By Adam Bankhurst, IGN
Alongside a first look at the "childhood adventure" that is Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, it has been revealed that the new Disney+ series will premiere on December 3, 2024.
People had the chance to speak to Star Wars: Skeleton Crew star Jude Law and series co-creators Jon Watts and Christopher Ford to learn more about this new series, which follows four kids who "make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet." Unfortunately, they get lost in a "strange and dangerous galaxy" and will have to find their way home, all while "meeting unlikely allies and enemies" and going on a "greater adventure than they ever imagined."
Law will be playing a character named Jod Na Nawood, who is "someone who uses quick thinking, charm and conversation to get out of all sorts of scenarios." While we didn't learn too much more about Jod, we do now have a better grasp on the rest of the cast.
Alongside the four kids — Ravi Cabot-Conyers (Wim), Kyriana Kratter (KB), Robert Timothy Smith (Neel), and Ryan Kiera Armstrong (Fern) — Nick Frost will also be lending his voice for a new droid named SM 33.
"He's like a rusty old, cranky droid that sort of reluctantly helps the kids along the way," Watts said with a laugh. "The other thing about him is that he's the first mate of a mysterious ship."
As for the kids, Law says its a joy to watch these four "maneuver through" places they shouldn't and that "seeing children in that environment... in a Star Wars environment... is thrilling and very, very unique." He also shared the kids are "all in a constant state of confusion and jeopardy and challenge" and that Skeleton Crew is "very much a piece about working together and overcoming fears and overcoming... perhaps [one's] opinion of oneself of one's own weaknesses in order to succeed."
It's also about fun, and the kids had the joy of riding around hover bikes, which are "integral to telling the story of childhood adventure."
Watts also wanted to assure fans who don't know the difference between a mynock and a dewback that they will still be able to "come into it completely fresh and enjoy the story, but if you happen to be a Star Wars super fan, there's a lot for you."
As for what that means, fans should be on the look out as Watts says, "even in the first episode, there's a couple really, really great references that certain fans will immediately recognize." These are just some of the many Easter Eggs and deep cut references waiting for fans.
"If you look carefully, [we] got some Star Wars tech that dates right back, I believe, to the original film," Law reveals. "They do [easter eggs] so well. That's one of the joys I think of this universe for those who know there are these little details always hidden away or Easter eggs that people can find and link up."
