Of all the corners of the galaxy far, far away, “Star Wars: Visions” has remained one of the more elastic and creatively alive. Lucasfilm’s anime anthology has given studios room to reinterpret “Star Wars” outside the usual continuity machinery, and now one of its best-loved stories is getting a bigger canvas.
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Lucasfilm has released the trailer and key art for “Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi,” an eight-episode limited anime series from Lucasfilm and Production I.G premiering August 5, 2026, exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu.
The trailer and teaser poster debuted at Anime Expo 2026 during a special “Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi” panel at the Los Angeles Convention Center, with supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada, and producer Hitoshi Ito on hand to introduce the new series.
Part of the new “Star Wars: Visions Presents” banner, which Lucasfilm will use for longer-form “Star Wars: Visions” stories, the limited series picks up not long after the events of the “Star Wars: Visions” shorts “The Ninth Jedi” and “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope.” In the new series, Lah Kara continues training in the ways of the Jedi under Margrave Juro, while she and Juro’s small fellowship of Jedi-in-training embark on a quest to save her father.
The series is directed by Shunsuke Tada and written by Mitsuyasu Sakai, with Kenji Kamiyama serving as supervising director. Executive producers include James Waugh, Jacqui Lopez, Josh Rimes, Justin Leach, and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa. Hitoshi Ito and Kanako Shirasaki serve as producers, with Caroline Keller as co-producer.
The English dub voice cast includes returning performers Kimiko Glenn as Lah Kara, Andrew Kishino as Juro, Masi Oka as Ethan, Patrick Seitz as Homen, JP Karliak as Gramps, and Simu Liu as Lah Zhima. Neil Kaplan also returns as The Narrator. New English-language cast members include Feodor Chin as Gennoh, Young Mazino as Nawaam, Chase Sui Wonders as Tafflah, and Keone Young as Kwana.
The returning original-language voice cast includes Chinatsu Akasaki as Lah Kara, Tetsuo Kanao as Juro, Hiromu Mineta as Ethan, Hinata Tadokoro as Homen, Cho as Gramps, and Shinichiro Miki as Lah Zhima. Akio Otsuka returns as The Narrator.
That longer-form expansion feels like a natural fit for “The Ninth Jedi,” which was one of the clearest “Visions” shorts with room to grow. Its mix of samurai myth, lost Jedi lore, and lightsabers that change color depending on the user’s connection to the Force already had the shape of a bigger saga.
“Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi” premieres August 5, 2026, exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu. Watch the trailer below.
