Andor is Star Wars at its most sublime. Creator and showrunner Tony Gilroy had a specific vision for the series, which unfolded in 24 episodes across two seasons: “It should be a realistic look at the lives of ordinary people as an authoritarian regime comes in for the kill,” recalls the show’s Emmy-winning writer Dan Gilroy, Tony’s brother, in the forthcoming The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series) by Phillip Szostak. “The result is epic, tragic, and uncomfortably timely.”
The Disney+ program, starring Diego Luna in the title role, reprising the character he debuted in Rogue One, is one of the most decorated chapters in the Star Wars saga, collecting 22 Emmy nominations and winning five statuettes. Two of those victories were for production design and costumes, both of which figure prominently in The Art of Star Wars: Andor. The book, due June 30 from Abrams Press, offers an unprecedented look at the series, from drawing board to screen, compiling hundreds of eye-popping sketches, designs, and visualizations along with insider insight and anecdotes from the cast and crew.
As Szostak writes, “From the germ of the idea during the filming of Rogue One in 2015–16 to the last day of shooting on Season 2 in early 2024, the Andor journey encompassed more than eight years of thought and labor by hundreds of world-class writers, artists, craftspeople, and actors, resulting in one of the greatest Star Wars stories ever told, both behind and in front of the camera.”
“It was a challenge because you have to work as a team,” Luna told Gold Derby last year ahead of the debut of Season 2. “We all had to be connected, sharing our questions and finding the answers together. And not just actors, but designers and everyone else.”
The final section of The Art of Star Wars: Andor details how producers created the iconic setting of the rebel base on Yavin 4, the connective tissue between the series and the two films that immediately follow, Rogue One and Star Wars: A New Hope.
The following exclusive images excerpted from the book reveal previously unreleased concept art of the Yavin base and some recognizable characters, accompanied by commentary from the creative team.
INTERIOR REBEL BASE by Scott McInnes
“The hangar was a massive space, so we had to gather as much as we could. We used quite a lot from Season 1. We used a lot from Rogue One and then adapted it. A lot of this stuff was quite wrecked, so we had to clean it up. And then we had to build the newer stuff. It was a real 50/50 job, because what was in storage wasn’t enough.” — Rebecca Alleway (set decorator)
“For a huge Star Wars fan, re-creating all the prop elements of the Yavin set was a bit of a dream. We faithfully re-created all the dressing, machines, holotables, etcetera that made up the Yavin hangars and control rooms. I shed a little tear the day I got to stand in that fully dressed set next to the full-size X-wings!
“I read a book when I was around 12 or 13 called Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects. There was an image in there of George Lucas standing in a room full of props, and I became totally obsessed with wanting to work on films making cool stuff. I managed to miss working on every Star Wars movie made over my 25 years in the film industry, as I was always tied up on other film projects. Then I finally got the chance to work on Andor when I was approached by Rebecca Alleway, which ended up being my dream Star Wars, as it sat somewhere between the prequels and the original trilogy. Perfectly suited to my generation.
“I am now on Ahsoka Season 2 and about to go onto a Star Wars film as HOD prop manufacturing.” — Tim Wildgoose (propmaster)
DRAVEN AND CASSIAN HANGAR by Scott McInnes
JYN’S U-WING by Colie Wertz and Luke Sanders for Rogue One
DRAVEN AND CASSIAN by Scott McInnes
GENERAL DRAVEN by Michael Wilkinson and Glyn Dillon
The costume department was able to reuse the Rogue One General Draven costume, initially created in 2015, for returning actor Alistair Petrie.
ROGUE ONE CASSIAN by Michael Wilkinson and Andrei Riabovitchev
“It was exciting to re-create the Ring of Kafrene [where Cassian kills an informant] costume (no, it wasn’t in the archive!), to finally see him becoming the hero we meet in Rogue One. So iconic.” — Michael Wilkinson (costume designer)
Interior spread from the upcoming book The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series) (Abrams) by Phillip Szostak, on sale June 30. © & TM 2026 Lucasfilm Ltd.
