“Andor” series showrunner Tony Gilroy said Thursday he does not believe his “Star Wars” series is “left-wing.”
In an interview with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat on his podcast “Interesting Times,” Gilroy denied that he wrote the show to represent a left-wing revolution against fascist authoritarians.
“I never think about it that way. It was never- I mean, I never do. I don’t,” Gilroy declared in response to Douthat asking if he agreed the show is a “left-wing work of art.”
The second season of the critically acclaimed series debuted on Disney+ in April.
It follows the adventures of Cassian Andor, a key player in the rebellion against the Galactic Empire.
He was a main character in the hit 2016 movie “Rogue One.”
The show, which lasted two seasons, provides a dark an