The Trailer For The Star Wars Show, "Andor," Is Here

    "That is what a reckoning sounds like."

    Anthony Orlando
    by Anthony Orlando

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    Disney has just released a sneak peek for Andor, the upcoming Star Wars series focusing on the origins of Rogue One's Cassian Andor.

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    The series will take place five years before the events of Rogue One, and will premiere on Disney+ on August 31, 2022.

    You can tell this show is going to be different from the moment the trailer began, which shows a man going to work and striking a bell (possibly a warning).

    A man about to strike a bell in "Andor"
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    It very much displays how, like Rogue One, this series will follow the lives of the regular people living under the rule of the Galactic Empire, stepping away from the Jedi, the Sith, and the Skywalkers in between.

    The trailer also gets pretty political with Andor expressing his anger over the Imperials looking down on those they oppress. It very much speaks to how when you take away the Jedi and the Sith, this intergalactic war is a battle between social classes.

    Two Imperial officers holding up cups in "Andor"
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    At first, it seemed strange for Disney to make a series centering on Cassian Andor, a character who isn't as popular as Ahsoka Tano, Boba Fett, or Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, it looks like the studio made it work, as the trailer tells us that this will be a thrilling show depicting the rise and struggles during the early days of the Rebellion.

    As usual, Star Wars is nailing it in the visuals department, as this series looks utterly breathtaking! Hats off to the cinematographers.

    Villagers looking up at a falling starship in "Andor"/Multiple starships flying towards an island in "Andor"
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    A futuristic city in "Andor"/An Imperial conference room with people sitting at a circular table in "Andor"
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    The show's official synopsis reads: "Andor, a tense nail-biting spy thriller created by Tony Gilroy, is set to arrive on Disney+ in 2022. Diego Luna, reprising the role of rebel spy Cassian Andor from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will be joined by a fantastic new cast that includes Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Fiona Shaw, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, and Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma."

    Cassian Andor piloting a ship into hyperspace in "Andor"
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    Not only that, Forest Whittaker is set to reprise his role as Saw Gerrera from Rogue One, while Robert Emms, David Hayman, and Anton Lesser have been cast in unknown roles. The first three episodes will be directed by Toby Haynes (Doctor Who, Sherlock, Black Mirror) and other episodes will be helmed by Ben Caron (The Crown, Sherlock) and Susanna Whiter (Boardwalk Empire, Billions), and the cinematographers are Jonathan Freeman (Game of Thrones) and Adriano Goldman (The Crown).

    What did you think of this trailer? Are you looking forward to watching Andor? Please let me know in the comments section below.