Lucasfilm’s ‘Skeleton Crew’ Gets New Premiere Date

Disney has been working hard to promote Lucasfilm’s latest Star Wars streaming series, Skeleton Crew. Starring Jude Law, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon and Nick Frost, the new series has been compared to classic Amblin Entertainment films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and The Goonies and footage from the show certainly gives off a much different vibe than any other Star Wars project to date.

Originally intended to debut on Disney Plus in 2023, Skeleton Crew was eventually slated for a 2024 holiday release with a two-episode premiere scheduled for December 3rd. Now, just a week away from its debut, the series has gotten a new release date.

According to an official press release from Disney, the first two episodes of Skeleton Crew will now debut on Disney Plus at 6:00 PM PST/9:00 PM EST on Monday, December 2nd.

Co-created by MCU Spider-Man trilogy director Jon Watts and and Spider-Man: Homecoming writer Christopher Ford, the new eight-episode series is set in the same New Republic era as Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian. According to Law, Skeleton Crew will leverage the audience’s familiarity with that time period. “There are great references to old films and recent episodes and series,” said Law, adding “there’s a lot of originality and I hope that will bring the feeling of fun to those who watch it.”

OPart of that originality is seeing the galaxy far, far away through the eyes of children, which Law said helps Skeleton Crew stand apart. “It is a fun place to be, the universe of Star Wars,” said Law. “Seeing children in that environment in a Star Wars environment is thrilling and very, very unique.”

Following the two-episode debut on Monday, December 2nd, the remaining six episodes will premiere on Tuesdays with the finale set for January 14, 2025.