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13. Andor Was Originally Meant To Run For Five Seasons
In an era where stories do not seem to have definitive endpoints in mind, it is somewhat refreshing to see that Andor's saga will be told in two seasons before building up to Rogue One. However, before the series' development really got into high gear, the spin-off was intended to last for five seasons.
Each season was meant to tell a year of Cassian's journey from thief to Death Star infiltrator, but this was changed due to budgetary and logistical reasons. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the first season alone cost an eye-watering 250 million dollars to produce, and had a massive production schedule.
In addition to its gargantuan budget, the series would have been told across 15 years to properly accommodate its five-year-long story. This would have been an obvious challenge for a prequel to overcome, and Tony Gilroy said as much while talking to Rolling Stone.
He stated that the chief reason that would have worked against the proposed length was Diego Luna's age, as the actor would not be able to convincingly portray a younger Cassian as he aged across the decade and a half timeframe.