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D23 Teases "Andor" S2, "Mandalorian" Movie (www.darkhorizons.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/star_wars

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Lucasfilm used its part of the Disney Showcase at D23 to both tease the second season of “Andor” and offer the first tease of “The Mandalorian & Grogu” movie. First up, the second season of “Andor” had little on offer – no artwork, release date or stills – just a behind-the-scenes featurette only for the […]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I'll assume for the mandalorian movie to make sense you'll need to have seen the full series? And for that one might also want/need to watch some of the boba fett one?

That would feel like a lot of homework for a movie for anyone, who is not a huge fan.

[–] ShadowCat 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, it has probably been the most popular of the Star Wars shows with a lot of casual audiences getting Disney+ just for it.

Also based on the ending of S3, it might be a bit of a fresh start, as long as they do a minor bit of explanation on who Mando is and that Gorgu survived order 66 there's nothing too important they'll be missing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, no doubt that it was the most popular one, but I think it's still a potential limitation to the target audience. Especially because it's not even just a season limited season, but 3 with some crossover to another one.

It's good that you mention that it might not need as much previous knowledge, but they better communicate that. And even then I feel like some might feel like they miss out not having seen the series, while at the same time not wanting to be forced to watch it.

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