Skeleton Crew. Like a lot of people, I have been a Star Wars fan for essentially as long as I’ve been alive. The franchise is only a couple of months older than I am so I grew up with the Original Trilogy.

Skeleton Crew had an uphill battle in front of it. When the teaser trailer first dropped, the diehard Star Wars “fans” decried it because it had lawns and suburbia and those weren’t Star Wars. These are the same people who complained about the bricks in Andor,

This story includes major plot developments for the entire first season of "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," currently streaming on Disney+. In 2017, when filmmaker Jon Watts and his writing partner Christopher Ford first approached Lucasfilm with their idea for a new standalone "Star Wars" movie,

It’s been just over 12 years since Disney acquired the rights to the Star Wars license from George Lucas. These 12 years have had some high points and low points, but it has become increasingly obvious that the franchise is in the best place it’s been since the original trilogy ended in 1983.

Kid-oriented Star Wars stuff has been around forever, and Disney has specifically never shied away from selling Star Wars to children, but this is one of Disney’s first (and most successful) attempts to actually use the power of Star Wars to say something to kids.

Jon Watts and Christopher Ford talk about making Jude Law's character a villain… and if we may see him and the rest of the gang again.

The Star Wars sequel trilogy remains divisive, but Disney/Lucasfilm series have found their groove. Skeleton Crew, with its Goonies-style story, introduces a unique villain that corrects past mistakes.

In its final episode, Skeleton Crew sticks the landing with lots of action and some genuinely tense moments, but its answers are limited.

As Jod and the pirates close in on At Attin, the kids have to find a way to fight back against them before it's too late.