History Trivia / Andor

* WordOfSaintPaul:

* RealitySubtext: [[https://youtu.be/XvMcREO48dY Mon Mothma trying to present a bill for the Ghormans only for various Senators to walk away]] due to the sudden news about Aldhani is likely a [[TakeThat jab at her days in the Republic Senate during the Clone Wars]], mirroring real life people who liked the Empire and the Clones not wanting to listen to her.

* {{Blooper}}: In "Nobody's Listening!", [[https://redd.it/ylbpii there's a Pelican case tucked inside the cart of machine parts that Cassian pushes through a door, secured to the cart with zip ties]]. Pelican is a company that produces heavy duty protective cases, especially cases intended for storing and transporting film equipment. It's dark and shadowed in the spot where the case is, and the case is also dark-colored, making it very hard to see unless you know what you're looking for.

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

** In [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/andy-serkis-andor-kino-loy an interview]] with ''Vanity Fair'', Creator/AndySerkis mentioned that he envisioned his character Kino as a wrongfully imprisoned union leader. The Empire supposedly saw his ability to galvanize people into action and placed him into the foreman/"Kapo" role in the prison in the hopes that he might galvanize people into being good little cogs in the prison labor system.

* {{Blooper}}: In "Nobody's Listening!", [[https://redd.it/ylbpii there's a Pelican case tucked inside the cart of machine parts that Cassian pushes through a door, secured to the cart with zip ties]]. Pelican is a company that produces heavy duty protective cases, especially cases intended for storing and transporting film equipment. It's dark and shadowed in the spot where the case is, and the case is also dark-colored, making it very hard to see unless you know what you're looking for.

* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/DiegoLuna Tweeted that "One Way Out" is his favorite episode of the first season.

* ContentLeak: Despite some initial confusion due to it shooting concurrently with ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'', this show had numerous small leaks owing to its usage of real-world locations when filming, as opposed to shows like ''Series/TheMandalorian'' saga and spinoffs or ''Obi-Wan'' that filmed primarily indoors on the Volume soundstage.

** In [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/andy-serkis-andor-kino-loy an interview]] with ''Vanity Fair'', Creator/AndySerkis mentioned that he envisioned his character Kino as a wrongfully imprisoned union leader. The Empire supposedly saw his ability to galvanize people into action and placed him into the foreman/"Capo" role in the prison in the hopes that he might galvanize people into being good little cogs in the prison labor system.

** In [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/andy-serkis-andor-kino-loy an interview]] with ''Vanity Fair'', Creator/AndySerkis mentioned that he envisioned his character Kino as a wrongfully imprisoned union leader.

* FakeBrit: The Irish Creator/DeniseGough portrays Dedra Meero with a Received Pronounciation accent, [[AliensOfLondo similar to most other high-ranking Imperials]].

* WordOfSaintPaul: In [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/andy-serkis-andor-kino-loy an interview]] with ''Vanity Fair'', Creator/AndySerkis mentioned that he envisioned his character Kino as a wrongfully imprisoned union leader.

** James McArdle, who portrays Timm Karlo, previously appeared in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' as Niv Lek, one of the X-Wing pilots attacking Starkiller Base.

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

* YouLookFamiliar: After playing Snoke (who was a SerkisFolk character, but still) in the ''Star Wars'' Sequel Trilogy, Creator/AndySerkis returns in "Narkina 5" as Cassian's foreman of sorts in their prison labor block.

** Creator/DiegoLuna, Creator/GenevieveOReilly, and Duncan Pow reprise their roles of Cassian Andor, Mon Mothma, and Ruescot Melshi in the flesh six years after ''Film/RogueOne'' O'Reilly has played the role since 2005's ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', albeit only in a deleted scene.

** Creator/DiegoLuna and Creator/GenevieveOReilly both reprise their roles of Cassian Andor and Mon Mothma in the flesh six years after ''Film/RogueOne'' (O'Reilly has played the role since 2005's ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'').

