After seven years, Star Wars is finally launching a new sub-brand beyond the MandoVerse on Disney+. Star Wars' next Disney+ series is officially Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi, a sequel to two episodes from Visions Volumes 1 and 3. The series marks the first offshoot of the anime anthology series, expanding the story of a lightsaber-smith's daughter searching for her father and rebuilding the Jedi Order in the far future, launched by Production I.G.The Ninth Jedi's August 5 premiere comes in something of a lull in Star Wars' Disney+ slate due to the MandoVerse's recent absence. The multi-show story began with 2019's The Mandalorian and continued in The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, Skeleton Crew, and the theatrical Mandalorian & Grogu movie. The MandoVerse won't deliver anything new until Ahsoka Season 2 next year, three years after the last show, Skeleton Crew, highlighting the dip in its momentum.Fortunately, Lucasfilm and Disney+ finally have a new Star Wars TV brand to deviate from the MandoVerse in Visions Presents, launching with The Ninth Jedi. Upon dropping the first trailer for the spin-off, the official Star Wars site announced the series as "part of an all-new Star Wars: Visions Presents banner, which will be used to tell longer-form Star Wars: Visions stories." Read full article on The Direct.