Andor’s Andy Serkis on Kino Loy’s Backstory and What the Prisoners of Narkina 5 Are Building

With the success of Tony Gilroy’s Star Wars prequel series Andor resounding from across a galaxy far, far away, one of the show’s most recent additions, Andy Serkis, sat down for an interview with Collider’s own Steve Weintraub. Serkis, who plays Kino Loy to perfection, is first introduced in Episode 8 when Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) arrives at the Imperial factory facility on the isolated Narkina 5. The surly Kino Loy is tasked with overseeing his fellow prisoners at work, and is looking to keep his head down for the remaining days of his sentence. 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. During his interview with Collider, Serkis shared his excitement to return to the Star Wars universe, citing Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One as the inspiration for his return. The actor also divulges his personal backstory for Kino Loy, teases his return to the wo