Andor season 2 – More spies, more lies? (trailer).

Andor. The Star Wars show for people who prefer their space battles minimal, their droids emotionally traumatised, and their heroics delivered through quietly soul-crushing monologues about sacrifice, identity, and how much the Empire sucks on an existential level.

Now, with Season 2 hurtling toward us like an unlicensed speeder through a Coruscant toll booth (launching April 22, 2025), the galaxy’s most reluctant rebel—Cassian “I really didn’t want to be here” Andor—is back. And if Season 1 was a slow-burn tale of radicalisation told through industrial greys, morally grey choices, and Ferrix’s increasingly riotous town square, then Season 2 looks set to complete his transformation from petty thief to the dead-eyed spy with an occasional heart seen in Rogue One.

So what can we expect in the final twelve-episode stretch? Gather your trench coats, brace for whispered arguments in hallways, and let’s speculate wildly in proper SFcrowsnest fashion.

1. Cassian Gets Fully Licensed to Kill (and Feel Terrible About It)

Season 1 ended with Cassian offering himself up to Luthen like a moody stray cat asking to be adopted or euthanised—either way, fine by him. Season 2 is the “four years later” arc (covering the time between Andor and Rogue One), and we can expect Cassian to go full Bourne: tracking leads, pulling heists, betraying people who trust him, and grimacing meaningfully in shadowy doorways.

But don’t expect wisecracking spy antics à la James Bond. This is Andor, where every decision comes wrapped in guilt and a side of political despair. If someone smiles, it’s probably a trap.

2. The Return of K-2SO (aka the Snark Awakens)

Yes, Alan Tudyk’s sarcastic security droid will reportedly return in Season 2, and not a moment too soon. One of the brightest sparks in Rogue One, K-2SO’s deadpan delivery will be a perfect foil for Cassian’s brooding. Expect their meet-cute to involve blasters, betrayal, and at least one “I regret saving your life” quip.

Given Andor’s dedication to turning everything tragic, we fully expect K-2’s origin story to involve Cassian reprogramming the droid mid-firefight while arguing with a dying Rebel about ethical protocols.

3. Mon Mothma’s Descent Into Full-Time Rebel Finance Manager

Genevieve O’Reilly’s portrayal of Mon Mothma has been one of the series’ quiet triumphs—dignified, distressed, and absolutely sick of dinner parties. Last season saw her dancing around Chandrilan politics like it was a Core Worlds version of Strictly Come Treason. Now that her daughter’s betrothed to a teenage crime prince and her husband’s still a walking wine list in trousers, Mothma’s going to double down on building the Rebellion through covert banking and passive-aggressive sighs.

Season 2 is the point where Mon Mothma goes from “mildly anxious fundraiser” to “calmly issuing orders to bomb things from space.” About time.

4. Dedra Meero’s Climb to Ultimate Space Bureaucratic Evil

Denise Gough’s Imperial Security Bureau officer was terrifying in Season 1—a cross between Dolores Umbridge and a stormtrooper with a clipboard. Now that she’s tasted blood (and had her life saved by space incel Syril Karn), she’s surely climbing the ranks of the ISB like a well-organised cobra.

Don’t be surprised if Dedra ends up coordinating the Death Star’s early suppression tactics or drafting the Empire’s official “It Was a Peaceful Mining Accident” press releases.

5. Luthen Rael Will Probably Die… Epically

Stellan Skarsgård’s Luthen gave the show its single greatest monologue about sacrifice, insomnia, and living a life built on lies. The man is a walking operatic tragedy with a double life as an antiques dealer. Season 2 will likely see him go out in a blaze of morally grey glory—perhaps by flying directly into a Star Destroyer while quoting his own manifesto and listening to sad jazz.

Or maybe he retires to Naboo with a nice bottle of space port and a sigh. Either way, get ready to cry.

6. Syril Karn Will Continue Being the Galaxy’s Most Awkward Fascist

If you enjoyed watching Syril flail through job interviews and eat breakfast cereal under the gaze of a disappointed mother, good news: he’s back. Will he rise through the ranks of the Empire? Will he team up with Dedra in a twisted relationship of mutual ambition and suppressed emotions? Or will he just keep lurking in the background like a beige ghost with a blaster?

Frankly, we’re just here to see him get force-choked by someone mid-promotion review.

7. Expect More Rogue One Cameos, But Done Properly

Ben Mendelsohn’s Krennic and his starched cloak of villainy will reportedly reappear, hopefully scowling his way through Tarkin’s shadow. We also anticipate more subtle overlaps: the slow building of the Rebel network, whispers of Jyn Erso’s father, and plenty of scenes in which people look at blueprints and say, “This moon has… potential.”

8. The Big Question: Will We Cry Again Over a Brick?

Let’s be honest—Season 1 made us weep over a funeral brick. Season 2 will surely raise the stakes. A droid sacrifice? Cassian and K-2 bonding before tragedy strikes? Luthen crumbling under the weight of his choices? Mon Mothma’s daughter breaking free of arranged-marriage hell to join the Rebellion? All of the above, but layered with Nicholas Britell’s melancholy score and filmed in tasteful grayscale.

We’re not ready. But we’re so ready.  In short, expect the final season of Andor to deliver more of what it does best—namely, dismantling the glamour of rebellion to reveal the ordinary people fighting, breaking, and building it one desperate choice at a time. If Star Wars is a space opera, Andor is the behind-the-scenes political thriller where the cost of a single death star is measured in burnt friendships, sleepless nights, and murky grey morality.

And we, at SFcrowsnest, wouldn’t have it any other way.