By Zach Johnson
In Lucasfilm’s new, original, live-action series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew—premiering Monday, December 2, with two episodes on Disney+—four kids make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly ordinary home planet, At Attin. This propels them into a dangerous and unfamiliar galaxy, where they must learn to work together if they hope to ever return home.So, who are these younglings, anyway? Allow the actors who play them to explain…
Wim
In the Winter 2024 issue of Disney twenty-three, available exclusively for D23 Gold and Gold Family Members, actor Ravi Cabot-Conyers describes his character as “a beautiful soul.” Wim “dreams of adventure, and he knows in his bones it’s out there; he’d do anything to escape life on his small planet. But he’s also just a kid with limited experience, so he doesn’t really have any idea what life outside of his personal world is like. Wim relates differently to the others, depending on his environment at any given time. He sometimes sees himself as the guy in charge, but there are also times when he, for better or for worse… well, you’ll see what I mean soon enough!”
Fern
According to Ryan Kiera Armstrong, tomboyish Fern is ” incredibly competitive and a little bossy—but always with the best of intentions.” When things quickly go south, she adds, Fern “feels responsible for looking after her friends and keeping them all safe and on point. [Though], there is no doubt that her insistent nature at times alienates her from the group.”
KB
Thanks to her cybernetic visor, KB can often see what others can’t. But, according to Kyriana Kratter, there’s more to her character than meets the eye. “She’s definitely very calm and collected, but she’s had some trauma. She doesn’t quite look like everyone else or act like everyone else,” she says. “I think a lot of kids will relate to her, because sometimes it can be hard to speak up for yourself, and sometimes it doesn’t feel like you’re seen or heard. It can be hard to trust your instincts and your judgment, so I hope people can find hope through KB and seeing how she evolves—and how she finds her voice and her place.”
Neel
Unlike his best friend Wim, Neel has never longed for adventure. “Neel is a very scared kid, so he’s basically put in the worst scenario he could ever be in,” Robert Timothy Smith says. “He’s just trying to be there for his friends, but he’s also trying to make sure he doesn’t die!” Among his peers, he notes, “Neel is the peacemaker; he wants the group to stay together and not argue. And Neel’s maybe the only one in the group who thinks twice about things.”
Meet all the other characters—including Jude Law’s enigmatic Jod Na Nawood and a band of space pirates—when Star Wars: Skeleton Crew debuts with the first two episodes December 2, on Disney+.