Reports now point to a confirmed Final Fantasy IX follow-up for 2028. It’s called Final Fantasy IX: The Black Mages’ Legacy, though some reports shorten that to Final Fantasy: Black Mages Legacy, and it’s being made as an animated series, not the long-rumored new game sequel.
That matters if you’ve been holding out for remake news. From what earlier reports claimed, Final Fantasy IX: The Black Mages’ Legacy builds on the world of Final Fantasy IX, but it isn’t the same thing as the still-unconfirmed Final Fantasy IX remake. At one point, reports said that remake was real and already well into development. Later claims said it had stalled or been put on hold. Square Enix, for its part, has never officially announced it or canceled it.
The show is also said to be back in production at the French studio EuroVisual after Cyber Group Studios collapsed financially. Reports also say EuroVisual picked it up through a deal that covered about 80% of Cyber Group Studios’ assets. Based on those production details, this would be a 2D animated series for kids ages 6 to 13, with a first season set at 10 episodes, each running 22 minutes.
And it’s not a straight retelling of the game. The reported story follows Vivi’s children in Alexandria, Mel, Koln, Luciola, Thea, Fala, and Doc, as the last black mages, and it starts when Koln finds Mel frozen like a statue. If you’ve been waiting for something concrete on Final Fantasy IX after the 2025 anniversary letdown, this is at least real news, even if there’s still no word on a streaming platform ahead of the tentative 2028 release.
Author: Jesús Bosque
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