This article contains spoilers for Skeleton Crew’s finale. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
‘s showrunners Jon Watts and Christopher Ford have teased plans for season 2, although they admit no conversations have begun. The dramatic ending of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew saw Jude Law’s Jod Na Nawood (inevitably) defeated, but at a high cost: the lost treasure planet of At Attin was revealed to the galaxy. Although the show was originally teased as a one-and-done, showrunners Jon Watts and Christopher Ford are clearly eager for Skeleton Crew season 2.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Watts and Ford admit conversations have yet to begin about a second season, but they’re hopeful. “Everyone that we work with the show on is essentially in Los Angeles and dealing with real life right now,” Watts points out. Countering the narrative, he notes viewership has been increasing with each episode, so he has hope. “There’s lots of potential out there and hope everyone sees that.“
Watts and Ford have already been thinking about the future, and are aware they’d face one massive challenge: puberty. The cast of Skeleton Crew are aging, and that has to be factored into the story. “We wouldn’t pretend like the kids are only six months older if we made more,” Watts insists. “It is fun to think of them growing up and where they would fit into the galaxy and how their world.” As he notes, “their secluded planet is now officially a part of the larger galaxy. So what would be the ramifications of that?“
It’s far from guaranteed
Skeleton Crew season 2 certainly isn’t a “done deal.” The show has failed to break Nielsen’s top 10 streaming charts, a disappointing first for Star Wars, but viewership seems to have been consistent – and improving over time. Ultimately, it all has to come down to cost versus viewership, and Skeleton Crew eschewed the kind of astronomical costs associated with Andor and The Acolyte.
|
Star Wars TV Show |
Reported Budget |
Adjusted for inflation |
|---|---|---|
|
Obi-Wan Kenobi |
$90 million |
$104 million |
|
Ahsoka |
$100 million |
$108 million |
|
Book of Boba Fett |
$105 million |
$122 million |
|
The Mandalorian season 3 |
$120 million |
$129 million |
|
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew |
$136 million |
$140 million |
|
The Mandalorian season 2 |
$120 million |
$146 million |
|
The Mandalorian season 1 |
$120 million |
$151 million |
|
The Acolyte |
$231 million |
$231 million |
|
Andor season 2 |
$290 million |
$290 million |
|
Andor season 1 |
$250 million |
$291 million |
The story possibilities are clear, though, meaning there’s sure to be a push for a second season. Watts and Ford are channeling that excitement, pointing to questions and ideas that viewers will eagerly want to see realized. There are even odd hints that Jude Law’s Jod Na Nawood could return; speaking to EW, they refer to not doing a flashback for his character in “this season,” a curious phrase.
Our Take On Skeleton Crew: Season 2
The show deserves more
It’s easy to point to Skeleton Crew‘s low viewership, but the show is something unusual in Star Wars: it’s been almost universally praised, by critics and fans alike. The Star Wars fanbase has grown bitterly divided, and The Acolyte‘s controversies left deep scars that are still visible on social media. Given that context, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was a breath of fresh air, and a second season would be a smart play by Lucasfilm.
Source: EW