Disney’s unofficial Star Wars trilogy is getting rewritten.Credit: LucasfilmAfter skipping 2024, Star Wars: Andor returned in April 2025 with its long-awaited second season. The Disney+ drama didn’t just continue Cassian Andor’s story; it reframed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) nine years after its debut.When Andor premiered in 2022, the series–led by Diego Luna as the weary future Rebel spy–drew strong critical praise for its grounded tone and overt political themes. However, it did not match the streaming highs of The Mandalorian or Ahsoka. Still, its reputation grew steadily, with many viewers citing it as one of the franchise’s most mature and intricately crafted entries.Set roughly five years before Star Wars: Episode IV–A New Hope (1977), the show occupies a distinct place in the franchise timeline. Rather than building outward from the post-Return of the Jedi corner of the universe, Andor functioned as a direct runway into Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the film that ultimately sealed Cassian’s fate on Scarif.Credit: LucasfilmSeason 1 established a sprawling ensemble, including Kyle Soller as Syril Karn, Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen, Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael, Fiona Shaw as Maarva Andor, Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma, Andy Serkis as Kino Loy, and Denise Gough as Dedra Meero. Across Ferrix, Coruscant, and Narkina 5, the series explored both the formation of rebellion and the bureaucratic machinery of the Empire, weaving together insurgents and Imperial Security Bureau officers in equal measure.The second season expanded that scope. Instead of unfolding over a single year, the narrative spanned four, bringing viewers to the brink of the Scarif mission. Directing duties were split among Ariel Kleiman, Janus Metz, and Alonso Ruizpalacios, with scripts from Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy, Beau Willimon, and Tom Bissell. Andor Season 2 became one of the most critically-acclaimed drama series of all time and netted five of its 22 Primetime Emmy nominations last year.Credit: LucasfilmThe rollout reflected that ambitious structure. The season debuted April 22 on Disney+ with a three-episode launch, followed by weekly drops of three episodes at a time until the finale trio on May 13. Each chapter grouping represented a year in the escalating conflict, underscoring how quickly the galaxy tilted toward open rebellion.With the series now complete, Lucasfilm effectively stitched together a continuous trilogy: Andor Season 2 flowed directly into Rogue One, which in turn famously dovetails into the opening moments of A New Hope. The result is a sobering arc charting the Rebel Alliance’s earliest sacrifices in its fight against the Galactic Empire.Credit: LucasfilmNow, Disney is once again changing how audiences perceive its secret trilogy. Announced last week, Disney and Marvel will release a series of new stories centring the characters from Rogue One in celebration of the movie’s 10th anniversary.“io9 can exclusively reveal that Marvel will mark Rogue One‘s 10th anniversary with five new one-shot comics set just before the events of the movie, focusing on a key group of characters from the film,” Gizmodo wrote. “Jyn Erso, Saw Gerrera, Chirrut Îmwe and Baze Malbus, Darth Vader, and, of course, Cassian Andor will each get their own special issue, detailing a moment in their lives just before Rogue One brings them all crashing together.”Credit: LucasfilmIn a statement to io9, Lucasfilm senior editor Robert Simpson explained why fans are being transported back to this part of the Star Wars timeline.“From the moment the first images of Cassian, Jyn, Saw, Baze, and Chirrut were revealed fans have wanted to know more about the brave outsiders who risked everything to help combat the Galactic Empire and its terrifying superweapon, and to learn more about what Vader was doing before A New Hope. We always knew the end of Rogue One wouldn’t be the end of their stories, and we’re so excited for fans to get these glimpses into their pasts.”The one-shots begin releasing in May, seemingly coinciding with Lucasfilm’s big return to movie theaters with Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026).Credit: LucasfilmThis is not the first time Rogue One has been retroactively altered. Even before the premiere of the second season of Andor, Tony Gilroy and Diego Luna hinted that the new episodes would alter how audiences interpret Rogue One.“I mean, we know what we have to do. We never had a moment where we let down [after Season 1],” Gilroy said via Comic Book. “Everybody knew that we couldn’t be over-confident. And we also knew, if this works [on Season 1], we’d better write a bigger cheque for the second season. We knew that we had to go big. So, that’s what we’re trying to do. I mean, hell yeah. Hell yes. There hopefully are a lot of moments.”Credit: LucasfilmLuna was even more direct about the ripple effect on rewatches of the 2016 film. “I have an answer for that one: not just in the [second] season. Even in Rogue One, you’re gonna hear some lines [on a rewatch] and go [gasps gutturally]. Before, you just passed over them. Not anymore.”That kind of retroactive layering has long been part of Star Wars storytelling. Over decades, films, animated series, novels, and comics have recontextualized earlier installments, adding shades of meaning to familiar dialogue and character beats. In that sense, Andor’s second season followed tradition, but it did so with a level of character specificity that sharpened the emotional weight of Rogue One’s final act.Credit: LucasfilmThe broader Disney+ Star Wars landscape has shifted considerably since Andor first premiered. In the past few years, the platform introduced new corners of the galaxy, though not every project connected in the same way. As The Acolyte and Skeleton Crew arrived to mixed responses, Andor’s return carried added expectations from viewers eager for another grounded chapter.After Andor Season 2 and these upcoming comics, audiences revisiting Rogue One may find familiar exchanges and fleeting glances play differently than they first thought.How do you feel about Disney focusing on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? Let Inside the Magic know in the comments below.The post Disney Officially Rewriting Its Secret ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy appeared first on Inside the Magic.