Fans were expecting "Star Wars Visions Volume 3", which will feature nine shorts from Japanese animation studios, but "The Ninth Jedi" getting a spin-off series is a very welcome surprise.

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,

As the first Star Wars movie in half a decade and the first big movie for its two leads, The Mandalorian & Grogu has a lot to live up to. The film’s panel at SWCJ didn’t offer any plot specifics, but it did show off new footage of Din and Grogu hanging with Zeb from Star Wars Rebels (who made his live-action debut on The Mandalorian) and some good ol’ bounty hunting action.