Andor — TV Episode Recaps & News (original) (raw)
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The Star Wars spin-off movie Rogue One told the story of the Rebel spies who stole the crucial plans to the Death Star. That was (spoiler alert) the end of Cassian Andor’s story, but the new two-season Disney+ series reveals how it began.
Andor reunites Rogue One writer Tony Gilroy with Diego Luna, who reprises his role as Cassian from the film. Kyle Soller, Stellan Skarsgård, Fiona Shaw, Genevieve O’Reilly, Forest Whitaker, and more star in this expertly written and hard-edged drama, which is refreshingly free of fan service and light on Easter eggs.

Episode 12 Rix Road
Episode 11 Daughter of Ferrix
Andor Recap: The Old Ways Hold Us It’s a check-in extravaganza with appearances from just about every major character we know is still alive (and one who isn’t).
Episode 10 One Way Out
Andor Recap: Sink or Swim “I’d rather die trying to take them down than die giving them what they want.”
Episode 9 Nobody’s Listening!
Andor Recap: Never More Than 12 Cassian’s time in an Imperial prison is shaping up to be one of the show’s most electrifying arcs … no pun intended.
Episode 8 Narkina 5
Episode 7 Announcement
Andor Recap: Benevolent and Useless Irritations The Empire is bringing the hammer down after last week’s Aldhani heist, but Cassian just wants to find somewhere to lie low. Good luck with that.
Episode 6 The Eye
Episode 5 The Axe Forgets
Episode 4 Aldhani
Episode 3 Reckoning
Episode 2 That Would Be Me
Andor Recap: Walking With Purpose “It just got worse for Cassian Andor, and he doesn’t realize it yet” has already become a go-to plot device in this series.
Episode 1 Kassa
Episode 12 Jedha, Kyber, Erso
Episode 11 “Who Else Knows?”
Andor Recap: Say the Word A classic piece-moving episode gets in one final cliffhanger on its way out a blocked door.
Episode 10 Make It Stop
Episode 9 Welcome to the Rebellion
Andor Recap: The West X-Wing The Imperial Senate plays host to a terrific episode focused on the symbolic power of rhetoric.
Episode 8 Who Are You?
Andor Recap: The Galaxy Is Watching We’ve seen plenty of Star Wars scenes with a barrage of laser-gunfire. We’ve seen fewer where this many bodies pile up as a result.
Episode 7 Messenger
Andor Recap: Outside Agitators It’s BBY2, the Yavin Rebel Base is up and running, and the relationship between Luthen and Cassian has frayed even further.
Episode 6 What a Festive Evening
Andor Recap: Couple Goals Luthen has a new favorite couple to expertly puppeteer for Empire-heisting purposes.
Episode 5 I Have Friends Everywhere
Andor Recap: Friends Everywhere This episode sets up an interesting parallel between Cassian and Syril, who temporarily switch planets for the similar purposes of sizing up Ghorman.
Episode 4 Ever Been to Ghorman?
Andor Recap: No Creature Comforts With Cassian and Bix, we’re seeing a pair of devoted but frayed rebel fighters in their downtime, which can be its own form of hell.
Episode 3 Harvest
Andor Recap: Domestic Bliss The final installment of this “chapter” weaves domestic matters into the increasing tension of mounting a rebellion against fascism.
Episode 2 Sagrona Teema
Andor Recap: Way Station Episode two feels significantly more like connective tissue than the first, but at least we get to check in with Coruscant’s hottest new couple.
Episode 1 One Year Later

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The Best TV Performances of 2025Scene-stealing ensemble players as impressive as the leads shouldering entire series. - in conversation Oct. 22, 2025

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Guillermo Is the Flower Girl of Jimmy Kimmel Live!Diego Luna spent hella bucks on the L.A. Flower Market amid ICE raids. - dance dance revolution June 23, 2025

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The Lessons Diego Luna Took From ElysiumAppearing in Neill Blomkamp’s 2013 film was the Andor star’s first foray into dystopian sci-fi — and gave him a new perspective on directing. - the vulture cover June 11, 2025

In Diego Luna’s OrbitThe Andor star won’t take credit for reshaping Star Wars. He should. - gold rush May 17, 2025

The Emmys Can’t Ignore TV’s Spy Obsession Much LongerWigs, guns going pew-pew, the total destruction of the self: What more could you ask of an Outstanding Drama Series? - exit interview May 16, 2025

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