infamous Ghorman massacre. Her bad luck didn't stop there after her risky move in Andor Season 2's final batch of episodes cemented her fate. 

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Andor is a sci-fi political spy thriller drama series created by Tony Gilroy. Set in the world of Star Wars, the Disney+ series serves as a prequel series to the 2016 film Rogue One, and it follows Cassian Andor as he becomes the legendary Rebel spy that we all know and love. Andor stars Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgard, Fiona Shaw, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau, Ben Mendelsohn, Benjamin Bratt, and Alan Tudyk. So, if you loved the engaging drama, thrilling story, sci-fi elements, and compelling characters in Andor, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Spoiler Alert !!!Spoiler warning for Andor Season 2

Andor has concluded its second and final season, and it’s both bittersweet and devastating that we might not get a Star Wars show as good as this. The creatives behind this project poured their heart and soul into the series, and even Tony Gilroy had to fight for one line that stirred controversy behind the scenes.

I’m very happy that he was not deterred by the pressure of the studio and just went with his gut to make sure this short but powerful line made it to the final cut. It would have been a less impactful scene had he given a different speech.

Tony Gilroy had to ensure these words made it to Andor Season 2 Diego Luna in Andor / Credits: Lucasfilm

I’m still reeling from the ending of Andor Season 2, and I know many fans out there are craving for more.

After "Rogue One" shocked audiences everywhere by killing every single main character in the movie in very tragic ways, there was reason to believe its prequel series, "Andor," would follow suit. Sure, we knew Diego Luna's Cassian was supposed to make it to the end as he still has a couple of days left in him, but everyone else had a death mark the size of a moon (scratch that -- a space station).

It doesn't help that Tony Gilroy and his team made "Andor" one of the bleakest shows on television by nature of it reflecting so much of our reality, whether that's TV morning shows and news programs acting as propaganda for oppressive regimes, the killing of dissidents for dumb reasons, or the gut punch of an episode that was the Ghorman massacre. It's easy to look at "Andor" and think the show is just too dark and depressing,...

Spoiler Alert: The following interview contains spoilers about tonight’s Season 2 finale of Disney+’s Andor.

Star Wars fans can be a finicky bunch, but Tony Gilroy has been fearless, much like the series creator George Lucas, in delivering to them. His Andor is altogether jawdropping in production design, overly layered in its rebel spies and architects’ motivations to unite as one against the Empire and unabashed to get down into the nitty gritty details. Forget about lightsaber fights, at one point during Season 2 there’s a discussion about interest rates in the galaxy. Gilroy started the season on an intentionally fiery note with Diego Luna’s future rebel leader Cassian Andor crashing around in a Tie-Fighter. It was his response to fans saying that Andor Season 1 began to slow. However, as the series ends, Gilroy has opted to end Cassian’s segue into Rogue One with an ease more than a bang.

This post contains spoilers for all of "Andor" season 2.

I wonder sometimes how we would view the first decade of Disney's ownership of Star Wars as a whole if it weren't for "Andor." The sequel trilogy, which started strong, ended with the most universally disliked film in franchise history. A new streaming era on Disney+ kicked off with a fantastic spin-off in "The Mandalorian," then slowly devolved with less stellar entries like "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and "The Book of Boba Fett." I like "The Bad Batch" and "Tales of the Jedi" as much as the next guy, but the flagship Star Wars stories just started to seem like bad bets. And then "Andor" arrived in 2022, and as far as I'm concerned, none of that other stuff really matters.

It may seem like I'm being hyperbolic, but bear with me. "Andor" is over now, with the final three episodes of season 2 hitting Disney+ this week,...

The following contains spoilers from Season 2, Episode 12 aka the series finale of Andor, now streaming on Disney+.

How quickly fortunes changed for Isb supervisor Dedra Meero.

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Having risen up the ranks during Season 1, Dedra spent much of Season 2 overseeing the “gift” that had been handed her by Director Orson Krennic:...

The final season of Andor has been a jaw-dropping, galactic exploration of resistance against the ever-expanding forces of authoritarianism, particularly the erosion of civil rights, the undermining of peaceful transfers of power, propaganda, attacks on the free press, and colonialism.

The performances by Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, and Genevieve O’Reilly have been nothing short of Emmy-worthy. The final episode is enthralling, ratcheting up an incredible amount of tension. It’s a fitting conclusion to a prequel of one of the greatest films in Star Wars history.

