Star Wars: Skeleton Crewcame into our lives quicker than the Millennium Falcon, racing to complete the Kessel run in under 12 parsecs, and afteran explosive finalethat saw At Attin finally revealed to the galaxy, Season 1 is officially over. One thing that is referenced throughout the first season by the citizens of At Attin is The Great Work, which we’re led to believe is working to stock the New Republic Mint with credits.
However, during a recent interview, Collider’sMaggie LovittaskedSkeleton Crewco-creatorsJon WattsandChristopher Fordif the “Great Work” referenced by the citizens of At Attin is in any way related to Lina Soh’s Great Works duringThe High Republic, andtheir answer might shock you. As Watts explained:
“Yeah, I mean I didn’t want to have to like fully step into that part of the universe and [have the] people working on it be like ‘It is that!’ But it’s supposed to feel connected, so if it’s not literally connected it’s still an idea that existed in the galaxy at a certain time of like ‘We can do better. We can do great things.’ And I think both At Attin and the works of [Chancellor Lina Soh] were coming from the same place if they’re not directly related. But maybe they are.”
Ford added, “The idea of—because they’re secluded—what it originally meant, could have evolved over time.” With Watts pointing out that, “it’s different on At Achrann.”
It would certainly be a difficult knot to thread to have At Attin’s Great Work connect directly to Chancellor Lina Soh’s Great Works from the High Republic, but the fact that Watts and Ford had the Great Works in mind is stillthrilling for High Republic fans nonetheless. Chancellor Lina Soh’s Great Works included the Starlight Beacon, a gargantuan space station built on the galactic frontier, as well as The Republic Fair, which was a series of events hosted by the Galactic Republic that mostly ran smoothly until one was attacked by the Nihil, a group of space marauders with a high body count. One of the other notable projects included in the Great Works was figuring out how to cultivate more bacta,the medical substance found in tanks in manyStar Warsprojectsthat is used as a healing agent.
Will There Be Another Season of ‘Skeleton Crew’?
A second season ofStar Wars: Skeleton Crewhas yet to be confirmed, but with the show’spositive reception from start to finishand the potential for more stories, fans remain hopeful that that announcement is coming sooner rather than later. Watts and Ford also revealed exclusively to Collider before the show’s release thatthere were ideas for a second season, and if they did get the chance to pursue moreSkeleton Crew, the age of the child actors would be reflected in the show, unlikeStranger Things, which now has actors well into their twenties still playing kids in high-school.
Stay tuned to Collider for our full conversation with Watts and Ford and be sure to catch up with the full season ofSkeleton Crewon Disney+.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Four kids make a mysterious discovery on their home planet that leads them to get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy.
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