Andor Creator Explains Lack of Darth Vader & Emperor in Season 2

Andor Creator Explains Lack of Darth Vader & Emperor in Season 2

Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy explains why iconic Star Wars villains Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine will not appear during Season 2. On the heels of Andor‘s second and final season debuting on Disney+ earlier this month, Gilroy spoke with Rolling Stone to discuss his work on the acclaimed series. One of the topics brought up was the absence of the two Sith Lords. After neither was in the first season, audiences shouldn’t expect to see them ret…

“That was never on my agenda”: Tony Gilroy Finally Explains Why Darth Vader Never Appears in ‘Andor’ and I’m Glad He Stuck to It

Tony Gilroy created Andor as a spin-off of 2016’s Rogue One, which featured Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor. The film follows a group of Rebel spies as they try to steal the map to the Death Star, leading to an inevitable appearance from Darth Vader himself. Despite the film’s Vader cameo, Gilroy admitted he wasn’t keen on adding the villain to the prequel series. During an interview, Gilroy reflected on writing the show’s second and final season. In…