A long time ago in a brothel far, far away …
The brand new Disney TV show “Andor,” which premiered Wednesday, will become the first “Star Wars” project to acknowledge that sex does indeed take place in a galaxy far far away.
SYFY noted the historic mention of sex, which happens in the first 10 minutes of the show, “makes the show an absolute game-changer for the nearly 50-year-old franchise.”
Creator Tony Gilroy told Rolling Stone magazine that the very first scene of the first episode opens with a trip to a brothel, which leaves viewers in no doubt about the show’s tone.
“It sure is a good tell when you turn in that first episode for them to say, ‘Whoa! OK, this is what the show’s gonna be like,’” Gilroy said.
“It was a marker, but it’s also good for the story. It served double duty.”
The series marks a transition for the sex-less franchise, which has always been geared to more family-friendly content. But Gilroy is set out to change that.
“War is coming,” explained the 66-year-old director. “The stories and characters are meant to be ground level; even a plot twist early on, where a character calls the Imperial cops on Andor because of romantic jealousy, is fresh territory for ‘Star Wars.'”
“Andor” takes place nearly five years before the doomed mission to steal the Death Star plans in “Rogue One” and will tell the story of Rebel spy Cassian Andor.Lucasfilm Ltd./Disney+ via AP
According to creator Tony Gilroy, the very first scene of the first episode does, in fact, open up with a trip to a brothel.Lucasfilm Ltd./Disney+ via AP
The brand new series marks a brand new era for the nearly 50-year-old franchise.Lucasfilm Ltd./Disney+ via AP
“It sure is a good tell when you turn in that first episode for them to say, ‘Whoa! OK, this is what the show’s gonna be like,'” Gilroy said.Lucasfilm Ltd./Disney+ via AP
“We are stressing that change and revolution happen when regular people decide to do something,” Gilroy said.Lucasfilm Ltd./Disney+ via AP“Andor” tells the story of Rebel spy Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna) right up to the beginning of the doomed mission to secure the Death Star plans, which served as the plot of “Rogue One.”
“This is the most grounded that ‘Star Wars’ will get,” said “Andor” star Luna.
“We are stressing that change and revolution happen when regular people decide to do something. It’s just regular people trying to survive in the darkest time in this galaxy, and finding out they can’t take it anymore. It’s about a system that is choking society.”
“Andor” also stars Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Fiona Shaw and Faye Marsay.
New episodes of “Andor” will premiere every Wednesday on Disney+.
