“STAR WARS: VISIONS PRESENTS – THE NINTH JEDI” COMING EXCLUSIVELY TO DISNEY+ AND HULU AUGUST 5

 

An 8-episode limited anime series from Lucasfilm and Production I.G, “Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi,” will premiere August 5, 2026, exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu.

 

Supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada, and producer Hitoshi Ito just debuted the trailer and teaser poster at a special “Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi” panel at the Los Angeles Convention Center as part of Anime Expo 2026.

 

Part of an all-new “Star Wars: Visions Presents” banner, which will be used to tell longer-form “Star Wars: Visions” stories, the limited series picks up not long after the events of the “Visions” 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.

“Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi” 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.

 

The English dub voice talent includes returning voice cast Kimiko Glenn (Lah Kara), Andrew Kishino (Juro), Masi Oka (Ethan), Patrick Seitz (Homen), JP Karliak (Gramps), and Simu Liu (Lah Zhima). Neil Kaplan returns to voice The Narrator. The new English voice talent includes Feodor Chin (Gennoh), Young Mazino (Nawaam), Chase Sui Wonders (Tafflah), and Keone Young (Kwana).

 

The returning original language voice talent includes Chinatsu Akasaki (Lah Kara), Tetsuo Kanao (Juro), Hiromu Mineta (Ethan),  Hinata Tadokoro (Homen), Cho (Gramps), and  Shinichiro Miki (Lah Zhima). Akio Otsuka returns to voice The Narrator.

Comic Book Style Cover Posters for MARVEL ANIMATION’S “X-MEN ‘97” SEASON 2

 

Season 2 of Marvel Animation’s “X-Men ‘97” is now streaming exclusively on Disney+. The Emmy®-nominated first season is one of the most-watched Disney+ Original animated series (based on hours streamed globally) and was a hit with fans and critics alike. Season 2 currently has a 100% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, as of today.

 

“X-Men ‘97” Season 2 continues with the heroic mutant team of X-Men, divided and thrown across different eras in time as they struggle to navigate their return home. Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence. The second season of the original animated series features 9 episodes, and the voice cast includes Ross Marquand as Professor X, Matthew Waterson as Magneto, Ray Chase as Cyclops, Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey, Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Cal Dodd as Wolverine, Lenore Zann as Rogue, George Buza as Beast, Michael Johnston as Young Nathan Summers, Gates McFadden as Mother Askani, John de Lancie as Rama-Tut, and Michael Dorn as Baal.

 

The series is executive produced by Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, Julia Lewald, Eric Lewald, Larry Houston, and Beau DeMayo. The supervising producer is Jake Castorena. Episodes are written by JB Ballard, Beau DeMayo, Bailey Moore, Antony Sellitti, Brian Ford Sullivan, and Mariah Wilson. The episodic directors are Emmett Yonemura and Chase Conley.