Season 8: Sons of Garmadon

Season 8 of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, subtitled Sons of Garmadon, is an upcoming season. It is preceded by Season 7 and will be succeeded by Season 9. Lloyd is the focus Ninja, Mr. E serves as the main antagnotist, and the Sons of Garmadon are the villainous faction of the season, ran by a mysterious force. The first 7 minutes of the first episode premiered on July 23, 2017, at the San Diego Comic-Con as part of the preview. The trailer was released January 5, 2018. To familiarize new fans brought in by The LEGO Ninjago Movie, the design of the Ninjas' suits and faces are based off their movie designs. The season also recasts Sam Vincent as the voice of Lloyd, supplanting Jillian Michaels, who voiced the character in every previous episode.

Plot
A year after the loss of Master Wu, the Ninja, led by the newly dubbed Master Lloyd, must prevent a group known as the Sons of Garmadon from successfully reviving Lord Garmadon at the Temple of Resurrection.

Cast

 * Lloyd - Sam Vincent
 * Cole - Kirby Morrow
 * Kai - Vincent Tong
 * Zane - Brent Miller
 * Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Nya - Kelly Metzger
 * Skylor - Heather Doerksen
 * Cyrus Borg - Lee Tockar
 * P.I.X.A.L. - Jennifer Hayward
 * Dareth - Alan Marriott
 * Ronin - Brian Dobson
 * Misako - Kathleen Barr
 * Ray - Vincent Tong
 * Maya - Jillian Michaels
 * Samurai X
 * Ultra Violet - Maggie Blue O'Hara
 * Luke Cunningham
 * Chopper Maroon
 * Killow - Garry Chalk
 * Harumi
 * Hutchins

Designs
Tommy Andreasen stated that the Ninjas' face rigs (sans Lloyd) will be the same, even though their facial features will be different; they will also retain their original voice actors, also with the exception of Lloyd. In a video posted by Brent Miller, more was said about how the Ninjas' looks would change. Now, that a longer sneak peek was released with the LEGO Ninjago Movie Blu-Ray, their looks have been revealed, with the exception of Kai's hair:
 * Kai's hair will be "more wild" and high, presumably like his movie counterpart. He has his movie self's thinner eyebrows.
 * Jay has freckles and lost the notch on his eyebrow. The Hageman Brothers said that he always had freckles, but they never knew they were there. He has his movie self's dark-brown hairpiece.
 * According to Tommy Andreasen, Cole no longer has his scar. As seen in the sneak peek, he has longer hair and his eyes now have a more tired look to them, as his movie counterpart does. He has his movie self's eyebrows.
 * Something exciting will be happening to Zane, but the Hageman Brothers stated they didn't want to reveal it yet. In the 11-minute sneak peak, he can change from human form to titanium form. He now has his hairpiece from the movie, and the same blue eyes in human form. Of the ninja, he looks the most like his pre-Season 8 self, with the same eyebrows and mouth, and his Titanium form having the same face.
 * Lloyd, as seen in the clip, looks nearly identical to his movie counterpart, with green eyes that glow when he uses Spinjitzu.
 * Nya's hair is wilder and she has a mole on her cheek. According to Tommy Andreasen, Jay refers to it as "a mark of eternal beauty." She has her movie hair and mouth, and looks nearly identical to her movie counterpart, similar to Lloyd.

Spoilers

 * Canonically, the reason for the Ninjas' new looks is a side effect of the Hands of Time and Wu being lost in the time, somehow altering the present.
 * Tommy Andreasen had stated that someone will die in Season 8.
 * Garmadon's appearance is the same as his appearance in The LEGO Ninjago Movie, as seen with his minifigure in 70643 Temple of Resurrection. The difference being that part of Garmadon's rib-cage is exposed, with a purple liquid oozing out.
 * It is confirmed that Dark Magic will appear in Season 8.