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‘Andor’: Alan Tudyk on K-2SO’s Return, Filming ‘Gruesome’ Finale Scene and How Cassian ‘Freed Him From His Servitude’
Following the "Andor" series finale, Alan Tudyk discusses getting back into action as the droid K-2SO and why Cassian (Diego Luna) is a father figure.
As fans have waited to see when the show’s creator Tony Gilroy would incorporate K-2SO, Cassian’s droid sidekick that he reprograms to work with the Rebel Alliance, Tudyk felt immediately welcomed back on set by his familiar castmates — and his iconic stilts. Following the conclusion to “Andor” Season 2, Tudyk reflects on getting to play K-2SO as more than just a comedic sidekick this time around, filming the “gruesome” action scene at the beginning of the finale and why Cassian and K-2SO are really a father-son duo. I was always pitching old TV detective shows with just the two of us but in a “Star Wars” setting — like the ’80s version of procedural “Simon & Simon.” It was always fun to imagine all these different possibilities and now it’s nailed down.
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