Lucasfilm Unveils Trailer for Star Wars Visions: Ninth Jedi

Lucasfilm has unveiled the first full trailer for "Star Wars Visions Presents The Ninth Jedi," a new limited anime series set to premiere on Disney on August 5. The announcement was made during a panel at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles.

The series is a spinoff from the animated anthology "Star Wars Visions," expanding on the story of the character Lah Kara, who first appeared in a short film from the anthology's first season. The new series will consist of eight half-hour episodes and continues the narrative from the shorts "The Ninth Jedi" and its sequel, "The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope."

Set in a distant, post-apocalyptic future where the Jedi Order and lightsabers are considered ancient history, the story follows Kara, a force-sensitive girl, as she trains under Margrave Juro. The official description states that Kara embarks on a journey of self-discovery alongside a small fellowship of Jedi-in-training on a quest to save her father.

The project is a collaboration between Lucasfilm and the Japanese animation studio Production I.G. Key creative staff from the original shorts are returning, including supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada, and producer...