** There were unconfirmed rumors that Creator/AndySerkis had been seen on set, leading to rumors that Snoke would appear in the show that were largely dismissed due to the show's time period, and even led to some assuming that Serkis's involvement at all might've been a fabrication. Viewers, even ones who follow leaks, were caught off-guard when "Narkina 5" revealed he wasn't playing a SerkisFolk character at all.

** There were rumors that Creator/AndySerkis had been seen on set, leading to speculation that Snoke might be involved that was mostly dismissed out of hand due to the time period. Viewers, even ones who follow leaks, were caught off-guard when "Narkina 5" revealed he wasn't playing a SerkisFolk character at all.
** Creator/StellanSkarsgard casually revealed in a Swedish-language interview that his character and Creator/ForestWhitaker's Saw Gerrera share a great scene together, spoiling Saw's appearance in this series prior to the official announcement.

* ContentLeak: Despite some initial confusion due to it shooting concurrently with ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'', this show had numerous small leaks owing to its usage of real-world locations when filming, as opposed to shows like ''Series/TheMandalorian'' saga and spinoffs or ''Obi-Wan'' that filmed primarily indoors on the Volume soundstage. There were rumors that Creator/AndySerkis had been seen on set, leading to speculation that Snoke might be involved, before "Narkina 5" revealed he wasn't playing a SerkisFolk character at all. Creator/StellanSkarsgard casually revealed in a Swedish-language interview that his character and Creator/ForestWhitaker's Saw Gerrera share a great scene together, spoiling Saw's appearance in this series prior to the official announcement. The largest leaks of all were for the Niamos scenes, which were shot at a snack bar at Clevleys Beach in Blackpool, UK in late April 2021, located close to several busy streets. Passerby took numerous candid videos and telephoto stills of Cassian's confrontation with the Shoretrooper and of actors wearing the same mocap rig as Creator/AlanTudyk's K-2SO, confirming the presence of KX droids, and posted them on Twitter throughout the duration of the shoot. In one candid still, Creator/DiegoLuna even waves at the camera.

* RoleReprise:

* ContentLeak: Despite some initial confusion due to it shooting concurrently with ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'', this show had numerous small leaks owing to its usage of real-world locations when filming, as opposed to shows like ''Series/TheMandalorian'' saga and spinoffs or ''Obi-Wan'' that filmed primarily indoors on the Volume soundstage. There were rumors that Creator/AndySerkis had been seen on set, leading to speculation that Snoke might be involved, before "Narkina 5" revealed he wasn't playing a SerkisFolk character at all. The largest leaks of all were for the Niamos scenes, which were shot at a snack bar at Clevleys Beach in Blackpool, UK in late April 2021, located close to several busy streets. Passerby took numerous candid videos and telephoto stills of Cassian's confrontation with the Shoretrooper and of actors wearing the same mocap rig as Creator/AlanTudyk's K-2SO, confirming the presence of KX droids, and posted them on Twitter throughout the duration of the shoot. In one candid still, Creator/DiegoLuna even waves at the camera.

* ContentLeak: Despite some initial confusion due to this show shooting concurrently with ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'', this show had numerous small leaks due to its usage of real-world locations when filming, as opposed to shows like ''Series/TheMandalorian'' saga and spinoffs or ''Obi-Wan'' that filmed primarily indoors on the Volume soundstage. There were rumors that Creator/AndySerkis had been seen on set, leading to speculation that Snoke might be involved, before "Narkina 5" revealed he wasn't playing a SerkisFolk character at all. The largest leaks of all were for the Niamos scenes, which were shot at a snack bar at Clevleys Beach in Blackpool, UK in late April 2021, located close to several busy streets. Passerby took candid videos and telephoto still of Cassian's confrontation with the Shoretrooper and of actors wearing the same mocap rig as Creator/AlanTudyk's K-2SO, confirming the presence of KX droids. In one candid still, Creator/DiegoLuna even waves at the camera.