History Trivia / Andor

** In contrast to previous live-action ''Star Wars'' shows - ''Series/TheMandalorian'', ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' and ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'', along with the animated ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch'' - Tony Gilroy confirmed that ''Andor'' would be much less reliant on EasterEggs as a driving force of the plot, as all four aforementioned series faced some criticisms for their cameo-heavy plots. While there are certainly [[ContinuityNod nods to past and future events]] as well as several blink-and-you-miss-it references, none of them are done in such a way that they [[invoked]][[ContinuityLockOut necessitate viewing of another show or movie]].

** In contrast to previous live-action ''Star Wars'' shows - ''Series/TheMandalorian'', ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' and ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'', along with the animated ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch'' - Tony Gilroy confirmed that ''Andor'' would be much less reliant on EasterEggs as a driving force of the plot, as all four aforementioned series faced some criticisms for their cameo-heavy plots. While there are certainly [[ContinuityNod nods to past and future events]] as well as several blink-and-you-miss-it references, none of them are done in such a way that they necessitate viewing of another show or movie.

** Creator/AndySerkis, the TropeNamer for SerkisFolk who's played roles like [[Film/LordOfTheRings Gollum]], [[Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes Caesar]], and [[Film/TheForceAwakens Snoke]], plays a non mo-cap role here as Kino. It also stands in contrast to Snoke, his last major role in the franchise, as the mysterious villain who later turns out to be a PuppetKing is the exact opposite of the [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold outwardly gruff but otherwise]] [[AFatherToHisMen caring prison supervisor]].

* EnforcedMethodActing: According to Creator/DiegoLuna and Creator/AndySerkis, the cast felt [[https://gizmodo.com/andor-star-wars-narkina-prison-scenes-diego-luna-disney-1850523310 genuinely dehumanized]] by the sterile conditions and uncomfortably homogeneous outfits of the Narkina-5 episodes, the last Season 1 storyline filmed.

** Creator/HarryMcEntire (who plays a weapons specialist offer) and Stanley Townsend (Commandant Jayhold Beehaz) were both in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'' earlier in 2022 as Noah/Consul N and Triton/Consul T respectively
* RecycledPremise: The show is set in the same time period as ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' and also features early figures that would help form the Rebellion. While ''Rebels'' was an animated SequelSeries to ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' and comparatively more suitable for younger viewers, Andor is a more adult live-action show similar in tone to a live-action ''Star Wars'' show Creator/GeorgeLucas was looking to make shortly after the end of ''Revenge of the Sith'' but never fully came about due to cost (test footage can be found online, with the premise being of criminal groups on Coruscant figuring out ways to get around Imperial control).

** Creator/StellanSkarsgard was quick to accept the part of Luther Rael because it was a second chance for him to work with Creator/DiegoLuna after a previous project they were attached to fell through.

** There were originally plans for the show to run for five seasons, but after realising how long it was taking to film the first season, followed by nearly a year of post-production, the decision was made to condense the remaining storylines into a second season and end the show there. Showrunner Creator/TonyGilroy stated that the final scene of the series is planned to show Cassian getting on the transport to the Rings of Kafrene, where his first scene in ''Rogue One'' takes place.

** Alonso Ruizpalacios was originally approached to help direct Season 1.

** One of the second season's directors, Alonso Ruizpalacios, previously directed Diego Luna on two episodes of ''Series/{{Narcos}}: Mexico''.

* UncreditedRole: Creator/SamWitwer, who [[YouLookFamiliar previously]] voiced [[VideoGame/StarWarsTheForceUnleashed Starkiller]] and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the Son]], and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Maul]], portrays the shore trooper who arrests Cassian in "Announcement".

* DevelopmentGag: In episode 4, Cassian discusses the time he spent on Mimban prior to the start of the series. Mimban was planned to make its first appearance in Cassian's debut film, ''Film/RogueOne'', before it was cut and replaced with Jedha.

* IronicName: The vicious and tyrannical Empire is hunting for a Rebel agent called "Axis". [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Three of the most vicious and tyrannical empires in twentieth-century history were called the Axis.]]

* RecycledPremise: The show is set in the same time period as ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' and also features early figures that would help form the Rebellion. While ''Rebels'' was more of a SequelSeries to ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', Andor is more similar in tone to a live action ''Star Wars'' show Creator/GeorgeLucas was looking to make shortly after the end of ''Revenge of the Sith'' but never fully came about due to cost (test footage can be found online, with the premise being of criminal groups on Coruscant figuring out ways to get around Imperial control).

* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/AndySerkis auditioned for a part in the show because he was a fan of ''Film/RogueOne''.

* PermanentPlaceholder: According to [[https://www.starwars.com/news/tony-gilroy-andor-season-1-interview this post-season 1 article on StarWars.com]], [=B2EMO=] is voiced by longtime ''Star Wars'' puppeteer Dave Chapman. The original plan was to just use his voice on-set as a placeholder for the actors to respond to and then dub over him later with someone else, but the showrunners weren't really feeling any of the audition tapes they got and wound up preferring Chapman's performance. When they told him they were sticking with his performance in the final show, Chapman, used to having his performance replaced, was overcome with emotion.

** Maarva's RousingSpeech, as originally filmed, ended with the line "'''[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]]''' the Empire!", which would have been the first time that a ''Star Wars'' product used the word. [[https://www.empireonline.com/tv/features/andor-denise-gough-interview-building-star-wars-villain-dedra-meero/ However]], the line was dubbed over with "[[{{Bowdlerise}} Fight]]" instead.

** Best known for her role as the abusive Aunt Petunia in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' films, Creator/FionaShaw plays a positive parental substitute this time, Maarva Andor. Moreover, a revolutionary CoolOldLady like Maarva could not be more different from the ObsessivelyNormal Aunt Petunia.

** Latesha Wilson previously played Derla Pidys, a full-body costume alien in Canto Bight, and Wilsa Teshlo, a pilot in the Citizens' Fleet during the Battle of Exegol, in the sequel trilogy. In ''Andor'', she returns to play Gani, one of the hostesses in the brothel on Morlana 1.

** In contrast to previous live-action ''Star Wars'' shows - ''Series/TheMandalorian'', ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' and ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'', along with the animated ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch'' - Tony Gilroy confirmed that ''Andor'' would be much less reliant on EasterEggs as a driving force of the plot, as all four aforementioned series faced some criticisms for its cameo-heavy episodes. While there are certainly [[ContinuityNod nods to past and future events]] as well as several blink-and-you-miss-it references, none of them are done in such a way that they necessitate viewing of another show or movie.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: The Weapons Spec officer from "Daughter of Ferrix" (Harry [=McEntire=]) and Jayhold Beehaz (Stanley Townsend) from "The Eye" are the voices of Noah and Triton from ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'' respectively.

** Latesha Wilson previously played Derla Pidys and Wilsa Teshlo in the sequel trilogy, and plays Gani in ''Andor''.

** Best known for her role as the abusive Aunt Petunia in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' films, Creator/FionaShaw plays a positive parental substitute this time, Maarva Andor.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/AndySerkis, the TropeNamer for SerkisFolk who's played roles like [[Film/LordOfTheRings Gollum]], [[Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes Caesar]], and [[Film/TheForceAwakens Snoke]], plays a non mo-cap role here as Kino. It also stands in contrast to Snoke, his last major role in the franchise, as the mysterious villain who later turns out to be a PuppetKing is the exact opposite of the [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold outwardly gruff but otherwise]] [[AFatherToHisMen caring prison supervisor]].

* MissingTrailerScene: The sizzle reel for the series, released in December 2020 likely fairly soon after filming began, shows several pieces of concept art at the end, and although all of them are seen in Season 1 at least in their most basic spirit, two evidently had the context surrounding them radically altered. One shows Cassian piloting a small starfighter with a broken windshield, implying that he was using the fighter for an on-planet escape or attack, that may have been reworked into the escape from the planet Aldhani through the Eye, which left atmosphere (not survivable with a broken windshield) and took place on a much larger craft. Another shows a slightly bloodied Cassian wielding a blaster and taking cover from Stormtroopers, implying that he was engaged in a firefight with them, which seems to have been reworked into the scene in "Announcement" where he hides from a Stormtrooper patrol on Ferrix and explicitly does not fight them. There's also brief footage of Creator/DiegoLuna (or his stuntman; everyone's wearing masks) and another performer rehearsing a scuffle as part of a potentially very early version of the warehouse shootout in "Reckoning". However, the final version is purely a shootout and nobody gets close enough to each other for a physical scuffle.