People Magazine has dropped the first images from the next Star Wars live-action TV series, Skeleton Crew, revealing that the Jude-Law-starring adventure series will hit Disney+ December 3.
The new story gives us our first concrete details about the Jon Watts series, described as an adventure show where a group of young children—Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), KB (Kyriana Kratter), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith, playing a young Ortolan), and Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong)—making a mysterious discovery on their home planet, setting them off on an inadvertent quest across the galaxy. One that sets them up in a chance encounter with a mysterious guide, Jod Na Nawood, played by Jude Law.
“It is a fun place to be, the universe of Star Wars,” Law told People. “And there are great references to old films and recent episodes and series. There’s a lot of originality and I hope that will bring the feeling of fun to those who watch it.”
The new images—which include our first official look at the show, including lots of speeder bikes, apparently a major element of the series for the kids to get about from place to place—also introduce Skeleton Crew‘s main droid character, SM-33, who will be voiced by Nick Frost. “He’s like a rusty old, cranky droid that sort of reluctantly helps the kids along the way,” Watts told People. “The other thing about him is that he’s the first mate of a mysterious ship.”
We’ll bring you more on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew as and when we learn it.
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