Andor Season 2 showrunner reveals an episode that had to be scrapped due to high budget requirement

Andor, a prequel series to Rogue One, was created by Tony Gilroy and it mainly centers on a thief named Cassian Andor who turns into a rebel agent against the oppressive Galactic Empire.

The Rebel Alliance's foundation and Cassian's development into an ardent revolutionary are topics covered in the series, which takes place five years prior to the events of Rogue One.

Due to financial constraints, a planned K-2SO horror-themed episode for Andor Season 2 was canceled, Tony Gilroy said to Entertainment Weekly in one of the most recent interviews.

Gilroy said:

"Dan Gilroy wrote an amazing, entirely self-contained episode that was episode 209. It was an amazing episode that was like a horror movie.”

He continued:

“We could not afford to do it. It was made clear that it was out of the range, so we had to abandon that and consolidate things.”

In order to increase the narrative effect, he also revealed why the premiere of K-2SO was postponed:

“It was very controversial in the beginning,” Gilroy said. “I think Alan was probably disappointed, and I think there were fans who were disappointed, but I was like, ‘Man, whatever we're going to do, we got to wait really as long as we can until we introduce him.’ But then as I said to Alan in the beginning, and finally everyone came around on the idea: ‘Look, we're going to wait, but it's going to be worth it, and when we get there, we'll really make a thing out of it and it'll make sense and it'll feel right.’”

More about Andor season 2

Now available on Disney+, Andor is a beautiful prequel series set in the Star Wars universe. It centers on Cassian Andor, a small-time thief who rises to prominence as a rebel fighter, and is set five years prior to Rogue One.

The main theme of the show is how common people are influenced by the Empire and eventually choose to rebel. With remarkable character development, Andor explores the early formation of the Rebel Alliance in a melancholy manner.

The creators of Season 2 had big intentions, but they had to alter them due to financial limitations. A significant subplot was completely eliminated, including a horror-themed episode with Cassian's future droid companion K-2SO. K-2SO would have been confined on a ship throughout the episode, hunting like a beast until he eventually joined Cassian.

The idea seemed intriguing, but the expense of making the episode was unaffordable. In order to keep the plot moving forward, the team made revisions to the script and advanced additional crucial scenes. These changes mirror a change in the streaming market, where production costs are lower than they were in the past.

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Tony Gilroy, the creator and showrunner of Andor, has a history of telling tough stories and he is most known for writing The Bourne Identity and directing Michael Clayton, both of which earned him Academy Award nominations. Gilroy also co-wrote Rogue One and helped shape its final version.

Andor wanted to tell a different kind of Star Wars story—grittier, more realistic, and richer. Despite budget constraints and production challenges, Gilroy's vision propelled the project forward. His talents enabled Andor to stand out as one of the most clever and well-made Star Wars series.

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