Andor season 2 is bringing a ship from a beloved 30-year-old Star Wars game into canon.

Andor Season 2 is set to bring back a ship that was first introduced in a video game released back in 1994. This week, Disney provided our first proper look at Andor Season 2 through a trailer on Disney Plus, which features snippets from various shows. In the brief footage, we see Cassian Andor stealing a ship that will be instantly recognizable to PC gamers of a certain age. If you look closely—though you might not need to—it is clearly a TIE Avenger from the highly acclaimed 1994 flight simulator, TIE Fighter.

The TIE Avenger was introduced and played its most significant role in TIE Fighter, but it also appeared in subsequent sequels such as Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance. Now, it is being brought into Star Wars TV canon for the very first time, 30 years after its original introduction.

Andor is a prequel series to the 2016 film Rogue One, which in turn is a prequel to the original 1977 Star Wars film. Diego Luna reprises his role as Rebel intelligence officer Cassian Andor, and the series chronicles his journey toward radicalization against the Galactic Empire.

Season 2 was originally scheduled to premiere in August 2024, but the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes delayed production. The cast includes Kyle Soller as Syril Karn, Adria Arjona as Bix Caleen, Stellan Skarsgard as Luthen Rael, Fiona Shaw as Maarva Andor, Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma, Denise Gough as Dedra Meero, Faye Marsay as Vel Sartha, and Varada Sethu as Cinta Kaz. Andor season 2 is introducing a ship from a beloved 30-year-old Star Wars game to canon | GamesRadar+