Andy Serkis returned to the Star Wars franchise as a brand-new character named Kino Loy in Episode 8 of Tony Gilroy’s critically acclaimed series Andor. Kino is acting as a foreman at the Imperial factory facility on the isolated and water-locked Narkina 5 when he first meets Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). From the get-go, it’s clear that Kino is focused on getting out of his incarceration through legitimate means and fully believes that Empire will honor his sentence. Of course, the Empire has no intention of letting anyone go, and the revelation in Episode 9 cracks everything wide open for Kino. Across his three-episode arc, Serkis delivered an unbelievable and memorable performance that took audiences through the full gamut of emotions as Kino realized he was never getting off Narkina 5 alive.
Ahead of the premiere of Episode 10, Collider’s own Steve Weintraub got to chat with Serkis about joining Andor, the emotional impact of his devastating final line, and whether or not Kino may have su