Karis Nemik’s warning in Andor Season 1—“The pace of repression outstrips our ability to understand it”—could just as easily apply to artificial intelligence. Series creator Tony Gilroy seems to share that view.
In a recent interview with Collider, Gilroy revealed that he decided against releasing Andor Season 1 screenplays due to AI’s ability to quickly absorb and replicate creative content.
AI is the reason we’re not…I mean, terribly sadly. It’s too much of an X-ray and too easily absorbed, Why help the f-cking robots anymore than you can?
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Andor’s eight Emmy nominations—including Outstanding Drama Series, Best Screenplay for One Way Out, and Best Director for Benjamin Caron’s Rix Road—marked a historic moment for Star Wars. While previous Disney+ shows like The Mandalorian and Ahsoka earned nominations in technical categories, Andor broke through into the major awards.
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That recognition became a key concern for Gilroy when considering whether to release Andor’s scripts. “I wanted to do it. We put it together. It’s really cool. I’ve seen it, I loved it… [but] it was an ego thing,” he admitted in the interview. “It was vanity that makes you want to [release them but] the downside is real. So, vanity loses.” The real downside, of course, is the risks posed by AI.
While AI is a major concern for Gilroy, he dismissed the idea that current events directly influenced Andor. “It’s not trying to rhyme with anything,” he assured. As he returns for Season 2 to explore political revolution and rebellious uprisings, he emphasized,
No one was working on the show with a newspaper at any point in time. We write so far in advance.
Rather than drawing from today’s world, Gilroy looked to the past for inspiration. “I’ve always said this: I’m an amateur student of history, a dinner table historian. History is nothing but revolutions, uprisings, people swept up in events they weren’t prepared for, and individuals unexpectedly stepping into heroic roles.”
Gilroy isn’t offering a political allegory or a collection of scripts, but he does promise an emotional Andor Season 2. “If I don’t make you cry this season, I will be very unhappy.”
Andor returns to Disney+ on April 22, 2025, kicking off with a three-episode Season 2 premiere, followed by four weeks of additional three-episode drops.
Source: Collider