Suggests: Showrunning the Resistance with ANDOR Creator Tony Gilroy
Sun, Sep 07
|Virtual Event
Time & Location
Sep 07, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Virtual Event
About the event
Tony Gilroy didn’t just contribute to the Star Wars saga – he reimagined what Star Wars could be. The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of MICHAEL CLAYTON defied viewer expectations with ANDOR, his character-driven take on the galaxy far, far away. As creator, writer, and executive producer, Gilroy brought a writer-first spirit to the franchise.
With razor-sharp dialogue, moral complexity, and the simmering tension of a geopolitical thriller, ANDOR reimagines Star Wars as something darker, deeper, and far more grounded. The series’ second and final season received 14 Emmy nominations in 2025 for breaking new ground within a nearly 50-year-old franchise.
Gilroy developed ANDOR as a slow-burn prequel to ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY, the 2016 film he co-wrote. With his signature blend of intelligence and intensity, he transformed a cinematic space opera into prestige television on a massive scale.
In this in-depth conversation, Gilroy will discuss how he brought layered, long-form…