Star Wars Skeleton Crew Trailer Breakdown: Who Is Jude Law’s Jod Na Nawood?

We are reminded of The Goonies‘ One-Eyed Willie, and similar to him, SM-33 seems to have some pirate patriotism. A D23 display stand shows off SM-33 sporting a peg leg, a classic pirate fit.

Dogs in Star Wars?

Star Wars has introduced us to plenty of weird and wonderful creatures over the years, but surprisingly, we’ve never had dogs. Ahsoka gave us live-action versions of the loth-cats introduced in Rebelliouswhile loth-wolves are the closest we’ve had to canines in Star Wars. That seems to be about to change.

From beige neighborhoods to ’70s-inspired buses, the initial setting of the show looks like the most “normal” planet we’ve ever seen in the galaxy far, far away. As we tour the oddly Earth-like suburbia of the kids Skeleton Crewthere’s a scene of a character walking a small dog on a leash. Skeleton Crew hammers just home how much the children wish to escape their mundane existence. For good or ill, their wish comes true.

Everybody Loves Neel the Ortolan

Sure to be a highlight of the series is Robert Timothy Smith’s Neel. Ever since the elephant-esque Max Rebo appeared in Return of the Jedifans have been obsessed with the Tatooine music legend and his Ortolan species. Similar to how The Mandalorian cashed in on the cuteness of Grogu as a “Baby Yoda,” Neel is sure to be one of Skeleton Crew‘s most marketable additions as Baby Rebo.

Each of the child leads seem to play on specific tropes, such as Ravi Cabot-Conyers’ Wim being the adventurous leader who’s sure to get them into trouble. We don’t get to see much of Neel, however, he’s apparently BFFs with Wim and will be easily influenced. As Rebo only appeared fleetingly in live-action, it’s great fan service that we’ll get to see another Ortolan in Skeleton Crew.

The New Republic

As Dave Filoni continues to lead the modern era of Star Wars on television (and soon on the big screen), it’s no surprise Skeleton Crew is placed in that lucrative period between the Original and Sequel Trilogies. This places it alongside The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fettand Ahsoka. It’s a period of history where the New Republic is at full power and the Imperial Remnant is operating from the shadows, while criminal gangs and pirates operate in the largely lawless Outer Rim. Expect to get at least some nod to the goings-on of the New Republic during the season to tie it to the other shows.