20-04-2025
Lucasfilm Reveals ‘The Ninth Jedi' Series at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo
Lucasfilm leaders had more surprises on the final day of the three-day Star Wars Celebration fan event in Tokyo. A new batch of nine 'Star Wars: Visions' shorts will debut Oct. 29 on Disney+, and also upcoming is the longform series 'The Ninth Jedi,' a spinoff of an earlier 'Visions' short, from writer-director Kenji Kamiyama.
'The Ninth Jedi' series was announced with fanfare at the event by James Waugh, Lucasfilm's senior VP of franchise content and dtrategy at Lucasfilm. He called Kamiyama to the stage, 'who thanked the audience for being so supportive and enthusiastic about the adventures of Kara and Juro in 'The Ninth Jedi' and the upcoming 'Child of Hope,' according to Disney's official fan site.
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'He then announced that fans will watch Kara's journey continue to unfold in an all-new spinoff called 'Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi,' the site stated.
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(Pictured: The stage at Star Wars Celebration Japan in Tokyo)
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