Excitement for Disney+'s upcoming Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew, increased after the first trailer screened during the recent Celebration panel (it still hasn't been released online), even though we still don't really know very much about the series aside from the basic premise.
The story will follow a group of kids who leave the relative safety of their home planet to explore the galaxy, and wind up being captured by a crew of pirates led by the villainous Vane (who recently debuted as one of Captain Gorian Shard's men in season 3 of The Mandalorian).
Jude Law's unnamed character comes to the rescue, but the children may not be quite as safe with this mysterious Jedi(?) as we've been led to believe.
“They need guidance, but they’re vulnerable,” Law tells Empire. “And so throughout, the people they meet, you question all of them. Is my character nice? Is he not? You just want them to be alright and get back home. But if you know Jon and Chris’ work, you’ll know that the kids aren’t always safe.”
Law goes on to describe his character as "complicated," and hints that he may not be a Jedi after all, despite demonstrating force-like abilities in the teaser when he breaks the kids out of prison.
Skeleton Crew also stars Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith and Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the young heroes, with Tunde Adebimpe and Kerry Condon on board in supporting roles.
The directing team consists of Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, David Lowery, the Daniels, Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Lee Isaac Chung.
No premiere date has been announced, but the show is expected to debut on Disney+ later this year.