Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) smiles, edited with KB (Kyriana Kratter) and Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) in their hoverbikes and cinema film strips Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lucasfilm’s next Disney+ TV show, seems to have finally remembered who George Lucas made Star Wars for. The marketing push for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has finally begun, with Lucasfilm officially announcing that the TV show – set during The Mandalorian era – will release on December 3. The show is set to star Jude Law, apparently playing a Jedi, along with four child actors playing kids lost in a mysterious region of the vast Star Wars galaxy.

A first look at Skeleton Crew has confirmed character names and featured an interview with Jude Law in which he revealed the show will be focusing on capturing the childlike sense of adventure you’d expect in a coming-of-age series. This isn’t just exciting, it’s also important, speaking to the history of Star Wars media and confirming this is just the kind of project George Lucas would have wanted.

George Lucas Made Star Wars For Children

In The End, Star Wars Is For Kids

 

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George Lucas made Star Wars for kids. It was always framed as a children’s movie, and a story about growing up for them. Skeleton Crew seems to be leaning into that hard, in a way that reflects the work of Lucas’s close friend Steven Spielberg and their contemporaries in the 1980s. This marks a real change for Star Wars shows, as it breaks the current pattern of trying to appeal to adult viewers above all else.

Recent Star Wars showings have deliberately focused on appealing to older Star Wars fans in multiple ways. One way is nostalgia, which is incredibly prominent, as so many new projects revolve around characters, concepts, or topics we already know. Nostalgia is all the rage in Star Wars today, with a focus on Easter eggs and references to the prequels and original trilogy. Meanwhile, Andor is a show explicitly made for adults in tone and subject material. Skeleton Crew, though, is different – and it’s about time.

Skeleton Crew Looks Perfectly Timed For A Family Christmas Show

Will Life Day Be A Part Of This Star Wars Series?

 

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Skeleton Crew will release around the Christmas season, which means even more. This is a time of family and togetherness, and is really special for kids; a TV series featuring children exploring the Star Wars galaxy feels wonderfully well timed, and a rather unique experience. There are even rumors that Life Day, the Star Wars galaxy’s approximation for Christmas and other holidays, could turn up in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – which would be even more joyfully appropriate.