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{:title=>"Andor", :url=>"https://www.starwars.com/news/category/andor"} {:title=>"Series", :url=>"https://www.starwars.com/news/category/series"}

Secrets from the Set of Andor Season 2: Week 3 Trivia

May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025
StarWars.com Team

Learn which cast member helped bring an iconic Rogue One quote into Andor Season 2 and other fascinating behind-the-scenes facts from the making of the Star Wars series, now streaming on Disney+.

Hope is many things in the Star Wars galaxy. A lifeline in the darkest of times. An inextinguishable light for those facing what can feel like insurmountable odds. For the Rebel Alliance, hope is the foundation of everything they believe and fight for as they mount what will become a galactic civil war with the Imperial regime.

First uttered by Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) himself in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, then made famous by Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) as a rallying cry, the line, “Rebellions are built on hope,” almost didn’t make it into Andor. That all changed when creator and executive producer Tony Gilroy’s son, Sam Gilroy — who also plays the rebel Gerdis this season — petitioned his father to include the quotable line in Season 2.

The final inclusion makes for a poignant moment shared between Thela and Cassian on Ghorman. Like Nemik with his manifesto and Luthen with his unshakable ideals, Thela’s words impart a wisdom onto Cassian Andor that he will carry for the rest of his days.

Read on for even more interesting trivia and fun facts from the making of this week's Andor episodes.

Episodes 207-209

Mon Mothma’s round senate office set

1. (Above) The Coruscant Senate Building’s Gate Nine set, where Cassian Andor prevents Mon Mothma from being arrested, was a revamp of Mon Mothma’s round senate office set.

The Ghorman people.

2. (Above) About 350 extras were dressed by Michael Wilkinson’s costume department for the Ghorman Massacre sequence.

Imperial KX-units

3. (Above) In an earlier version of Andor Season 2, K-2SO was introduced tearing through a ship in a sequence reminiscent of both the Alien and Predator movie franchises. Instead, the final scripts incorporate Imperial KX-units into the Ghorman Massacre sequence.

The rig in the Yavin temple used to hold K-2SO.

4. (Above) The rig in the Yavin temple used to hold K-2SO was designed by Rebecca Alleway’s set decoration team to hold a prop ship engine and then worked backwards to restrain the towering droid.

For more on Andor A Star Wars Story, explore more StarWars.com features, including:

Behind the Scenes:

The Making of Andor: The Sounds of Ghorman

The Costumes of Andor Season 2

Designer Michael Wilkinson Defines the Look of Andor's Costumes

Creating the Worlds of Andor Season 2

Taking Andor from Concept to Screen

Andor: Even More Hidden Treasures in Luthen Rael’s Gallery

Making a Revolutionary: Inside Andor Season 2 with Tony Gilroy

6 Things We Learned from the Andor Season 2 Live Stream with Tony Gilroy & Diego Luna

Secrets from the Set of Andor Season 2: Week 4 Trivia

Secrets from the Set of Andor Season 2: Week 3 Trivia

Secrets from the Set of Andor Season 2: Week 2 Trivia

Secrets from the Set of Andor Season 2: Week 1 Trivia

Introducing the Cast of Andor Season 2

“A Potent Moment in History”: Insights from Tony Gilroy and the Andor Cast

How Composer Nicholas Britell Created New Sounds for Andor

Character Deep-Dives:

Diego Luna on the Legacy of Andor and Rogue One

Andor’s Alan Tudyk Captures the Childlike Joy of K-2SO

Andor Star Adria Arjona Finds Justice for Bix Caleen

Andor’s Stellan Skarsgård and Elizabeth Dulau Break Down Luthen and Kleya

Even these Andor Stars Were Creeped Out by the Series’ Strangest Power Couple

Genevieve O’Reilly on That Speech

Andor Star Diego Luna Reflects on Cassian’s Journey

Genevieve O’Reilly on the Legacy of Mon Mothma

Losing Bix: Andor’s Adria Arjona on the Downward Spiral of Bix Caleen

The Tragedy of Kino Loy: Andy Serkis on His Return to Star Wars in Andor

Denise Gough and Kyle Soller Bring Complexity to Andor’s Empire

Daughter of Ferrix: Andor’s Fiona Shaw on the Role of Cassian’s Mother, Maarva

Star Diego Luna on Returning to Cassian in Andor

Andor’s Ben Bailey Smith on Playing Lieutenant Blevin

Season 1 Recap:

6 Things We Learned from the Andor Live Stream with Tony Gilroy

Andor Revisited: Small Acts of Rebellion - Exploring the Fourth Arc of Season 1

Andor Revisited: One Way Out - Exploring the Third Arc of Season 1

Andor Revisited: The Making of a Rebel - Exploring the Second Arc of Season 1

Andor Revisited: Meet Cassian Andor - Exploring the First Arc of Season 1

Creator Tony Gilroy Explores the Nuance of Andor

Tony Gilroy Breaks Down Andor Season 1

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