Disney's latest Star Wars series Andor will be dropping on Disney Plus on Wednesday (September 21) with Diego Luna returning to play the titular character.

It is set five years before the events of the spin-off film Rogue One, and it will tell the story of how Cassian Andor (Luna) came to be heavily involved in the Rebellion against the Empire.

This series will consist of 12 episodes, and will be followed by a second series which is set to be released in 2024.

Here's all the information you need to know about the new series.

When will Andor come out on Disney Plus in the UK?

The first three episodes of Andor will be available on Disney Plus in the UK at 8am on Wednesday, September 21.

After that the remaining nine episodes will air weekly up until Wednesday, November 23.

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Andor full cast

Diego Luna as Cassian Andor

Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma

Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael

Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen

Denise Gough as Dedra Meero

Kyle Soller as Syril

Fiona Shaw as Maarva

Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera

Kathryn Hunter as Eedy Karn

Alex Ferns as Sgt. Kostek

Alastair Mackenzie as Perrin

Anton Valensi as Den

Wilf Scolding

Noof Ousellam

Clemens Schick