Season 9: Hunted

Season 9 of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu is an upcoming season.]] It is to be preceeded by Season 8. The Master of the Golden Dragon is the mascot character and possibly the focus character, Iron Baron serves as the main antagonist, and the Dragon Keepers are the villainous faction of the season. Little is known about the season, except that the sets are scheduled to be released around June 2018.

Plot
While Lloyd and Nya resist Emperor Garmadon’s oppressive hold on Ninjago City, Young Wu and the rest of the Ninja are stranded in a barbaric realm where fierce dragons are being hunted down by Iron Baron and his gang of Dragon Hunters. With Lloyd stuck in Ninjago City, the others need to find the fabled Dragon Armor if they ever hope to get back home to stop Emperor Garmadon once and for all.

Cast

 * Cole - Kirby Morrow
 * Dareth - Alan Marriott
 * Echo Zane - Brent Miller
 * Lord Garmadon - Mark Oliver
 * Harumi - Britt McKillip
 * Iron Baron - Brian Drummond
 * Heavy Metal - Ian James Corlett
 * Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Kai - Vincent Tong
 * Lloyd - Sam Vincent
 * Misako - Kathleen Barr
 * Nya - Kelly Metzger
 * P.I.X.A.L. - Jennifer Hayward
 * Skylor - Heather Doerksen
 * Master of the Golden Dragon - Paul Dobson
 * Teen Wu
 * Zane - Brent Miller

Sets
The banner on the Season 9 sets has the usual Ninjago logo in white, and next to it appears to be the Golden Dragon Master shrouded in black smoke.

Set List
 * 70644 Master of the Golden Dragon (flyer)
 * 70645 Cole Master of Dragons (flyer)
 * 70646 Jay Master of Dragons (flyer)
 * 70647 Kai Master of Dragons (flyer)
 * 70648 Zane Master of Dragons (flyer)
 * 70650 Destiny's Wing
 * 70651 Throne Room Showdown
 * 70652 Stormbringer
 * 70653 Firstbourne Dragon
 * 70654 War Rig
 * 70655 The Dragon Pit
 * 70658 Oni Titan

Spoiler Notes

 * According to Tommy Andreasen, the season's name starts with "H."
 * According to a leaked calendar, the Ninja are trying to "free the Dragons."
 * A character known as the Master of the Golden Dragon will be introduced, though it is unknown if he is an existing character.
 * The Master of the Golden Dragon’s armor, known as the Dragon Harness, appear as collectible items in the sets.
 * 70651 Throne Room Showdown and 70658 Oni Titan appear to be the only sets that doesn't take place in the Realm of the Oni and the Dragon.
 * According to a teaser video, Ian James Corlett will be voicing Heavy Metal.
 * This is the second season to not feature "The Weekend Whip" as the intro theme.
 * According to Tommy Andreasen, the events of Season 9 take place one week after the events of Season 8.
 * Dareth will appear again this season.
 * It is possible that there is a Season 10 since the Hageman Brothers said in a tweet that, "Nobody ends on 9."
 * For April Fools day, Tommy Andreasen posted a status on Twitter with three events from Season 9, two of which are real and one of which is fake. The three events stated that the Ninja will speak the language of the dragons, that Dareth will unlock his true power, and that there would be a talking rat. So far, none of these events have been confirmed or denied.
 * Skylor and Harumi are set to return this season, according to set images. Echo Zane is also set to return.
 * There had been long debate as to whether Skylor still had her powers. This mystery might be revealed in this Season.