Please read our recap of Andor season 2, episode 12, below!

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Andor has delivered an incredible four-episode run. These chapters have been game changers, from the massacre at Ghorman to the fall of Luthen Rael (an Emmy-worthy Stellan Skarsgård). Season 2, episode 11, serves as the quiet before the storm—more like the first half of one big finale.

The storyline includes Luthen’s assistant, Kleya Marki (Wicked’s Elizabeth Dulau), who, after sacrificing her adoptive father for the greater good of the Rebellion, is now trying to send information back to the Rebels about the Empire’s secret plans.

Please read our recap of Andor season 2, episode 11, below!

Spoiler Alert !!!This recap of Andor season 2 episode 11 contains significant spoiler information! Stellan Skarsgård in Disney+’s season 2 of Andor! | Image via Disney+ Adria Arjona and Diego Luna in Disney+’s season 2 of Andor! | Image via Disney+ Diego Luna in Disney+’s season 2 of Andor! | Image via Disney+ Related: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power...

The second and final season of Andor keeps getting better and better. Season 2, Episode 9 is the finest chapter the series has delivered, packed with powerful messaging and subtext. However, Episode 10 may be its most emotionally charged, so finely constructed that it leaves an indelible mark, offering a poignant send-off for one of its best characters.

Please read our recap of Andor season 2, episode 10, below!

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Emmy season is upon us, and while many of this year's eligible contenders premiered in the second half of 2024, several new entries made their debuts in early 2025. (May 31 is the cutoff date for Emmy eligibility.)

Television critics have been sounding off about all of their latest favorites, and we've noted their top 2025 picks in the alphabetic listing below. We'll keep updating it throughout the season as more shows arrive on the scene, like the late-breaking Poker Face Season 2, which has a rare 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Some of the critics' choices are enjoying serious 2025 Emmys buzz, including Netflix's Adolescence, which follows a 13-year-old boy who is accused of murdering a classmate, and Apple TV+'s Severance, back for a second season of sci-fi superfluity after a three-year break. Critics are also heaping praise on series that have so...

This post contains spoilers for "Andor."

The latest season of "Andor" has been steadily gaining momentum, with its first six episodes already laying a sturdy foundation for the inevitable. It is certainly not easy to sustain tension when the end of an arc is a foregone conclusion, which is very much the case with Cassian (Diego Luna), who dies a martyr in "Rogue One." Although Cassian's fate is written in stone, we still care deeply about his evolving ethics in "Andor" and how he will arrive at his preordained future. Moreover, "Andor" has never shied away from the visceral discomfort of being part of the rebel cause, which comes with its own set of moral conundrums that demand constant and unflinching sacrifice. As a result, the Rebellion means something different for everyone, even if the end goal is to topple the Empire for good.

Although Cassian and Luthen (Stellan Skarsgård) are still aligned,...

Things are finally coming full circle in the galaxy far, far away as Tony Gilroy’s Andor is careening into the events of Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The 2016 epic is held as one of the best things Star Wars has ever done, and while the ending of Andor has been somewhat spoiled as Gilroy told Empire Magazine that Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and K-2So (Alan Tudyk) will head out to the Rings of Kafrene to kickstart the events of Rogue One, there are still plenty of twists to come. As well as clearing up what happens to characters like Denise Gough’s Dedra Meero and Stellan Skarsgård’s Luthen Rael, who are mysteriously Mia past this point in the timeline (Rip to Kyle Soller’s Syril Karn), Andor is expected to further tie into the origins of the Rebel Alliance.

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Star Wars: Andorcreator Tony Gilroy explains why being teased by his own son was a game-changer for the series.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Gilroy recalled how his son's chiding was directly responsible for the evolution of a fan-favorite line from the hit series - "Rebellions are built on hope." The line, which has become something of a rallying cry for the series, has been uttered by numerous characters in Andor, though it wasn't until Gilroy's son questioned where the line came from that the showrunner considered its origins in and of themselves.

"One day he's there at the house and he's goofballing on me, and he's like, 'Well, who's going to introduce 'rebellions are built on hope?' And I go, 'What do you mean," Gilroy recalled. "He goes, 'Well, in Rogue One, Diego says it. And Jyn repeats it.' And I go, 'Well, isn't that from somewhere?' He goes,...

