Disney+ Star Wars: Andor with Diego Luna (1 Viewer)

[Walter Kittel]

Definitely one of my most anticipated series of 2025.

- Walter.

 

[Sam Favate]

Good! I want to see more “Star Wars stories.” Rogue One and Solo were my favorites by far of the 5 films of the Disney era.

 

[Alex...]

 

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Empire Andor Season 2 Covers

 

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[NeilO]

A Forbes article discussing the budget and the benefits from filming in England.

Disney Reveals $645 Million Spending On Star Wars Show ‘Andor’

Disney has revealed that the cost of making Star Wars show Andor has surged to $645 million after it spent a record $290.9 million last year on filming its second season.

www.forbes.com

 

[Sam Favate]

How can this be real? Nearly $650 million for one show? Why wouldn’t that figure at least include other Star Wars shows filmed in that period? We all know the streaming era is full of excesses so absurd they threaten the foundation of the streaming platforms, but this number is so ridiculous that I can’t imagine it’s close to being true.

The other side of it is that I don’t really care what it cost, as long as the final product is worth seeing.

 

[TravisR]

How can this be real? Nearly $650 million for one show? Why wouldn’t that figure at least include other Star Wars shows filmed in that period? We all know the streaming era is full of excesses so absurd they threaten the foundation of the streaming platforms, but this number is so ridiculous that I can’t imagine it’s close to being true.

The other side of it is that I don’t really care what it cost, as long as the final product is worth seeing.

When you break it down by screen time, it's still way cheaper than a movie. Say that Andor averages about 40 minutes an episode times 24 and that's about 950 minutes for $645 million while a 150 minute movie is probably $250 or $300 million.