Diego Luna is glad that Star Wars: Andor is ending after 2 seasons
With the first season of Andor earning acclaim from both critics and audiences, the second (and final) season has a lot to live up to, and it sounds like it’s up to the challenge.
Speaking to Variety at the Miami Film Festival, star Diego Luna discussed his feelings about filming season 2. “It’s been bittersweet because every day I know I’m a day closer to the end. It was really nice to approach a series knowing there’s an ending.”
"It doesn’t happen! The new conversation on set with streaming is people talking about the possible future… Like, ‘Well, there might be a second season or a third season. This thing of leaving everything open I think is bringing anxiety to actors that needs to be treated. We’re all thinking about something that we can’t know."
Andor has no such problems, with the original five-season plan cut down to two seasons by showrunner Tony Gilroy and Luna himself. This definitive ending has given Andor a level of structural certainty. “The second season ends where ‘Rogue One’ starts,” Luna said. “We’re not changing the ending of ‘Rogue One’ so that’s it. It’s a nice feeling, it’s like a long film… It has a beginning and an end. We all know what’s going to happen.”
The audience is “part of” Andor season 2
Naturally, Luna is happy with the positive feedback the show has gotten. “I know, not just that the series was well received and that people liked it, but I know why they liked it,” he said.
"That’s another tool we have these days through social media. We actually listen to audiences and critics. We understand what things connected and what didn’t connect. It’s kind of cool to have an opportunity to go and execute another season having this information. It’s, in a way, a season that will end up representing the audience in a different way. Somehow, the audience is part of this season because the interaction we had served as inspiration."
Andor season 1 is available to stream on Disney+.
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