The latest “Star Wars” project, called “Skeleton Crew” and starring Jude Law, is a lot like “The Goonies.” But it needed George Lucas’s style to tell its story.

Lucasfilm is on the verge of debuting its second live-action Star Wars series of the year, Skeleton Crew. Set after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi, the show follows a group of adventure-seeking kids who end up stranded in space with a starship of unknown origin and are joined on their journey home by a mysterious,