The Star Wars: Visions anthology series has been a breath of fresh air for long-time fans who weren't impressed by the recent sequel trilogy. But, it appears that Disney and LucasFilm love the animated anthology series as much as fans do, because one of the best short films from the show, titled "The Ninth Jedi," is being adapted into a new series. This year's Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo, Japan brought about many surprises, including Ryan Gosling taking to the stage to promote his new Star Wars movie with Shawn Levy. But, no one expecting a brand new, previously unannounced show to be unveiled.

That's exactly what happened during the third and final day of Star Wars Celebration. The Ninth Jedi series was announced by LucasFilm's senior VP of franchise content and strategy, James Waugh, to roarous applause from the crowd. "The Ninth Jedi" short film was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama,...