I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I can think of no TV series that so captures the political zeitgeist we’re living through, one dominated by the rise of fascism in the U.S., than Andor. Streaming on the Disney+ platform, Andor is a prequel to the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which in turn serves as a prequel to the events of Star Wars: A New Hope (1977).
Among other things, Andor reminds us that resistance and rebellions to fascism, authoritarianism, and empire are built on hope.
Today I invite you to experience the story of “the Rebellion” in the Star Wars universe via the following epic 10-minute video by SWFT. It’s a video that artfully weaves together scenes from Andor, Rogue One, and the original Star Wars trilogy (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi).
For more of Andor at The Wild Reed, see:
• The Revolution Will Be Televised
• Andor: The Star Wars Franchise’s “First Piece of Universally Excellent Television”
• The Brilliance of Andor
• Inauguration Day Thoughts
• How Empires Are Built and Rebellions Are Born
• Andor Season One Recap
• The Reckoning Is Here
• Andor’s Depiction of the Rise of Fascism: Not Predictive But Reflective
• Andor: “A Magnum Opus of Anti-Imperialist Art”
See also the related Wild Reed posts:
• Jason Duchin: “It’s Here, and We Are Sleepwalking Through It”
• Marianne Williamson: “We’re Moving Into Totalitarianism”
• “He Is Enacting an Authoritarian Agenda”: Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Donald Trump’s Militarization of Law Enforcement
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – July 26, 2025
• Robert Reich: “This Is Fascism”
• “Protesting Is What Patriotism Looks Like in Public”: The “No Kings” Protests of June 14, 2025
• Peter Bloom: Quote of the Day – June 10, 2025
• “This Is How Democracy Unravels”
Related Off-site Links:
The Side of Andor That Nobody Talks About – Epic Sell (August 24, 2025).
Tony Gilroy on What Andor Says About Trump’s Fragile Authoritarian Regime – Lovett or Leave It (August 24, 2025).
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