- Skeleton crewThe creators of hope to make a second season
- However, the signs don’t look good for the Disney Plus show’s renewal
- Skeleton crewThe characters could appear in another Star Wars project, however
Star Wars: The Skeleton CrewThe creators of have revealed that they “dream” of making a second season, but it seems likely that the series will not return for another outing.
Speaking to TechRadar, Jon Watts and Christopher Ford said that, should their series be renewed, they’ve offered “different possibilities” for where the story could go.
When asked if they had discussed what the plot of a sequel season might entail ahead of the Star Wars series’ Season 1 finale, which airs tonight (January 14) in the US and tomorrow (January 15) in the UK and Australia, Watts responded to me: “Yes, we wanted to make sure this season had a good beginning, middle and end, but if people want to see more. Skeleton crewwe would be happy to do more.
“We dream of it [a second season]”, Ford added. “We came up with different possibilities, so never say never.”
Will Skeleton Crew be renewed for a second season on Disney Plus?
Despite Skeleton crewthe positive critical reception of – read my Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew Reviewed to see what I thought – a second season seems unlikely.
According to data recently released by Nielsen, a reputable American audience measurement company, the Disney Plus series failed to make it to Nielsen’s top 10 streaming list for the week of December 9-15, 2024 – c That is, the seven-day period after the show begins on one of the best streaming services in the world. Other TV originals including AP Blo And A man insideas well as Jamie Foxx’s Netflix comedy special, have racked up more streaming minutes than Skeleton crew did.
According to Star Wars fan site The Jedi Temple Archives, Skeleton crew also did not make Luminate’s, another entertainment industry data company’s, list of the top 10 most-watched TV shows for that week. Actually, Skeleton crewThe 384 million minutes viewed is the lowest total ever recorded for a Star Wars series premiere. The Book of Boba Fett had held this record with 389 million minutes accumulated after its one-episode premiere in December 2021. Even The Acolytewhich wasn’t as successful as Disney and Lucasfilm hoped, racked up 488 million minutes streamed in its first seven days on the platform.
There are caveats to these viewing figures, however. Data from Nielsen and Luminate only relate to American households. Skeleton crewThe global total of “millions of minutes broadcast” worldwide will be higher than reported. It is also possible that, as AndorIn the first season of , positive word of mouth may have helped episodes 3-7 work better. We won’t know if they did, however, until Nielsen and Luminate release viewership figures for these chapters in the coming weeks.
If Disney decides not to greenlight a second season, Skeleton crewLucasfilm’s Season 1 finale may not be the end of its characters’ adventures in Lucasfilm’s iconic galaxy far, far away. Indeed, with one of the many new Star Wars films that will bring together characters from series such as The Mandalorian And Star Wars: Ahsokafor a team-up film, there is every chance that Skeleton crew‘s young stars could be there. Watts and Ford told me it was something they would be willing to explore.
There is always a chance that they will meet surprising people in the future
Jon Watts, co-creator of Skeleton Crew
“It’s exciting to think about,” Watts said. “We’ve mainly focused on telling this story, but there’s always a chance that they [the kids] I might meet some surprising people in the future.”
“What’s exciting about these characters is that the kids are actually child actors,” Ford added, “And they’re growing up. So if they appeared in something else, we would tell the story that way. from which they grew and found their place in the galaxy.
So don’t be surprised if Wim and company appear in Lucasfilm creative director Dave Filoni’s film. Avengersin the style of the Star Wars movie. And hopefully they’ll also appear in a second season of what is, in my opinion, one of the best Disney Plus shows in a while.