The third arc of Andor season 2 is some of the best Star Wars TV ever made. The sense of impending doom leading up to the Ghorman massacre, intertwined with the eerie background score and Les Misérables-esque chorus in Episode 8, is perhaps showrunner Tony Gilroy’s most ambitious masterpiece.

Episodes 8 and 9 are currently rated 9.8 on IMDb, making them the show's highest-rated episodes to date. Season 1's "One Way Out" has a 9.5 rating.

The writer of this three-episode arc, Dan Gilroy, keeps the story poignant yet courageous and dares to drop words like “genocide,” but also delivers on the promised connections with the existing Star Wars lore.

From K-2So’s origin story to Mon Mothma’s Rebels connection, here are 10 Easter eggs from Andor season 2 episodes 7-9: "Messenger," "Who Are You?" and "Welcome to the Rebellion."

Star Wars: Andor Season 2, episode 2, "Sagrona Teema" on Yavin IV. Image Credit: StarWars.

This post contains major spoilers for "Andor" season 2.

"Andor" season 2 had been a bit of a slow burn through its first six episodes, but the back half of the season picked up in a big, bad way, particularly with the release of episode 8, titled "Who Are You?" It's one of the show's most intense episodes to date, right up there with the season 1 favorite "One Way Out." This specific episode saw death and destruction reign down upon the people of Ghorman at the hands of the Empire -- with one of the most loyal cogs in the Imperial machine meeting his demise.

Kyle Soller's Syril Karn, who loves space cereal and maintaining order and has been hunting Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) since the earliest days of the series, dies in a showdown with the Rebellion hero towards the end of the episode. Cassian's final words to Syril as...

Andor Season 2's latest batch of episodes had several stress-inducing, nail-biting moments that will be remembered for a long time. For a show where the lead character's fate is known, that's an impressive achievement. All the credit goes to the writers and directors for creating heart-pounding scenarios that were not for the faint of heart.

Here are the 6 most nerve-wracking moments from Andor Season 2, Episodes 7-9:

1. Cassian takes Senator Mon Mothma to safety

(L-r) Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) in Lucasfilm's Star Wars Andor Season 2, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm. ©2025 Lucasfilm Ltd. & Tm. All Rights Reserved.

After her courageous speech, Cassian's job was to help Mon Mothma escape the Senate before she could be arrested. This led to what felt like the longest walk of Mon Mothma's life, as she and Cassian encountered a traitor who nearly shot her, her driver, Kloris,...

The following contains spoilers for Andor season 2, episode 8, "Who Are You?", now streaming on Disney+.

In the end, Andor's Syril Karn died learning that Cassian Andor had no clue he existed.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Kyle Soller broke down his character's final moments after witnessing the Ghorman Massacre play out, culminating in a fight with Cassian after their initial encounter on Ferrix. Despite being his obsession since Season 1, Cassian's reaction to his attacker -- asking the episode's titular question, which shocks Syril long enough for a rebel to shoot him dead -- served as what Soller called "the final nail in the coffin for Syril's sense of identity. He built up this totem of Cassian, this kind of voodoo doll, and he poured so much anger and resentment into it since Ferrix. And the fact that he wasn't even a blip on Cassian's radar is crushing to him...

After obsessively hunting Diego Luna's Cassian Andor since the very first episode of Andor, Syril Karn finally got his hands on the Rebel pilot in season 2, episode 8 - but a moment's hesitation ended up costing him everything.

Towards the end of "Who Are You?," Syril learns the truth about the Empire's evil plans for Ghorman, and stumbles through the protestors in a daze before catching sight of Andor just as he's about to assassinate Dedra Meero.

Karn brutally attacks the man he views as his sworn enemy, ultimately managing to gain the upper hand when they are both knocked down by a nearby grenade blast. Syril is about to shoot his nemesis, but Andor's question - "who are you?" - causes him to hesitate, and he is shot dead by revolutionary leader Carro Rylanze.

A sad end for a pathetic, but fascinating character who realized far too late that...

Just as Tony Gilroy’s Andor gets into its stride, it’s time to accept that the story is nearly over. While the first season played out over 12 thrilling episodes set in year 5 Bby (Before the Battle of Yavin), the final season has leaped through the galaxy far, far away at breakneck speed. Even though we’ve enjoyed having our own mini Star Wars movie every week, releasing three-episode blocks, with each covering a different year, means there’s been a lot to pack in.

