The creators of Skeleton Crew are already planning for the future of its children

First time in “Star Wars” long story short Skeleton Crew stars of the series a young group of children as they explore the galaxy trying to find their way home.It’s clearly a deliberate choice to echo old movies like the 80s the colors but it presents real-world logistical problems; that is, kids grow up so fast before you know it, especially when they’ve been painting something for a year or more before it actually comes out.

Series creators John Watts and Christopher Ford recently addressed the issue of aging Collider interview There is no word if Skeleton Crew will return for a second season, but they said that if it does, they know they want to do it for the sake of the story and the rising stars of the show. It all ultimately comes down to “how tall the kids are,” but they suggested, that their resolution would be about three or four years in the universe. “Before we started production, we knew what ages the kids would be,” explained Ford and Watts. and you will grow up with children.”

Keeping child characters relevant to their actors has always been a challenge for television Stranger Things, both of which they name-checked as what they wanted to avoid, Lost Malcolm David Kelly is known to have faced this problem Walt:After the first season he shot like a treeso he was used sparingly in season two and eventually written out, minus some later appearances.Ford told Collider that they always planned for the time slot Skeleton Crew because “it takes so long to move everything.” Interestingly, he then went on to say that there are “so many ramifications” at the end of the season that the kids (and the audience) would do well not to jump right into the next adventure.

A nice tease for what’s to come Star Wars: The Skeleton Crewand where the show might go if Disney allows it to have a future.

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