The Star Wars: Skeleton Crew trailer confirms the upcoming Star Wars TV show is Disney’s best chance of a Stranger Things hit. There’s a sense in which the streaming boom really began back in 2011, when Netflix began commissioning original content in a move to reduce its dependence on licensing agreements. Stranger Things season 1 immediately became one of Netflix’s biggest successes, the third most-watched season of Netflix original content at the time – behind Fuller House season 1 and Orange is the New Black season 4.
At the time, Stranger Things was something unique: an action-horror TV show with young cast and a heavy dose of ’80s nostalgia. Naturally, it meant countless other shows attempted to recreate the formula, playing the same beats with mixed success. Now, it seems, Star Wars is taking its best shot at Stranger Things-style success.
Skeleton Crew Riffs On So Many Things That Made Stranger Things Great
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is due to launch with a two-episode premiere on December 3. Lucasfilm has been keeping details secret until the latest Skeleton Crew trailer, but it’s long felt like the studio’s answer to Stranger Things; think young stars and ’80s nostalgia in the mix. Sure, this time round the show isn’t horror; it’s sci-fi, action adventure, and of course Star Wars as well. The Skeleton Crew trailer used a song from the ’80s as well, giving just the right kind of vibe.
It’s a true inter-generational adventure.
This is the best way to riff on Stranger Things; by taking core ideas and playing them in fresh and original ways. Skeleton Crew feels like the perfect Christmas fare, with a story that feels like wish-fulfillment for so many children; kids from an Earth-like planet are plunged into a Star Wars adventure, with pirates, treasure, and even a (possible) Jedi. The ’80s nostalgia and the music serves as a reminder this isn’t just for the kids, though, which is just the right way to play Star Wars. It’s a true inter-generational adventure.
Can Skeleton Crew Redeem 2024 For Star Wars… & Become Disney’s Next Big Hit?
Skeleton Crew comes out at the end of a troubled year for Lucasfilm. The Star Wars fandom tore itself apart over The Acolyte, which became the first Star Wars TV show to be officially canceled over low viewership. The abruptness of this cancelation, followed by radio silence from Lucasfilm, has only made this more frustrating and painful for the fanbase.
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Everything Star Wars Just Revealed About Skeleton Crew, Its Next TV Show
A brand-new trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has just been released, and so much more is now revealed about Star Wars’ next TV show.
That means there’s a lot riding on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. But, to be fair, there was a lot riding on Stranger Things too; that show revitalized Netflix’s fortunes. Now, Lucasfilm and Disney+ will surely hope their own riff on Stranger Things will pay off as well. If it can, this could be the beginning of something wonderful.
Skeleton Crew is a Disney+ original series set in the Star Wars universe.The series was created by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford and tells the story of four young kids that must find their way home after becoming lost in the galaxy. The story takes place during the same time frame as The Mandalorian.