A new Star Wars series is always an event, and with Skeleton Crew, Disney+ have taken a page out of Amblin’s book, mixed it with a smidge of Stranger Things, and come up with something wonderful.
The series Jude Law, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon and Nick Frost.
Episodes of the original live-action series are directed by Jon Watts, David Lowery, the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard and Lee Isaac Chung. The executive producers are Christopher Ford, Jon Watts, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson.
Scott Davis sat down with the cast and creators to chart the journey from spark of inspiration (the pitch to Jon Favreau was ‘The Goonies in space’) to the screen. We test their Star Wars knowledge, talk about trepidation when entering the Star Wars universe, and much more.
Plot: The series 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, crossing paths with the likes of Jod Na Nawood, the mysterious character played by Law. Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.
The series begins streaming on Disney+ today.
