Gilroy

Season 2 feels like much more of an ensemble affair as showrunner Tony Gilroy expands the show’s focus beyond one character’s moral development to more thoroughly embroider others that are just as worthwhile.

Along with that, however, we can appreciate Gilroy’s concise vision and willingness to do the most in fewer hours, ensuring “Andor” concludes atop the very short list of the sharpest, smartest “Star Wars” stories ever told.

“This show has … all the stuff that I did when I was a kid, but for real,” says Tony Gilroy, who broke into the “Star Wars” franchise as a co-writer for “Rogue One” before being tapped as “Andor’s” showrunner.

Tony tapped Dan Gilroy, who wrote Episodes 4 through 6 of the first season as well as Episodes 7 through 9 of the second, even before officially convening the writers room.

But, as Tony Gilroy explains, they’re “always kind of working together.”