Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is the latest Disney Plus series to take place in a galaxy far, far away. Instead of focusing on a lead Jedi hero, the program follows four unlikely child heroes who, after an unbelievable discovery, find themselves journeying to the far reaches of the galaxy.

The 14-year-old actor is shy by nature, but like her character KB, learned to speak up while filming in a galaxy far, far away.

The bulk of the action sequence that ends the episode is, frankly, a mess — an attempt to extract the kids from their multitudinous jams by waving a hand at them and saying “don’t worry, they’re fine,

It's clear, then, that all the ingredients are there for a fun, pirate-filled romp through the galaxy far, far away (and that's exactly what I said in our Skeleton Crew review, too). And, while I was watching and loving the show's opening episodes, I realised that it's also clear this is what Star Wars really needs right now.

Skeleton Crew Episode 6 opens with what is easily the show’s most blatant homage/rip-off of The Goonies, which is pretty impressive given Episode 5 was basically the moment Mikey finds One Eyed Willie’s treasure,

Star Wars is ringing in the new year with an old favorite. Tuesday’s Skeleton Crew episode 6 is directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, who made her television directorial debut on 2019’s The Mandalorian (“Chapter 4: Sanctuary”).

Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni is set to helm a highly anticipated yet untitled Star Wars film that aims to bring together the storylines of various Disney+ shows. New rumors suggest that Skeleton Crew might play a significant role.