Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi Trailer Reveals August 5 Premiere
This is the first time a Star Wars: Visions short has been expanded into a standalone series, signaling Lucasfilm's willingness to develop the anthology's most popular concepts into longer narratives.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
Lucasfilm and Production I.G released the first full trailer for Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi during a panel at Anime Expo on Thursday. The trailer confirms the limited anime series will premiere on August 5 on Disney+ and Hulu. The panel also screened the first episode in Japanese with English subtitles. The series expands the story of "The Ninth Jedi," a short from the first Star Wars: Visions anthology volume in 2021. Kenji Kamiyama, who wrote and directed the original short, returns as supervising director and series script supervisor. Shunsuke Tada directs the new series. Hitoshi Itō produces, and Lucasfilm's Jacqui Lopez and Josh Rimes are executive producers. The project was first announced at Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025. 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 new series follows Kara, the daughter of lightsaber smith Juro, as the Jedi attempt to rebuild after the Order's fall.
The trailer debuted during a panel at Anime Expo on Thursday. The panel also screened the first episode in Japanese with English subtitles. Kenji Kamiyama, who wrote and directed the original short, returns as supervising director and series script supervisor. Shunsuke Tada directs the new series. Hitoshi Itō produces, and Lucasfilm's Jacqui Lopez and Josh Rimes are executive producers.
The series follows Kara, the daughter of lightsaber smith Juro, as the Jedi attempt to rebuild after the Order's fall. 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 project was first announced at Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025.
The original Star Wars: Visions anthology debuted on Disney+ in September 2021. It featured nine shorts from Japanese studios including Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Kamikaze Douga, Science SARU, Production I.G, and Geno Studio. Volume 2 followed on May 4, 2023, with shorts from studios around the world. Volume 3 continued storylines from three first-volume shorts: "The Duel," "Village Bride," and "The Ninth Jedi."
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