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Summary
- Skeleton Crew offers first looks at the show’s central child characters and their lives, seemingly from an Earth-like planet.
- Skeleton Crew’s children find a “lost Jedi Temple” on their planet, before being shot off into the unknown of space.
- The children in Skeleton Crew face dangers and must navigate a galaxy full of allies and enemies, including Jude Law’s Jedi character.
The marketing for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is finally underway with a brand-new trailer, offering insights into the new TV show in a galaxy far, far away. As the most immediate upcoming Star Wars TV show, Skeleton Crew is highly anticipated. Not only will the show continue the timeline of Star Wars’ New Republic, but it will tell an intriguing new story centered around a cast of children, a notable departure from the franchise’s typically adult casts.
Since its announcement, the story of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has been intriguing, if only for its interesting premise. Skeleton Crew tells the story of a group of children who make a startling discovery on their home planet, before being lost to the stars. Attempting to find a way back home, the children make many allies and enemies as they embark on a star-crossing adventure. Ahead of Skeleton Crew‘s release date, the convention of D23 2024 offered the first teaser trailer for this compelling story, as well as the characters who will drive it forward.
5 Skeleton Crew Has Star Wars’ Most Earth-Like Planet
The Kids Of Skeleton Crew Live A Seemingly Normal Life
The trailer for Skeleton Crew opens with the lives of the central children cast members. Interestingly, the planet on which they live is the most Earth-like ever seen in Star Wars, with regular roads, schools, and cityscapes that evoke the 1970s Amblin tone that the show is striving to replicate.
4 Skeleton Crew’s Kids Have Different Desires
Some Wish To See The Galaxy, Others Wish To Stay In Comfort
Skeleton Crew‘s trailer outlines the differences in desire for the various children characters in the show. One is shown asking his friends if they ever think about what else is out there in the galaxy and asks if they want a real adventure before the lovable alien character asks “Like what?” This proves the kids have different ideas about what their life could be like, before their surprising journey into the galaxy.
3 Skeleton Crew’s Kids Find A “Lost Jedi Temple” On Their Planet
Does The Discovery Have Jedi Connections, Or Is It Something Darker?
This leads to the kids finding something lost in the woods of their planet. The children are shown falling down a hatch in the ground, encountering dead bodies and decrepit droids before somehow finding their way into the cockpit of a ship. The ship takes off into hyperspace, kickstarting the story of Skeleton Crew. Intriguingly, the Skeleton Crew trailer has one of the children exclaim that what they have found is a lost Jedi Temple, indicating ties to the wider New Republic timeline.
2 Skeleton Crew’s Kids Don’t Know Who To Trust In A Vast Galaxy
Aliens, Outlaws, Enemies, & Allies Are Hinted At In Skeleton Crew’s Trailer
The trailer for Skeleton Crew then details the children out in the vastness of the galaxy. The children are shown to be unsure of who to trust, with an unseen character heard stating “Tis’ dangerous out there in space… trust no one.” This is accompanied by shots of aliens and outlaws both familiar and unfamiliar, before a big tease at one of Skeleton Crew‘s main cast members…
1 Skeleton Crew’s Trailer Gives First Look At Jude Law’s Jedi
The Next Jedi Character In Star Wars Is Here
At the end of Skeleton Crew‘s trailer, the children are shown imprisoned. A key that undoubtedly unlocks their prison is then levitated using the Force, floating past them before one of the kids exclaims “You’re a Jedi!” The trailer then offers the first look at Jude Law as Skeleton Crew‘s unnamed Jedi character, as he removes his hood and smirks at the children. While signs point to Law playing a Jedi character after Star Wars’ Order 66, it remains to be seen whether he lies on the benevolent or malevolent side of the Force in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew is a Disney+ original series set in the Star Wars universe.The series was created by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford and tells the story of four young kids that must find their way home after becoming lost in the galaxy. The story takes place during the same time frame as The Mandalorian.
- Cast
- Jude Law , Kerry Condon , Ryan Kiera Armstrong , Tunde Adebimpe , Ravi Cabot-Conyers , Robert Timothy Smith
- Seasons
- 1
- Writers
- Jon Watts , Christopher Ford
- Directors
- Jon Watts , Daniel Kwan , David Lowery , Daniel Scheinert , Jake Schreier
- Showrunner
- Jon Watts , Christopher Ford