In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
Not reallly but (mild spoiler) Cassian’s mother chooses not to flee with him so she can continue the rebellion. You can tell he’s hurt by it. But Cassian is an adult.
There is an attempted rape of a woman by an antagonist. Arguably, the scene is for more than mere spectacle. It contributes to the greater theme of the harms and atrocities of fascism and an authoritarian government. The director of the show has stated that was their intentions with this scene.
A male antagonist stalks a female antagonist who is his colleague, though not out of malicious intent towards her. Most of his motivation for doing so is centered around work matters and his goals as an antagonist against the protagonists.
Episode 1: During a Imperial secret conference they show a video that shows large webs and spiders and the place related to video is important to the Empire so the spiders are likely to reappear
episode 2 opens with a star wars-y bug/lizard/creature crawling on a tree. episode 8: a bowl of worms (?) that senators put into their drinks at a fancy party.
Per greenseaturtle on a duplicate page for this show: "Young Cassian is tranquilized on the wrecked ship. Later in the season, a prisoner is euthanized with an injection after a stroke."
There is minimal to no blood; however there are many deaths by blaster or blunt force trauma. There is a death by knife stabbing. This is more of an adult show (TV-14) compared to previous Star Wars projects, most of which are PG.
mentioned in episode 3, but not shown. briefly shown in flashback around 33 mins into episode 7: a waist-high shot of the hanged victim's body, wearing heavy gloves, in the snow, with the sound of a rope creaking.
Episode 3: Officer gets crushed to death offscreen and another has his head squashed onscreen. Episode 6: Guy’s lower half is crushed, he dies when he’s brought to a hospital rather than immediately.
Cassian is abducted from his home planet after being tranquilized to protect him from an expected massacre, while the act is justifiable and makes the whole thing morally gray, he is abducted while he is a child
arguable, but regardless a common topic among rebels is sacrifice for the cause. characters die for their cause, give up personal relationships and joys, risk their lives undercover, etc.
its presented as ambiguous but the main character is kidnapped as an indigenous child and the relationship with his adoptive parents is presented as generally posative
Per greenseaturtle on a duplicate page for this show: "Adoptive parents, but yes. Cassian's adoptive father is revealed to have been executed years prior, and his adoptive mother Maarva dies in episode 11 of an age-related illness. Also, the Imperial Commandant on Aldhani is revealed to have a young son and dies during the heist, but he's a minor antagonist and doesn't garner much sympathy from the audience."
So far, the first three episodes are safe! In episode 2, the stranded group cuts open a foreign fruit and are grossed out by the smell, but nobody even gags. It’s played as a middle school-esque “ew gross!” moment. It’s a safe scene but the uncertainty of it made me squeamish
Yes, incarcerated individuals are incarcerated without due process for (alleged) nonviolent offences and are treated inhumanely in the prisons. This is framed as unjust.
One character does offer that another can kill them at one point, but as a "you have to either kill me or let me join your group because of what I know" kinda thing
minimal, but yes a rich authority character is shown struggling to put on his belt. theres a brief dialogue exchange with his wife that's not kind about it. compared to the tone of the rest of the show, its probably meant to be funny
the only woman of color character i can think of is significantly more stoic than the white women, who all get a range of emotional strength and indecision or weakness. there are stoic and defiant white women characters, some that are more harsh than the poc woman, but they still get a broader range and more complexities.
No direct slurs but there are hints that an LGBT+ person is in the closet due to societal factors: she is expected to have a husband, she does not because she has a girlfriend instead, but her in-laws criticise her for not having 'found a man' yet.
From duplicate pages for this show... VoidSpork: "Brief and veiled" Another comment by greenseaturtle says very mild and not much is shown. "Bix sleeps with Timm early on in the season, and Cassian is often discussed as having multiple sex partners."
A man is shamed for crying because of harm he caused, when it effected a different character more [SPOILERS] Cinta is killed in episode 6 by a stray blaster bolt. Vel explicitly shames and belittles the man who accidentally killed her, while he cries
cassian doesn't believe in fighting the empire because he thinks its pointless and would rather try to outrun it. Marva decides that she sees no point in running at her age and wants to fight the empire. she and cassian debate this and he doesn't really understand. another character is euthanizing an elderly prisoner who had a stroke, saying this is a mercy for him because of what's coming and what could happen to the rest of them. an empire officer is fired and is very muted and depressed for several episodes. after recovering and regaining an objective, he talks about how this objective made his life worth living again
It has a cliffhanger ending leading to Rogue One. It wasn’t a happy ending, necessarily, but the sad ending is in Rogue One, not this show. Individual arcs and episodes have sad endings, though.
Brief blood spray as a guy’s head is crushed in Episode 3. Bloody blaster wound in one scene of Episode 4. More minor instances of blood in the first two episodes.