At the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California today, the first official trailer and key art for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, the next live-action series from Lucasfilm and Disney+, has arrived, giving us our first look at the protagonists: Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), KB (Kyriana Kratter) and the mysterious Jedi, Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law). There's also a droid named SM-33 (voiced by Nick Frost), the decrepit first mate of the Onyx Cinder. The cast also includes Kerry Condon and Tunde Adebimpe, who have undisclosed roles.
Set in the New Republic era of the Star Wars canon (the years after the Empire’s fall in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.), the new series centers on a crew of kids lost in a galaxy far, far away — as they try to find their way home. The trailer gives us a first look at the the space adventures of the four kids as they try to avoid the dangers of the strange galaxy, and the video concludes with them discovering that Law's character is a Jedi, after he uses the Force to levitate a key.
Watch the first trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew below:
At the 2023 Star Wars Celebration in London, Law talked about Skeleton Crew onstage and said that there were many "pinch-me moments" for him as he made his Star Wars debut, saying it was an "extraordinary" experience. You can check out the fantastic key visual for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew below:
Skeleton Crew was created by Jon Watts, the director of the latest Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland, and his frequent collaborator Christopher Ford, who also serve as showrunners of the Disney+ series.
"At its core it's a story about wanting to explore a world that's bigger than your own," Watts told StarWars.com. "I think that's something that people can relate to, no matter how old you are."
"And setting a new group of characters off on their first adventure is fascinating, especially getting to see how they will grow over time," Ford added.
Who are the directors of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew?
Here's a list of individual episodic directors of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew:
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, a.k.a. The Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
David Lowery (The Green Knight, Peter Pan & Wendy)
Jake Schreier (Marvel Studios' upcoming Thunderbolts)
Bryce Dallas Howard (Episodes of The Mandalorian)
Lee Isaac Chung (Twisters)
The season was written by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford, and Myung Joh Wesner wrote two episodes of the series. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is executive produced by Jon Watts, Christopher Ford, Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, Colin Wilson, and Kathleen Kennedy, along with co-executive producers Karen Gilchrist, Chris Buongiorno, Carrie Beck and producers John Bartnicki and Susan McNamara.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is set to premiere on Disney+ on December 3, 2024.
