Andor Is Over, And The Future Of Live-Action Star Wars Has Me Very Worried

This article contains spoilers For “Andor”.

There was a time when the notion of direct prequel to “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” was at best met with skepticism, at worst ridiculous. Then, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” has become one of the best “Star Wars” films of all time, and everyone has carved out. The same thing has happened when a prequel to “Rogue One” was announced, and it encountered skepticism and laughter. Then we obtained “Andor”, and he turned out to be one of the best television shows of the 2020s, as well as One of the most daring and the biggest experiences in the history of “Star Wars”.

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Season 2 of “Andor” is not only a television masterpiece, but it is also a miracle. Indeed, it is not very surprising that, in 2025, we had a story in a far -off galaxy, far away that would explicitly dare call the genocide, in addition to illustrating how fascism slips into all aspects of daily life (even the means that are easy to miss). In doing so, season 2 of “Andor” even succeeded in the simplest and white elements of the original “Star Wars” trilogy and made them morally complex and nuanced.

Really, each episode of season 2 looked like nothing we saw in “Star Wars” before, as if he was doing something new and changes the franchise forever by showing how “Star Wars” can be varied. What we have left is A property that can include the very different tones of “Skeleton Crew” and “Andor” Without making one or the other of the series out of words.

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Now that “Andor” is done, however, what happens to “Star Wars?” For the first time in years, I am worried about the future of the franchise. Not that there will be no new funny outings, but it certainly looks like the end of an era.

Of course, there was a good “Star Wars” from the Disney era before “Andor”. We just had “Skeleton Crew” offers pleasure to the pirates Earlier this year, and before that, there was the exquisite action of “acolyte”. The problem is that, with regard to the future of the franchise now that “Andor” is over, we literally have much to hope.

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When writing these lines, there is no “Star Wars” confirmed live until “the Mandalorian and Grogu” presents a gladiator combat hutt In May 2026, unless season 2 of “Ahsoka” managed to finish production and start to broadcast before that. In addition, the thought of the first film “Star Wars” in seven years being a potential camée and a collection of baby jokes involving growing (at the worst part of season 3 of “The Mandalorian”) is not what you would call exciting. This is doubly the case that arrives on the heels of the incredible Ghorman arch of season 2, the view of my Mothma (Geneviève O’Reilly) calling the Emperor Palpatine a monster in front of the whole Senate, and the epic sacrifice of Bix (Adria Arjona) for the rebel.

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Anyway, even if “the Mandalorian and the Grogu” end up being a good time, what matters is that there are no more “Star Wars” projects live for the rest of 2025. No films. No television shows. Nothing. Of course, we have a lot of animated titles to hope, and if you know me, you know that I consider Animation to be the medium where “Star Wars” prosperes the bestIt is therefore in no way a dismissal of the next animated versions of the property (such as the triumphant return of “Star Wars Visions”).

Indeed, the immediate future of “Star Wars” is animated, but what about the live part of the franchise? As a monumental great and revolutionary that “Star Wars” animated projects have been in the past, it is undeniable that they do not get as much attention as their counterparts live. So what’s going on now? How does the franchise maintain the momentum after “and” ends? And, perhaps the most important, is it a sign of things to come?

There have been a lot of discussions on the disarray of theatrical production of Lucasfilm (See: The many “Star Wars” films that have been canceled since 2015), but at least things seem to go in a better direction now, with “The Mandalorian and Grogu” outing in 2026 and “Starfighter” which takes place later this year for a first in 2027. It seems rather that the problem is the television side at this stage.

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“Star Wars” television not only maintained the franchise alive in the years that followed the theaters “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker”, but it also led the property to become greater than ever. “The Mandalorian” alone dropped the whole world in love with the baby Yoda (alias growled), had the eyes of people stuck to Disney + just to see the last cute thing that the baby would do, and even helped pave the way for “Andor”. Although all the series were winners, the programs of “Star Wars” nevertheless expanded what this franchise can be: “The Acolyte” presented the inspired action of Wuxia and took a darker glance on the Jedi order; “Obi-Wan Kenobi” gave us a fun adventure for young Leia; And even “Ahsoka” literally expanded the “Star Wars” galaxy by taking us to previously unexplored places.

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But it was before. Nowadays, we know all the cost reduction mandates that afflict all Hollywood studios and have been responsible for the cancellation of many beloved programs that have not been lucky to find their foot (Like “The Acolyte”, to use an appropriate example). “Andor” is the last HOURTE on “Star Wars” television live? Are we even going to get more series live after the “Mandalorian” story concluded? Or will we only get television series to which the director of the creation of Lucasfilm, Dave Filoni, is personally attached?

Anyway, it is a depressing thought, but it also makes the existence of “and or” all the more special. This show has always been like an anomaly in the biggest franchise, but now that it’s over, it really looks like the end of an era of “Star Wars”.

“Andor” is now in difficulty in its entirety on Disney +.