Andor Shattered Star Wars Traditions. Did It Pay a Price?

Recently, Disney tried an experiment with Andor, recognizing that it needed to do more to find its desired audience. Just as its 12-episode run ended, the company announced the first two episodes would be shown on some of the company’s other platforms: ABC, FX, Freeform and Hulu. Insiders tell Vanity Fair this was born from a recognition that Disney+ has a reputation for being mainly for kids or families. Hulu, by contrast, targets an older audience, and FX courts a crowd that goes for the gritty and offbeat. By streaming the first two chapters of Andor elsewhere, it was an… Read Full Article