Star Wars: Visions Presents

*Star Wars: Visions Presents*
Star Wars: Visions Presents
	Promotional poster
Genre	Action-adventure; Science fiction; Space opera;
Based on	Star Wars; by George Lucas
Written by	Mitsuyasu Sakai
Directed by	Kenji Kamiyama; Shunsuke Tada;
Voices of	Chinatsu Akasaki; Tetsuo Kanao; Hiromu Mineta; Hinata Tadokoro; Chō; Shin-ichiro Miki;
Narrated by	Akio Otsuka
Countries of origin	United States; Japan;
Original languages	Japanese; English;
Production
Executive producers	James Waugh; Jacqui Lopez; Josh Rimes; Justin Leach; Mitsuhisa Ishikawa;
Producers	Hitoshi Itō; Kanako Shirasaki;
Production companies	Lucasfilm; Production I.G;
Original release
Network	Disney+; Hulu;
Related
	Star Wars: Visions

Star Wars: Visions Presents is an upcoming collection of American anime anthology television series created for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, and serves as a spinoff from Star Wars: Visions.

The first eight-episode series, subtitled The Ninth Jedi, premiered at the Anime Expo on July 1, 2026, and is scheduled to be released in its entirety on Disney+ and Hulu on August 5.

Voice cast

Character name	Voice actor
English	Japanese	English
Lah Kara	Chinatsu Akasaki	Kimiko Glenn
Juro	Tetsuo Kanao	Andrew Kishino
Ethan	Hiromu Mineta	Masi Oka
Homen	Hinata Tadokoro	Patrick Seitz
Gramps	Chō	J. P. Karliak
Lah Zhima	Shin-ichiro Miki	Simu Liu
Gennoh	TBA	Feodor Chin
Nawaam	TBA	Young Mazino
Tafflah	TBA	Chase Sui Wonders
Kwana	TBA	Keone Young

Episodes

Production

Development

During the April 2025 Star Wars Celebration, James Waugh announced that Star Wars: Visions would begin standalone spin-off series to tell longer form stories that began as shorts in the anthology series. The first Star Wars: Visions Presents series is The Ninth Jedi, after the Volume 1 episode "The Ninth Jedi" (2021) and the Volume 3 continuation "The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope" (2025), which was also announced at Celebration Japan.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Casting

In July 2026, the voice was revealed for the series, with Chinatsu Akasaki, Tetsuo Kanao, Hiromu Mineta, Hinata Tadokoro, Chō, and Shin-ichiro Miki, Kimiko Glenn, Andrew Kishino, Masi Oka, Patrick Seitz, J. P. Karliak, and Simu Liu reprising their roles from the Japanese and English dubs of Visions, respectively, with Feodor Chin, Young Mazino, Chase Sui Wonders, Keone Young joining as newcomers for the English dub.^[4]

Release

Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi premiered at the Anime Expo on July 1, 2026,^[5] and is scheduled to be released in its entirety simultaneously Disney+ and Hulu on August 5, 2026,^[6] consisting of eight episodes.^[7]

References

↑ Brzeski, Patrick; Rahman, Abid; Kit, Borys (April 20, 2025). "Star Wars Celebration: 'Star Wars: Visions' Reveals Season 3 Release Date, 'The Ninth Jedi' Standalone Series". The Hollywood Reporter.
↑ Ref for use
↑ Nelson, Samantha (November 12, 2025). "Star Wars: Visions' spinoff series will feature more Jedi hunters". Polygon.
↑ Beck, Jerry (July 3, 2026). "Disney+ and Hulu Reveal "Star Wars Visions: The Ninth Jedi"". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
↑ Cayanan, Joanna (June 3, 2026). "Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi Anime's Summer Debut, More Staff Listed". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
↑ Flook, Ray (June 2, 2026). "Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi Set for Anime Expo 2026". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
↑ King, Jordan (July 3, 2026). "The Ninth Jedi Trailer Teases A Visually Striking Star Wars: Visions Anime Spin-Off Series". Empire. Retrieved July 3, 2026.

External links

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Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi at StarWars.com
Star Wars: Visions Presents at IMDb

[1] Brzeski, Patrick; Rahman, Abid; Kit, Borys (April 20, 2025). "Star Wars Celebration: 'Star Wars: Visions' Reveals Season 3 Release Date, 'The Ninth Jedi' Standalone Series". The Hollywood Reporter.

[2] Ref for use

[3] Nelson, Samantha (November 12, 2025). "Star Wars: Visions' spinoff series will feature more Jedi hunters". Polygon.

[4] Beck, Jerry (July 3, 2026). "Disney+ and Hulu Reveal "Star Wars Visions: The Ninth Jedi"". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 3, 2026.

[5] Cayanan, Joanna (June 3, 2026). "Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi Anime's Summer Debut, More Staff Listed". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2026.

[6] Flook, Ray (June 2, 2026). "Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi Set for Anime Expo 2026". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved June 14, 2026.

[7] King, Jordan (July 3, 2026). "The Ninth Jedi Trailer Teases A Visually Striking Star Wars: Visions Anime Spin-Off Series". Empire. Retrieved July 3, 2026.

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