The Ninth Jedi Offers a New Vision for Star Wars

Although they don’t exist within the Star Wars canon proper, the three seasons of Star Wars: Visions nevertheless delivered some intriguing stories set in that galaxy far, far away, and rendered in stunning detail by some of the world’s best animation studios, including Trigger, Production I.G, and Science Saru. The recently announced Ninth Jedi series expands on several episodes in Star Wars: Visions, and follows the adventures of a young Force-sensitive girl who’s searching for her father, a renowned sabersmith.

Animated by Production I.G and directed by Shunsuke Tada (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These), The Ninth Jedi certainly looks promising in this first trailer, especially when it reveals that our heroes and villains might not be all that they’re cracked up to be. The series is ostensibly set after the events of The Rise of Skywalker; the Jedi and the Sith have long since disappeared, and the galaxy is now trapped in an age of chaos. And in this era, do the concepts like the Jedi and the Sith still mean anything?

We’ll find out on August 5, 2026, when The Ninth Jedi begins streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.