In Andor Season 2, Episode 5, a familiar name is uttered on Coruscant. As Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) is heading to an official function, she runs into none other than Bail Organa. The idea that Bail Organa is in Andor Season 2 shouldn’t feel like much of a spoiler. After all, Princess Leia’s adoptive father was instrumental in starting the first version of the Rebellion. He witnessed the slaughter of the Jedi first hand, and one was one of three people — along with Yoda and Obi-Wan — to hatch the plan to hide the Skywalker twins. In a way, because he raised Leia from infancy, Bail is an extended member of the Skywalker family. He appears in everything from Rebels to Rogue One and the series Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Since 2002’s Attack of the Clones, Bail Organa has always looked like actor Jimmy Smits. But now, that’s not the case. Andor has recast Bail Organa, and as strange as it might seem, it’s great for Star Wars canon in general.
