Compare concept art for Andor A Star Wars Story with the final frames of the series.
In late 2019, what came to be known by Andor A Star Wars Story creator and showrunner Tony Gilroy as his creative “troika” – consisting of Gilroy, Industrial Light & Magic VFX supervisor Mohen Leo, and production designer Luke Hull – was formed. The trio shared a creative obsessiveness in their world-building, always grounded in real-world locations, both natural and manmade, historical and cultural.
The fruits of their labor can be seen in the concept art below, a small fraction of the work created by dozens of artists over almost five years. The degree to which that art matches the final sets and shots is a testament to the synchronicity with which the teams collaborated over and executed their ideas.
And in Abrams Books’s The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series), written by yours truly and out in March of 2026, you can learn the full story of the creation and design of both seasons of the series, from the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in December 2016 to the end of Season 2’s post-production.
