We’re just a few weeks away from the debut of Skeleton Crew, the latest live-action Star Wars series, arriving on Disney+. Yesterday, thanks to an official press release, we now know what directors, and boy it is a great line up of filmmakers, directed which episode of the series – you can read the full list here. So what episodes did the director of behind of the acclaimed Netflix series, Beef, shoot?
Jake Schreier is probably one of the names going under the radar when it comes to Skeleton Crew directors, you’ll see and hear people rave about having high profile talents such as Watts, The Daniels and Lowery onboard, as well as an experienced Star Wars TV director in Bryce Dallas Howard, but Schreier is one I’m personally excited for. Schreier’s film work isn’t that extensive or acclaimed, his two best known feature film efforts being Paper Towns starring Cara Delevingne and Robot & Frank, but it’s Schreier’s TV work that excites me. Schreier directed on one of my favourite comedy series in recent years, Dave, which stars Lil’ Dicky and aired on FX. He also worked on the criminally underrated FX series, The Premise, which was created by BJ Novak, and directed one of the most acclaimed episodes, as well as Jim Carey’s Kidding. However, Schreier’s likely best known for directing six episodes of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit, Beef. Jake Schreier directed one episode of Skeleton Crew, episode five.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew follows the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined.
The series stars Jude Law (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore), Ravi Cabot-Conyers (Encanto), Ryan Keira Armstrong (Firestarter), Kryiana Kratter (Bunk’d), Robert Timothy Smith (Mythic Quest), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Tunde Adebimpe (Twisters). Skeleton Crew series was created by Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) and Christopher Ford (Chaos Walking).
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will release its first two episodes exclusively on Disney+ on December 3rd.
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