London, April 30, 2025 — The galaxy far, far away just got a little closer to home. With the latest batch of Andor Season 2 episodes now streaming on Disney+, the Star Wars series has pulled back the curtain on its production, revealing a gritty, hands-on approach to storytelling that’s as much about real-world ingenuity as it is about interstellar rebellion. Episodes 4, 5, and 6, which dropped this week, come with a trove of behind-the-scenes details that show how the show’s creators turned concrete sets and edible props into the immersive world of Cassian Andor’s fight against the Empire.
The production leaned heavily on real locations to ground its sci-fi spectacle. Saw Gerrera’s rebel base, a key setting in these episodes, was filmed at Greenham Common, a former Royal Air Force airfield in England. The site, long decommissioned, doubled as the rugged hideout for Gerrera’s band of insurgents, its cracked runways and weathered hangars lending a lived-in feel to the scenes. It’s the kind of choice that defines Andor’s aesthetic—less polished, more tactile, like the rebellion itself is scraping by on borrowed time.
Then there’s the food. In one scene, Saw’s rebels are roasting a massiff, a hulking creature from the Star Wars universe, over a spit. The prop wasn’t just a slab of plastic—parts of it were actually edible, crafted by a food stylist who layered real, consumable elements onto the model. It’s a small detail, but it speaks to the show’s commitment to making every frame feel authentic, even if the cameras don’t linger on the meal.
On Coruscant, the Imperial capital, the production reused and repurposed sets to keep the world cohesive. The Imperial Senate’s looming podium, nicknamed the “taco shell” by the art department, was rebuilt from its appearance in earlier Star Wars projects. Meanwhile, Mon Mothma’s senate office features a round sofa that’s no stranger to the show—it’s the same piece from her Chandrilan Embassy in Season 1, reupholstered for a fresh look. These choices aren’t just budget-savvy; they weave a visual thread that ties the series together across its sprawling narrative.
The Imperial Security Bureau’s operations room, a nerve center for the Empire’s schemes, was shot in a surprising spot: the OKX Thought Leadership Center at the McLaren Group’s Technology Center in Woking, England. The same complex served as Coruscant’s transportation hub in Season 1, proving that a single location can wear multiple hats with the right set dressing. For scenes in a Coruscant safe house, the production brought in ILM’s StageCraft screens, those massive, curved displays that project dynamic backgrounds. Positioned outside the safe house windows, they created the illusion of a bustling cityscape without a single trip to a green screen stage.
Even the ships got a makeover. The Partisan X-wings flown by Gerrera’s rebels sport a new camouflage pattern, updated from their look in Rogue One. It’s a subtle tweak, but one that shows the care poured into every corner of the show’s universe, from the paint on a starfighter to the fabric on a senator’s couch.
These details, revealed through official channels on April 30, paint a picture of a production that’s as much about craftsmanship as it is about storytelling. The team behind Andor Season 2 didn’t just build sets—they scavenged airfields, cooked up edible aliens, and recycled furniture to make a galaxy feel real. Episodes 4, 5, and 6 are now streaming on Disney+, with more secrets likely waiting in the wings as the season unfolds.