Narkina 2[4] was a location in[1] the Narkina system of the Abrion sector in the Outer Rim Territories.[2] It was the site of an Imperial factory facility where former supervisor of the Imperial Security Bureau Dedra Meero was incarcerated by the Galactic Empire[4] after she was found to have acquired confidential files relating to Project Stardust that she did not have clearance for[5] in 1 BBY.[6] Following a shift during her incarceration in that prison, Meero sat in her cellblock while remaining composed until the lights in her cellblock turned off. Following the lights' deactivation, Meero broke down and cried.[3]
Behind the scenes
- "It's probably Narkina 7 or Narkina 2. It's the women's version."
- ―Tony Gilroy, on Dedra Meero's prison
Star Wars Insider 233 marked the first identification of Narkina 2.
Narkina 2 first appeared, albeit unidentified, in "Jedha, Kyber, Erso,"[3] the series finale of the Disney+ live-action television series Star Wars: Andor, which was released on May 13, 2025. It was later identified in the Star Wars Insider magazine article Andor Season 2 Companion by Lucas O. Seastrom and Jay Stobie. The article was published in Star Wars Insider 233[4] on August 19 of the same year.[8]
Previously, the name "Narkina 2" had appeared as a typo in a StarWars.com article published on May 14, 2025. Intended to be a mention of Narkina 5, the article mentioned it to relate Narkina 5 to the prison where Dedra Meero is shown incarcerated.[9] When discussing the prison, in an Entertainment Weekly interview published the same day as the StarWars.com article, the series' creator and executive producer, Tony Gilroy, described Meero's all-female prison as hypothetically being Narkina 2 or Narkina 7 as opposed to Narkina 5.[7] Gilroy had also previously mentioned Narkina 2 as a hypothetical location for the Empire's alien prisoners when discussing Narkina 5 in an interview with Collider on November 22, 2022.[10]
Appearances
Star Wars: Andor — "Jedha, Kyber, Erso" (First appearance)
Sources
- Andor Explained: Episodes 10-12 - "Make It Stop", "Who Else Knows?", and "Jedha, Kyber, Erso" on StarWars.com (backup link) (Non-canonical mention) (as a typo)
- "Andor Season 2 Companion" — Star Wars Insider 233 (First identified as Narkina 2)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot) Jason Fry, co-author of The Essential Atlas and a number of maps in the current Star Wars canon (see a list here), stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names. Given this principle, this article makes a similar basic assumption for Narkina 2 in relation to the Narkina system.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Systems of the Galaxy on StarWars.com (current version) (backup link) (previous version) — Based on corresponding data for the Narkina system
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Star Wars: Andor — "Jedha, Kyber, Erso"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Andor Season 2 Companion" — Star Wars Insider 233
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Who Else Knows?"
- ↑ Behind the Seams: The Costumes of Andor Season 2 - Updated on StarWars.com (backup link) dates "Jedha, Kyber, Erso" to 1 BBY.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Andor creator Tony Gilroy explains that surprise ending and final shot by Ross, Dalton on Entertainment Weekly (May 14, 2025) (backup link archived on May 16, 2025)
- ↑ Star Wars Insider #233 on Titan Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Andor Explained: Episodes 10-12 - "Make It Stop", "Who Else Knows?", and "Jedha, Kyber, Erso" on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Why 'Andor' Doesn't Have Many 'Star Wars' Aliens Explained By Showrunner Tony Gilroy [Exclusive] by Lovitt, Maggie on Collider.com (November 22, 2022) (backup link archived on March 15, 2025)
