Star Wars: Skeleton Crew's maiden voyage has come to an end, with the series' major plot points all coming to a conclusion with its eighth and final episode, "The Real Good Guys," this week. That was deliberate—in a series where every episode seemed to end with a cliffhanger, the show's creators wanted the season to tell a complete story. Series co-creators Jon Watts and Christopher Ford discussed it in a series-concluding interview with Collider's Maggie Lovitt.
While the Season 1 finale left a few loose threads that the series could pick up on in a future installment, Ford explained that the series wasn't necessarily designed to end on an open-ended note, saying:
"We wanted it to have an ending and not be just another cliffhanger because we knew we were messing with people with so many cliffhangers. We were inspired by those old pirate serials and stuff, or even Flash Gordon, and being like, “No, really, we're going to end on a ‘What?!’ moment.” But, yeah, we wanted the kids to get home and have this story have it's beginning, middle, and end. But then, if you're a super fan of the Star Wars galaxy, you have all these questions about, like, “What happens with all this money? What happens to Jod?”
Of course, that doesn't preclude a second season of Skeleton Crew from happening, which the co-creators have suggested they have ideas for, should they get the greenlight to make more.
How Does 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' End?
Skeleton Crew, which takes place in the post-Imperial time frame of The Mandalorian, centers around four preteens from the placid, suburban planet of At Attin, who inadvertently escaped their homeworld in a long-buried pirate ship - only to realize that there was no way to find their way home. They allied themselves with Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law), a pirate and scoundrel with a mysterious past and command over the Force. However, he turned out to be less concerned with getting the kids back home than with plundering At Attin, which turned out to be a long-lost Old Republic world housing a fortune in currency. Jod disabled the Supervisor (Stephen Fry), the massive droid brain that controlled the planet, leaving the automated world helpless against the depredations of his crew. However, the kids joined forces with their parents and sent a signal to the New Republic, who defeated Jod and his forces. The series does end with Jod's ultimate fate unrevealed, and what may become of At Attin now that the galaxy knows of its existence.
In her review, Lovitt praised "The Real Good Guys," calling it "one of the best final episodes since Andor," and saying that the series as a whole "perfectly captures the magic of George Lucas’ storytelling throughout his trilogies."
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is now streaming in its entirety on Disney+. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates and our full interview with Watts and Ford.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
- Release Date
- December 2, 2024
- Network
- Disney+
- Showrunner
- Jon Watts, Christopher Ford
Four kids make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that leads them to get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy.
- Main Genre
- Sci-Fi
- Seasons
- 1
- Streaming Service(s)
- Dis
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