Jon Watts and Christopher Ford Talk ‘Skeleton Crew’ Season 2

While the story of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has only just begun on Disney+, series creators Jon Watts and Christopher Ford are already thinking about the future.

In a recent interview with Collider, the series creators admitted that creating a show around a young cast presents its own set of challenges.

“We 100% have an idea for a second season and know what we would do. […] We have a built-in ticking clock of the kids and their age, and by the time we would get production going, we know what age they would be. So, we would be writing towards that,” Watts explained.

(L-R) KB (Kyrianna Kratter), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) and Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

“It would be something like [a three to four-year time jump] to make sense. We haven’t seen the kids in a while, so it just depends on how tall the kids are. But we wouldn’t do like a ‘Stranger Things’ thing where we’re like ‘It’s the next day,’ because it won’t be.”

A Second Season Would Feature a Time Jump

Although Disney’s long-term plans for Skeleton Crew remain unclear, the series has received rave reviews from critics and fans alike. With the future of Star Wars on streaming looking sparse, it would not be surprising to see the show renewed for a second season.

(L-R) Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) and Hayna (Hala Finley) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Ford agrees that there would have to be a time jump if another season would come to fruition.

“It’s built into it that it would be a bigger time jump forward because it does take so long to get things moving. This isn’t like it would take place the next day because the kids are going to be older,” he explained.

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“There are so many repercussions. It’s like, you kind of want to catch up later.”

What Would a ‘Skeleton Crew’ Season 2 Look Like

With only two episodes of Skeleton Crew aired it would be premature to speculate on the series’ future. Still, it is good to hear that Watts and Ford are interested in continuing the story of their young stars and have a plan in place.

Hopefully, we learn more soon.

(L-R): Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) and Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) with hoverbikes in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Skeleton Crew is streaming on Disney+.