An 8-episode limited anime series, STAR WARS: VISIONS PRESENTS – THE NINTH JEDI, premieres August 5, 2026, on Disney+ and Hulu. This series expands on previous shorts, following Lah Kara as she trains with Margrave Juro and embarks on a quest to save her father.
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Supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada, and producer Hitoshi Ito debuted the trailer and teaser poster at a panel at the Los Angeles Convention Center during Anime Expo 2026. This limited series serves as the inaugural entry under the new STAR WARS: VISIONS PRESENTS banner, which is designed to showcase longer-form stories within the STAR WARS: VISIONS universe.
About the Series
STAR WARS: VISIONS PRESENTS – THE NINTH JEDI picks up not long after the events of the shorts: THE NINTH JEDI and THE NINTH JEDI: CHILD OF HOPE. In the new series, Lah Kara continues to train in the ways of the Jedi under Margrave Juro. Kara goes on an epic journey of self-discovery as she and Juro’s small fellowship of Jedi-in-training embark on a quest to save her father.
The English dub voice talent includes Kimiko Glenn (Lah Kara), Andrew Kishino (Juro), Masi Oka (Ethan), Patrick Seitz (Homen), JP Karliak (Gramps), Simu Liu (Lah Zhima), Neil Kaplan (The Narrator), Feodor Chin (Gennoh), Young Mazino (Nawaam), Chase Sui Wonders (Tafflah), and Keone Young (Kwana). Returning original language voice talent includes Chinatsu Akasaki (Lah Kara), Tetsuo Kanao (Juro), Hiromu Mineta (Ethan), Hinata Tadokoro (Homen), Cho (Gramps), Shinichiro Miki (Lah Zhima), and Akio Otsuka (The Narrator).
The film is directed by Shunsuke Tada and written by Mitsuyasu Sakai. Kenji Kamiyama serves as supervising director. The executive producers are James Waugh, Jacqui Lopez, Josh Rimes, Justin Leach, and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, the producers are Hitoshi Ito and Kanako Shirasaki, and the co-producer is Caroline Keller.
See it for Yourself
STAR WARS: VISIONS PRESENTS – THE NINTH JEDI is available on Disney+ and Hulu on August 5, 2026.
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