The Art of Star Wars: Andor (the Complete Series) - Hardcover

by Phillip Szostak (Author), Tony Gilroy (Foreword by), Dan Gilroy (Afterword by)

The official behind-the-scenes companion to the Emmy, WGA, SAG, Golden Globe, and BAFTA-Award nominated Disney+ series

The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series) gives readers an exclusive inside look at the production art, visual development, concept art, creature designs and FX, graphics, props, and more that went into creating the Tony Gilroy helmed Disney+ series.

Through extensive interviews with Gilroy, star Diego Luna, and the talented Lucasfilm visualists, author Phil Szostak documents every step of Andor's production from discussions following the initial release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story up through post-production on the final episodes of season two.

With deep dives into the locations that defined the series, including Kenari, Ferrix, Aldhani, Narkina 5, Mina-Rau, Ghorman, and Yavin 4, among many others, this essential volume celebrates the legacy of all twenty-four critically acclaimed episodes and the hurdles the filmmakers, cast, and crew had to overcome to bring their vision to life.

Every facet and detail of the Rebellion and Empire's inner workings and the day-to-day existence within the world of Star Wars that Andor lovingly depicted are explored in great detail along with reflections on the series overall and its espionage roots and political relevance. The lived-in, battered costumes, ships, and locales that are so crucial to the DNA of Star Wars are on full display in this volume alongside the elegant formalism of the Galactic Senate and Coruscant.

Every piece of concept art--from ISB uniforms to Ferrix workwear to sleek speeders to the sterile prison cells of Narkina 5--has a tactility that leaps off the page. Cassian Andor's journey from thief to spy to rebel to martyr, and the stories of his allies, uneasy partnerships, Imperial schemes, and galactic revolution took audiences on an emotionally resonant adventure and The Art of Star Wars: Andor spotlights the exceptional work that made it all possible.

Author Biography

Lucasfilm creative art manager Phil Szostak has worked in conjunction with Star Wars art departments since 2008. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, Szostak ran the JAK Films Art Department on Skywalker Ranch for more than three years before joining the narrative design team on LucasArts's Star Wars: 1313. He is also the author of The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season Two) (Abrams, 2022), The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season One) (Abrams, 2020), The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Abrams, 2019), and The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Abrams, 2017).

Tony Gilroy is a critically acclaimed, award-winning director, writer, and producer. Most recently, Gilroy served as the creator of Lucasfilm's critically acclaimed, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series Andor. Gilroy directed, wrote, and produced the upcoming film Behemoth! starring Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde, Will Arnett, and Eva Victor. The film is currently in post-production and will be released by Searchlight Pictures. A veteran screenwriter whose credits include Dolores Claiborne, The Devil's Advocate, and the Bourne trilogy, Gilroy made his directorial debut with Michael Clayton, which earned seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote and directed Duplicity and The Bourne Legacy and served as a major creative force on Rogue One. Raised in upstate New York, Gilroy is the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and filmmaker Frank D. Gilroy and works frequently with his brothers, Dan and John Gilroy.

Dan Gilroy is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer. His feature directing debut, Nightcrawler, won Best Screenplay at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards. His other screenwriting credits include The Bourne Legacy, Kong: Skull Island, The Fall, and Real Steel. Gilroy was nominated in both Best Drama Series and Best New Series at the 2023 WGA Awards for his work on Andor on Disney+ and won the 2025 Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for his writing on Andor's Season Two episode "Welcomed to the Rebellion."