Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi revealed its final trailer, giving the last look at the upcoming anime series ahead of its August 5, 2026 premiere on Disney+ and Hulu. All 8 episodes will begin streaming at once.
The series expands the story first introduced in “The Ninth Jedi,” one of the most acclaimed episodes from the original Star Wars: Visions anthology. It also marks the first time a Visions short has been developed into a full standalone series. The anime will be available in both Japanese and English dub versions.
Created by Kenji Kamiyama, who wrote and directed the original short, The Ninth Jedi continues the story of Kara, the daughter of legendary lightsaber smith Juro, as the Jedi struggle to rebuild after the fall of the Order. Studio Production I.G is in charge of the animation production.
You can also watch the English dub version of the trailer.
The project was first announced during Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025, where Lucasfilm confirmed that the story would continue in two stages. Before the standalone series, a sequel short titled “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope” debuted as part of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, which premiered on October 29, 2025.
The first episodes were released in September 2021. The involved studios were Production I.G, Studio Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Studio Colorido, Science SARU, Kamikaze Douga and Geno Studio.
The second batch released on May 4, 2023 and included episodes by Studio Mir, Aardman, El Guiri Studios, Cartoon Saloon, Punkrobot, Triggerfish, D’art Shtajio & Lucasfilm Ltd., Studio La Cachette, and 88 Pictures.
The third batch had several returning studios, as well as new ones including WIT STUDIO, Project Studio Q, Polygon Pictures, David Production and ANIMA.
A collaboration between Lucasfilm and Studio Ghibli in the form of an original hand-drawn animated Star Wars short by Ghibli was released in November 2022. The full title of the animated short is Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies, and it is also streaming on Disney Plus.
Source: Disney+ Official X
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