‘Andor’ Review: Refreshing, Character-Rich Series May Be the Best ‘Star Wars’ Story Yet

thewrap.com:

“Andor” is the first Star Wars live-action show that does not star a Jedi or a bounty hunter. Instead, the series focuses on the beginning whispers of the Rebellion through the eyes of Cassian Andor, an assassin and a Rebel spy introduced during the last days of his life in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” And it’s all the better for it, resulting in one of the best “Star Wars” stories yet told.The series chronicles the five years leading up to the events of “Rogue One” and takes place just four years after “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the most recent Star Wars live-action series to debut on Disney+.

In the four episodes released to the press, there are no Skywalkers or Sith yet, no light sabers or force users. Instead, “Andor” is the incredible story of everyday heroes that fan the initial embers of Rebellion and offer a glimpse of the Empire that oppresses them, and the career military men within their ranks.

We follow Cassian Andor as a young salvage runner and part-time machinist on the scrapper planet of Fennix. We never see him do his job, however, because in the series’ opening moments, he’s on the planet Morlana One searching for his sister when two drunk Imperial corporate authority guards or “Corpos” attack Cassian.

When they end up dead, Cassian races off-world back to Fennix to hide.Cassian’s Kenari background is a mystery, told in flashbacks (and hinted at in “Rogue One”).