Kid-oriented Star Wars stuff has been around forever, and Disney has specifically never shied away from selling Star Wars to children, but this is one of Disney’s first (and most successful) attempts to actually use the power of Star Wars to say something to kids.

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.

Star Wars’ Skeleton Crew series continues to be one of the best things Disney Star Wars has produced, and last night had an excellent penultimate episode

It’s been just over 12 years since Disney acquired the rights to the Star Wars license from George Lucas. These 12 years have had some high points and low points, but it has become increasingly obvious that the franchise is in the best place it’s been since the original trilogy ended in 1983.

In interviews before the show’s debut, the duo explained that their goal was to return Star Wars to its roots, focusing on family-friendly narratives and creating something that children and adults alike could enjoy.

Jon Watts and Christopher Ford talk about making Jude Law's character a villain… and if we may see him and the rest of the gang again.

In its final episode, Skeleton Crew sticks the landing with lots of action and some genuinely tense moments, but its answers are limited.

Skeleton Crew’s Ending Explained. Skeleton Crew sets about telling the story of four children from the mysterious world of At Attin - Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Fern (Ryan Kiera

The Real Good Guys” is as perfect an ending as Skeleton Crew could have hoped for. It’s action-packed, beautiful looking, thematically resonant, and feels at its deepest core as quintessentially Star Wars as anything that has been put out under Disney’s ownership.