ReviewIn our playlist we guide you through the current range of on-demandfilms, series, albums and podcasts. What must you (not) have seen or listenedto and why? Today the science fiction series Andoro.
Andoro
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Science Fiction (Disney+)
Every corner of the Star Wars universe is now so eagerly grazed by Disney+that it is waiting for a series in which one of the many droll robots gets alife story in serial form. The franchise from creator George Lucas will oneday go down in Hollywood history as the most exploited business model.Competitor Star Trek despite all the spin-offs is currently behind.
In the Star Wars deluge are now spotlighting characters who actually hadminor roles in the movies. The last example concerns Cassian Andor who isknown from the cinema film Rogue One Not really a hit from the movie series.
Once again, actor Diego Luna can take on the role of this rebel with whom – asthe fans know – things don’t end well in the film. The series with his lastname Andoro is thus a precursor to these events. Andor is followed in hisearly years as he breaks the law, steals parts from spaceships and doesn’teven shy away from murder when he is harassed by two law enforcement officers.
The first three episodes are a lead up to what Andor is really good at;espionage. Fans know that five years after this series he is in _Rogue One_becomes involved in the attack on the Death Star space station.
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Andoro © Disney+
But before that happens, Andor is hunted by wild animals who keep themselvesalive with shady practices. The viewer learns about his background and hisorigins from an unknown planet where he was part of an Inca-like communitythat is accidentally pulled out of isolation by a crashing spaceship.
Andor is a slightly deviant hero in the Star Wars -chronology. He is goodand not. Diego Luna had a more rewarding assignment in that regard than EwanMcGregor, among others, who recently appeared in the series _Obi-Wan Kenobi_despite a promising start had significantly less exciting material at itsdisposal.
Oh yeah, Andor also has an inevitable sidekick in the form of a robot thatlooks like a red rotary vacuum cleaner. The character goes by the name B2EMO.As the Star Wars exploiters are ever in need of a spin-off idea, this couldbe an option. Or not.
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