Andor Trailer Sets Up A Possible Palpatine Cameo
The first trailer for the Andor Disney+ TV series returns to Coruscant and the Imperial Senate, potentially setting up a cameo by Emperor Palpatine himself. The first wave of live-action Star Wars TV shows were set after the fall of the Empire, but the franchise has always tended to dance around the timeline with impunity. Lucasfilm's next wave of Disney+ TV shows are set during the Dark Times when the Empire ruled the galaxy.
Lucasfilm released a first trailer look at Andor at Star Wars Celebration 2022, a series that will tell the backstory of Rebel agent Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), who would ultimately give his life retrieving the Death Star plans in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The teaser trailer suggests the show will show Andor's perspective on the early Rebel Alliance, with Genevieve O'Reilly reprising the role of Senator Mon Mothma, a major figure in the Rebellion. This teases a subplot that could potentially shine a light on Palpatine's own actions in the Dark Times, even featuring a possible cameo by the Emperor himself.
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Palpatine chose not to disband the Empire at the end of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, aware it would be difficult to manage a galaxy without a bureaucracy. But by the time of Andor, five years before the original trilogy, Star Wars' Imperial Senate has effectively been replaced by the Moffs. Palpatine instead used the Senate to encourage his opponents to pursue political avenues to challenge him rather than military ones, staving off potential rebellions while the Death Star was under construction. The Andor trailer reveals Mon Mothma believes she is under supervision, and she's undoubtedly right; the
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