Excitement for Skeleton Crew has risen since the show was highlighted at Star Wars Celebration back in April, and while a trailer has yet to be released online, we still expect the series to hit Disney+ later this year.
Entertainment Weekly (via SFFGazette.com) recently spoke with producer and director Christopher Ford, learning more about how this story fits into the New Republic era which has so far consisted of shows like The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Ahsoka.
"For us it was a great era because as much as the New Republic are trying to bring things back [to peace], it’s kind of a lawless wild time, so there’s a lot of danger," he reveals. "If we had set it earlier the kids might’ve just met the Empire and got shut down. This is more of the galaxy to get lost in."
The site also caught up with star Jude Law; very little has been revealed about his role in the series beyond the fact he'll play a Jedi, something confirmed by footage of him using the Force in the trailer which premiered in London. The actor couldn't share much but did shed some light on what his mystery protagonist brings to the table.
"He is someone the children meet on their journey, on their way to get home. He, like the world they experience, is contradictory – at times a place of nurture and other times a place of threat."
"What I love is because it’s through their eyes, you know there’s a kind of goofy relationship between the kids and the adults, and other times it’s really quite dark and quite scary, which I guess is what the world looks like to an awful lot of eleven-year-olds."
Skeleton Crew follows the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.
As noted, Law leads the series and is joined by young actors Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong.
Tunde Adebimpe and Kerry Condon also star, while the directing team consists of Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, David Lowery, the Daniels, Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Lee Isaac Chung.
A premiere date has yet to be revealed by Lucasfilm and Disney+.