Star Wars: Skeleton Crewis turning quite a few heads. The series’ newest trailer doubles down on theGoonies-inspired vibes established in the first, confirming thisStar Warsseries is treading unfamiliar ground. It also dropped some interesting hints on where the series falls on theStar Warstimeline.
The officialStar Warstimeline is a tangled chord that’s only gotten more twisted since the series started dipping into Marvel Cinematic Universe-style storytelling. Luckily, the trailers and a few comments from the series’ creators have painted a pretty clear picture of whenSkeleton Crewtakes place inStar Warscanon.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew unfolds in a familiar chapter of the Star Wars timeline
Star Warsfans have had questions aboutSkeleton Crew‘s place on the timeline since the series’ first trailer in August. Scenes of cookie-cutter intergalactic suburbia threw viewers for a loop since we’ve seen nothing like that in the current canon orthe originalStar WarsExpanded Universe continuity, now known asLegends.
Thanks toan official statement from director Jon Watts,we have confirmation thatSkeleton Crew‘s events will happen duringStar Wars’New Republic Era.This is the same era in whichTheMandalorian,The Book of Boba Fett,andAhsoka occur. Set roughly five years afterStar Wars: Episode VI – The Return of the Jedi, the New Republic era explores the early days of the titular galactic democracy, particularly its struggle to mend the scars left behind by the Galactic Empire.
Ironically, the day-to-day politics of the New Republic have taken a backseat during the New Republic era. Overhead X-Wings flying Vs and the rumblings of the new Galactic Senate act as loose threads that tie the era’s different series together and rarely matter outside the rare individual episodes that incorporate the government’s goings-on into their storylines. However, it looks likeSkeleton Crewmight buck this trend by focusing on the lives of New Republic citizens.
Skeleton Crew might cross over with other Star Wars New Republic era shows
Skeleton Crewfollows a group of children who accidentally send themselves careening into a far-flung corner of the galaxy on an old ship.On the surface, this premise doesn’t exactly scream “crossover.” However, the various New RepublicStar Warsseries coming out on Disney+ have been increasingly crossing wires lately.The Book of Boba Fetteffectively becameThe MadnaolorianSeason 2.5 in the second half.Ahsoka, meanwhile, pulled muscles setting up Dave Filoni’s upcomingStar Warstheatrical film, pulling in characters from almost every Filoni-leadStar Warsproject.
Skeleton Crewreportedly hasa budget of over one hundred and thirty million dollars, so I find it hard to believe that we aren’t in for some flashy, late-season denouement that connects it to the web Filoni’s weaving. Then again,Star Wars: The Acolytehad an even bigger budget and was standalone. I guess we’ll have to wait and see whether Skeleton Crew’s young explorers are as alone as they think.
