The news was revealed at the Star Wars Celebration in London today. <\/p>
Announced at today\u2019s (Friday 7th April) Star Wars Celebration taking place in London, Disney Plus\u2019s Andor season 2<\/a> has finally been given a release date window.<\/p>\n The fan convention has gotten off to an exciting start with the initial highlight being on Andor<\/a>, with\u00a0executive producer Tony Gilroy and star Diego Luna<\/a> taking to the stage to discuss production, release, and season 1 reception.<\/p>\n Gilroy revealed that the Andor team are working as quickly as possible to get season 2 done. He explained that shooting began in November 2022 and is expected to wrap this August, with a predicted release on Disney Plus for August 2024.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cWe started shooting in November. We\u2019re about halfway. We\u2019re gonna shoot through August. We\u2019re on exact schedule. [We\u2019ll] finish in August, spend another year on post. I suppose we\u2019ll come out the following August.\u201d<\/p> The 12-episode first season debuted last September and took place five years before the events of \u201cRogue One.\u201d The first season tracks a year in the life of Cassian Andor (Luna) as he transforms from a small-time criminal into a man ready to join the fight against the Galactic Empire.<\/p>\n During the panel, Gilroy also said of season 2: \u201cIf you know your ending it really helps. We know exactly where we\u2019re going \u2013 it means that we can go full force. Like the escape from the prison. We know emotionally and physically what we have to do. It\u2019s been really potent.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Season 2 is set to be slightly different from the first, with the 12-episode season taking place over four years leading up to right before the events of \u201cRogue One\u201d. It\u2019ll do so in three-episode pods written and directed by the same team, with each of the pods encapsulating a number of days within one of those years.<\/p>\n As well as Luna returning, the actors set to reprise their roles also include: Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, Genevieve O\u2019Reilly, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay and Varada Sethu.<\/p>\n After a tense sizzle of the upcoming season was also revealed at the convention, Gilroy added: \u201cYou know where we\u2019re going. You saw that Death Star blow up. We make that happen.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re really doing what we\u2019ve been doing for three years. It\u2019s a train that just keeps rolling. We\u2019re moving as quickly as we can to finish it out and make you proud of us.\u201d<\/p>