THE Star Wars: Skeleton Crew trailer confirms the next Star Wars TV Show Is Disney’s Best Chance for Success Stranger Things to knock. There’s a sense that the streaming boom really began in 2011, when Netflix began commissioning original content in a bid to reduce its reliance on licensing deals. Stranger Things The first season immediately became one of Netflix’s biggest hits, the third most-watched season of Netflix original content at the time – behind Most complete house season 1 and Orange is the new black season 4.
At the moment, Stranger Things was something unique: an action-horror TV show with a young cast and a heavy dose of ’80s nostalgia. Naturally, this meant that countless other shows tried to recreate the formula, playing the same beats with mixed success. Now, it seems, Star Wars is doing his best Stranger Thingsstyle success.
Skeleton Crew riffs on so many things that made Stranger Things great
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is set to launch with a two-episode premiere on December 3rd. Lucasfilm has been keeping the details under wraps until the last 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. Of course, this time the show isn’t horror; is science fiction, action and adventure and of course Star Wars also. THE Skeleton Crew The trailer also used an 80s song, giving it just the right kind of vibe.
It’s a true intergenerational adventure.
This is the best way to riff Stranger Things; taking core ideas and reproducing them in new and original ways. Skeleton Crew it looks like the perfect Christmas food, with a story that feels like a wish fulfillment for so many children; children from an Earth-like planet are plunged into a Star Wars adventure, with pirates, treasures and even a (possible) Jedi. The 80s nostalgia and music serve as a reminder that this isn’t just for kids, that it’s the right way to play Star Wars. It’s a true intergenerational adventure.
Can Skeleton Crew redeem 2024 for Star Wars… and become Disney’s next big thing?
Skeleton Crew comes out at the end of a tumultuous year for Lucasfilm. THE Star Wars fandom shattered The Acolytewhich became the first Star Wars TV show will be officially canceled due to low ratings. The suddenness of this cancellation, followed by radio silence from Lucasfilm, only made this more frustrating and painful for the fanbase.
That means there’s a lot going on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. But to be fair, there was a lot at stake Stranger Things also; that show revitalized Netflix’s fortunes. Now, Lucasfilm and Disney+ are certainly hoping to have their own riff Stranger Things it will also be worth it. If you can, this could be the start 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 children who must find their way home after becoming lost in the galaxy. The story takes place in the same period as The Mandalorian.