"Announcement" is the seventh episode of the American streaming television series Andor, based on Star Wars created by George Lucas.
Toby Haynes was hired in September 2020 after a production delay due the COVID-19 pandemic, and Tony Gilroy joined the series as showrunner in early 2019, replacing Stephen Schiff.
The Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) meet to discuss their retaliation to the robbery and their plan to increase all prison sentences for manual labor.
Walking through town, he remembers his adoptive father Clem's hanging after being falsely accused of partaking in anti-Imperial protests.
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in February 2018 that there were several Star Wars series in development,[1] and that November one was revealed as a prequel to the film Rogue One (2016).
The series was described as a spy thriller show focused on the character Cassian Andor, with Diego Luna reprising his role from the film.
[3] Tony Gilroy, who was credited as a co-writer on Rogue One and oversaw extensive reshoots for the film,[4] joined the series by early 2019 when he discussed the first story details with Luna.
It was considered to be a "relatively rare direct pull from the Star Wars canon" by Zosha Millman from Polygon, as she noted that one of Gilroy's mandates was to refrain from fan service.
[14] The episode stars Diego Luna as Cassian Andor,[2][15] Kyle Soller as Syril Karn, Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen, Joplin Sibtain as Brasso, James McArdle as Timm Karlo, and Rupert Vansittart as Chief Hyne.
The local Facebook accounts had received information of filming occurring at the location the previous month, with residents then closing promenades and roads to accommodate for Andor's production.
The site's critical consensus reads, "Following the delirious highs of its action-packed preceding episode, "Announcement" is not so much a comedown as it is a clarifying breath, vividly setting the stakes for more peril to come.