Gilroy previously told Empire how Andor will lead directly into the events of 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As well as Diego Luna leading the charge as the titular Cassian Andor, Rogue One alumni including Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn), Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), and Bail Organa (recast with Benjamin Bratt) are neatly knitting things together. The question is, what...

"Andor" really is one of the greatest pieces of "Star Wars" media of all time. It's a marvelously written, directed, and produced television series that is unlike anything else in the galaxy far, far away, yet could only really exist in the "Star Wars" property.

Part of what makes this show so extraordinary is its cast, which is composed of a diverse group of individuals playing characters unlike any we've seen in the world of "Star Wars" before. These aren't Jedi, hotshot pilots, or leaders; rather, they're simple blue-collar workers, inconspicuous senators, antique sellers, a simple man trying to make his way in the universe, and an Imperial bootlicker. That last description applies to everyone's favorite loser weasel, Syril Karn (Kyle Soller). Syril is unlike any other "Star Wars" villain; he's a man without any real power or authority, much less the ability to frighten anyone. He is but a tiny,...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers ahead for Andor season 2 episode 8!

Andor season 2 arguably delivered its best batch of episodes, with the Rebellion finally taking shape by the end of episode 9. The latest batch of episodes deals with the Empire’s occupation of planet Ghorman, which leads to the repetition of an extremely tragic incident.

In the process, one of the show’s most complex characters meets his fate in a rather fitting fashion. The eighth episode sees Kyle Soller’s Syril Karn finally bite the bullet after a devastating downward spiral, which also seemed destined. The tragic ending to Syril’s storyline was honestly deserved, and here is how it all went down in the end.

Andor season 2 delivered a tragic fate to Syril Karn

Syril Karn was introduced in the first season of Andor as an Imperial officer obsessed with catching Cassian Andor. As the series progresses, Syril finds himself deeper...

[This story contains spoilers through Andor season two’s eighth episode, “Who Are You?”]

During season one of Andor, Kyle Soller’s Syril Karn was described by a journalist as a fascist, something series creator Tony Gilroy outright rejected at the time.

Fast forward two-and-a-half years, Andor season two’s eighth episode, “Who Are You?” makes it crystal clear why Gilroy took issue with that characterization of the fastidious division chief for Imperial Bureau of Standards. Gilroy had written most of season two as of season one’s release, and so he already knew about Syril’s horrified reaction upon learning that the Empire, including his lover Dedra Meero, had used him as a patsy to lead the Ghorman population to slaughter. Syril thought he was there to infiltrate and empower the local rebel cell, the Ghorman Front, to potentially attract outside rebels like his sworn enemy, Cassian Andor (Diego Luna).

After forcing Dedra’s confession,...

Last night, Disney dropped three new episodes of Star Wars: Andor, its gritty, down-to-earth show about the formation of the Rebellion. "Messenger" was a little meh for me, but "Who Are You?" and "Welcome to the Rebellion" were the most exciting pieces of Star Wars content I'd seen in a very long time.

Let's start with "Welcome to the Rebellion," which picks up in the wake of the brutal Ghorman Massacre on the planet Ghorman, where Imperial soldiers lure protesters into an enclosed area and kill them en masse. Imperial senator Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) decides that the time has come to take a stand. In front of the Senate, she makes a scorching speech calling out the Empire for what it has done, scandalizing her colleagues who were happy to parrot the party line about the Ghorman Massacre being about putting down an insurgency, rather than "an unprovoked genocide,...

One iconic “Star Wars” droid makes his long-awaited return in the eighth and ninth episodes of “Andor” Season 2. The episodes, released in another three-chapter batch on Disney+ Tuesday, bring “Andor” Season 2’s Ghorman plot to an explosive, tragic end in the form of the Ghorman Massacre. The Empire-manipulated political protest results in the deaths of countless Ghormans and the Empire’s best neglected boy, Syril Karn (Kyle Soller).

Not much positive comes from the Empire’s full, inevitable takeover of Ghorman. At the end of “Andor” Season 2’s eighth episode, however, Cassian (Diego Luna) does finally come face-to-face with the Imperial droid that will eventually become his courageous “Rogue One” partner, K-2So (Alan Tudyk). Viewers have been waiting to see their first meeting realized onscreen for years.

“Andor” Season 2, Episode 8 finally gives them that moment, but not in the way “Star Wars” fans had been led to expect.

Diego...