The series was officially announced by Iger during a Disney quarterly earnings call on November 8, 2018. In February 2018, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that "a few" Star Wars live-action series were in development for Disney's streaming service. Talks for a television series focused on Cassian Jeron Andor, Diego Luna's character from the 2016 Star Wars Anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, began before the Anthology film was released, though Luna had doubts that it would happen. We have a fantastic adventure ahead of us, and this new exciting format will give us the chance to explore this character more deeply." ―Diego Luna, on reprising his role I have so many memories of the great work we did together and the relationships I made throughout the journey. " Going back to the Star Wars universe is very special for me.