Overview
- Lucasfilm and Production I.G. debuted the first full trailer and key art at Anime Expo on July 3, 2026 during a panel with supervising director Kenji Kamiyama and lead director Shunsuke Tada.
- The Ninth Jedi is an eight-episode limited anime series that will launch worldwide on August 5, 2026 with all episodes available the same day on Disney+ and Hulu.
- The series continues Lah Kara’s story from the Visions shorts The Ninth Jedi and The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope as she trains under Margrave Juro and sets out to rescue her captured father.
- Production credits and returning cast include Production I.G., supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada, writer Mitsuyasu Sakai, and voice talent such as Kimiko Glenn and Chinatsu Akasaki, with additional new cast announced.
- Lucasfilm is positioning the show as the first entry in a new Star Wars: Visions Presents banner to test longer-form anime that explores far-future worldbuilding, rare kyber/lightsaber resources, and a lightsaber color mechanic that reflects a wielder’s inner state.