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Andor is live on Disney Plus today with the first three episodes available to watch, and is the fourth live-action Disney Plus series as more roll out over time.
It seemed like one of the more unusual projects Andor had planned, taking a character from Rogue One and making their own series seemingly separate from all other existing series, but the grounded nature of “Birth of the Rebellion” already seems to have won over early fans. Tired of mass CGI and buried Easter eggs and crossovers.
Inside is Good review So far, critics’ reviews have arrived. Here’s how it stacks up against other Disney Plus series we’ve seen so far outside of the Star Wars universe:
- The Clone Wars Season 7 – 100%
- Star Wars: The Vision – 96%
- The Mandalorian Season 1 – 93%
- The Mandalorian Season 2 – 93%
- Indoor – 87%
- Bad Batch – 86%
- Obi-Wan Kenobi – 82%
- Boba Fett Books – 66%
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So, you see I’m including animated series there and they’re generally well received. But in terms of live action, Andor is second only to both seasons of The Mandalorian and ahead of recent Obi-Wan and Boba Fett shows.
I know a lot of people will be looking for audience scores, but it’s so early (only 36 total people scored on Rotten Tomatoes) that I’m going to wait and see what that number stands for over time. It’s 76% now, and started at 69% when I started this article, but I imagine that will change one way or the other.
Andor is a full-on TV series, not an episodic movie, and the show is slated to run 12 episodes in Season 1, with an eye toward a second season that will conclude with the events of Rogue One.
So, Andor’s fate may already be pre-ordained, but I wonder what lessons can be learned from this if Star Wars yields a more grounded approach, less reliance on CG than other shows, a darker tone, etc. We already know a bunch of series that are coming, but Andor’s success, or I guess theoretical failure, could change their plans. Given that Rogue One was my favorite of the new Star Wars blockbusters, I’m definitely looking forward to checking it out later today.
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