Andor hailed 'best Star Wars series ever' by fans following season 2 release

Warning: Spoilers for Andor ahead

We may have only gotten the first three episodes of Andor season 2 so far, but everyone's already saying the same thing: It could be the best Star Wars series of all time.

The 12-episode series, which is now streaming on Disney+, forms part of a prequel to Rogue One (which is in itself a prequel to the original 1977 Star Wars film).

It's a politics-heavy thriller that follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in the lead-up to the Rogue One storyline that sees him steal the Death Star plans with Jyn Erso - and explores what prompted him to become a rebel in the first place.

Season one ended with Cassian breaking free from Narkina 5, but Luthen has other plans, planning to kill Cassian himself before backing out when confronted.

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Season two's opening episodes are set a whole year after the season 1 finale, with the date representing the episodes, 'BBY 4' representing four years before the Battle Of Yavin (the Star Wars space fight that ends with the Death Star exploding).

The rest of the cast includes Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen, Stellan Skarsgard as Luthen Rael, Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma, Denise Gough as Dedra Meero, and Kyle Soller as Syril Karn.

It's thought that the upcoming episodes will jump between different timelines and locations to bring a whole movie saga to just one series.

It's going down well with fans too, because the first reviews are in, and it's five stars across the board, alongside an impressive 99 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.

Here's what fans had to say...

Fans have already chosen their favourites of the season

It would appear it's Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) who really stole the show

Others can't wait for the next few episodes to be released...

The next batch of Andor episodes will be released on 29 April.

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