Andor Season 2 Special Look Teases Rebel Led Revolution And Hints At A Seismic Star Wars Event

48 days. Just under seven weeks. After two and a half years of waiting, that's all that stands between us and the release of Andor Season 2 now. And as showrunner Tony Gilroy prepares to take his Star Wars spin-off series all the way up to the three days before Rogue One, Disney+ are ramping up the promotion for their critically acclaimed space drama. Following that first trailer drop just last week (Steve Earle’s ‘The Revolution Starts Now’ is still ringing in our ears), today we've been treated to a new behind-the-scenes look at the season ahead — one that teases the imminent rebel revolution and hints at a seismic event in the history of the Empire's fascist regime. Brace yourselves, and watch it below;

If you thought the first season of Andor was intense, then this new look at Season 2 is here to say "hold my Revnog!" From Diego Luna's titular rebel stealing the TIE Avenger, to Tony Gilroy talking about revolutionary movements happening across the galaxy, to glorious shots of K2 units, Vel Sartha (Faye Marsay) training recruits, and palatial new architecture on eye-catching new planets, everything just looks, well, epic. And not only epic, but incredibly ominous too. If you pay close attention to the closed captions on the Disney+ version of the featurette, you'll notice that during the scene where Imperial forces surround a group of protesters on a hitherto unseen planet, the dissenters are chanting in Ghor, the native language of Ghorman.

Only passingly mentioned in Season 1 by Genevieve O'Reilly's Mon Mothma, Ghorman in wider SW canon is the site of a devastating massacre occurs that changes everything for the Rebellion. Related in Expanded Universe material dating back over three decades and directly referenced in Season 3 of Star Wars Rebels, 'The Ghorman Massacre' — in which stormtroopers mercilessly mow down thousands of unarmed protesters — is an epochal moment in the formation of the Rebel Alliance, and serves as the catalyst for Mon resigning from her role on the Senate to fully commit to the Rebellion. Just how exactly Andor will tackle such a monumental event remains to be seen (in the old EU canon, there's some really grim business involving Grand Moff Tarkin's ship and an incredibly destructive, callously cruel landing), but the clear signposting of such a devastating event heading our way speaks to how Andor Season 2 is going to up the ante and then some for Gilroy's show.

Along with the special look at the upcoming series, Disney also revealed a new poster for Season 2 today, too, featuring Ben Mendelsohn's Director Krennic, Denise Gough's Deedra Meero, Forrest Whittaker's Saw Gerrera, Adria Arjona's Bix Caleen, Kyle Soller's Syril Karn, and more. Check it out below;

The revolution will be televised when Andor Season 2's three-episode premiere drops on Disney+ on 22 April.