How do you successfully breathe new life into a beloved, 45-year-old franchise? The answer might not be what you’d expect.Season 1 of “Andor” on Disney+ is coming to a close, and though it has had lower viewership than previous “Star Wars” series, it is by far the best and most innovative of the pack.
Despite being a spin-off of one of the more beloved Disney era “Star Wars” films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Andor” is an especially bold and inspired show, taking the “Star Wars” galaxy to new and unexpected places relatively free from the franchise’s worst self-referential habits.Ironically, the best way to reinvent “Star Wars” was to hire a director with little reverence for the nostalgic franchise behind the camera.
Tony Gilroy, who also co-wrote and supervised reshoots for “Rogue One,” returned as the showrunner for “Andor” — but he freely admits that he had “no interest
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