Where to watch Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: Release date (United Kingdom)
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will be available to watch on Disney Plus from 3 December 2024.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (2024)
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1 Seasons
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3 December 2024
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Synopsis
Four young kids try to get back home after making a massive, mysterious discovery
After four youngsters make an incredible discovery on their home planet, they find themselves lost and far away from home. They meet both friends and foes as they journey through the wonders and perils of the galaxy far, far away as they try to get home.
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What to know
What is Star Wars: Skeleton Crew about?
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is an upcoming coming-of-age sci-fi adventure series produced by Disney. The series takes place within the Star Wars universe at the same point in time as The Mandalorian and follows the story of a group of four youngsters trying to find their way home while being guided by a Jedi Master. It is executive produced by Jon Favreau and Dave Filioni — who collaborated together on The Mandalorian and The Book of Bobba Fett — alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Watts, and Chis Ford. The latter two create the series, after previously collaborating together on Spider-Man: Homecoming. Other directors helming episodes in the series include the Daniels (Everything, Everywhere, All at Once), David Lowery (The Green Knight), Lee Isaac Chung, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Jake Schreier.
Who stars in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew?
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a Jedi in the series. The four youngsters trying to find their way home are played by Robert Timothy Smith, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Ravi Cabot Conyers. They are joined along the way by Kerry Condon, Kyiana Kratter, and musician Tunde Adebimpe, amongst others.
When will Star Wars: Skeleton Crew be released?
The first season of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will premiere on Disney+ around Christmas 2024.
Production News
- February 19, 2022
- It is reported that director Jon Watts is in talks to be involved in an untitled Star Wars series for children, set around the same time as The Mandalorian. (Source: Collider)
- May 17, 2022
- Jon Watts confirms that he will create and executive produce the Star Wars series that will have the feel of a coming-of-age adventure from the 1980s. (Source: IndieWire)
- May 26, 2022
- At the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, Lucasfilm confirm the series will be called Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni will executive produce, and actor Jude Law will star in an undisclosed role. (Source: Deadline)
- September 10, 2022
- A first-look image is released, showing Jude Law’s character standing in front of the four younger characters, whose faces remain obscured. (Source: ScreenRant)
- March 20, 2023
- Fresh off their Oscar win for Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, The Daniels confirm they will direct an episode of the series. (Source: Collider)
- March 29, 2023
- Director David Lowery is also confirmed as a director for one episode in the series. (Source: Collider)
- April 7, 2023
- At the Star Wars Celebration 2023, a first-look teaser reveals a full list of the new cast members and episode directors. (Source: Collider)
- December 4, 2023
- Skeleton Crew's release date is pushed back to 2024. The delay is likely due to reshoots and reshuffelling as Lucasfilm undergoes structural and strategical pivots. (Source: ScreenRant)
- May 3, 2024
- During the CCXP event, director John Watts confirms to Collider that Skeleton Crew will now be released around Christmas 2024. (Source: Collider)
- July 31, 2024
- Lucasfilm confirm via People that the long-anticipated series will finally be released on December 3, 2024. (Source: ScreenRant)
- August 9, 2024
- Disney release a trailer for Skeleton Crew at the D23, revealing the cast of children and Jude Law as their jedi teacher. (Source: Deadline)
- August 25, 2024
- At the Fan Expo Canada, actor-director Bryce Dallas Howard confirmed to Collider that she would be one of the episode directors for Skeleton Crew. (Source: Collider)
