Series guide
- Stars
- Daman Mills · Kaiji Tang · Rie Takahashi
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Where to watch Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure streams on Netflix in the US with any subscription, checked November 7, 2026. It has its own Netflix title page, separate from the earlier JoJo seasons.
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Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes 9
Season 1 · 9 episodes · 8 aired · Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026
S1.E1 ·
Steel Ball Run
3,852 jockeys gather in San Diego for the start of the Steel Ball Run, a cross-country horse race with a $50 million prize, as paralyzed ex-jockey Johnny Joestar crosses paths with the mysterious Gyro Zeppeli.
Directed by Toshiyuki Kato & Yasuhiro Kimura · Written by Yasuko Kobayashi
S1.E2 ·
The Sheriff's Request to Mountain Tim
The first stage's results shake out in a way that costs Gyro dearly for how he fought off a rival late in the race, putting real strain on his new partnership with Johnny.
Directed by Hirofumi Ogura · Written by Shinichi Inotsume
S1.E3 ·
The Desert-Born Outlaws
A wounded rival jockey begs for help treating a bite, but Gyro's instincts tell him something about the man's story doesn't add up.
Directed by Shūgo Tsuneoka · Written by Shōgo Yasukawa
S1.E4 ·
The Devil's Palm
An old enemy of Johnny's catches up with him and Gyro on the trail, and a strange new bond forming between the two riders turns a simple chase into something much weirder.
Directed by Kayona Yamada · Written by Shōgo Yasukawa
S1.E5 ·
The Terrorist from a Faraway Country
A stranger slips into the group's camp hunting for Gyro, forcing an uneasy ally to step up and fight him off with abilities of his own.
Directed by Shūgo Tsuneoka · Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
S1.E6 ·
Gyro Zeppeli's Destiny
A bizarre discovery out in the desert gives Gyro and Johnny their first real clue about what the Steel Ball Run route is actually hiding – and how it might help Johnny's legs.
Directed by Fukutarō Takahashi · Written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
S1.E7 ·
Tusk, Part 1
Johnny's body starts changing in ways neither he nor Gyro can explain, and the race organizers' true reasons for the route they chose start coming into focus.
Directed by Tetsuji Nakamura · Written by Yasuko Kobayashi
S1.E8 ·
Tusk, Part 2
Pushed to a breaking point, Johnny discovers just how far his body's strange new power can be pushed, and at what cost to the people around him.
Directed by Takahiro Kaneko · Written by Yasuko Kobayashi
S1.E9 · · Up next · Projected date
Title not announced
The 1st Stage special premiered March 19, 2026; the 2nd and 3rd Stage episodes have aired weekly on Fridays since September 25, 2026. 8 have aired as of November 6, 2026, with episode 9 expected Friday, November 13.
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Part 7 needs none of the first six
Steel Ball Run is its own story. It swaps the Joestar family’s usual continuity for an alternate 1890s America, a new protagonist in the paralyzed ex-jockey Johnny Joestar, and a transcontinental horse race with a $50 million prize as its engine. Hirohiko Araki built Part 7 to work as a soft reboot, and the anime plays it the same way: nothing from Phantom Blood through Stone Ocean is required reading. The name “JoJo” survives; almost everything else resets.
What carries over is the shape of the storytelling: a central duo (Johnny and the Spin-fighting Gyro Zeppeli), a rotating cast of rivals met on the road, and supernatural abilities that read as puzzles as much as powers. The race format gives the first stretch of episodes a clean rhythm — a new obstacle, a new competitor, a new rule about how Gyro’s Spin technique actually works — before the season’s back half starts pulling on a bigger, stranger thread about what the race is really for.
David Production, the studio behind every JoJo anime since Stardust Crusaders, is handling the adaptation, and it is releasing in the same pattern as the last two seasons: a head-start special, then a long weekly run. That means this is one of the only JoJo parts you can currently watch close to real time rather than bingeing complete. For how Part 7 sits against the rest of the manga’s eight parts, our JoJo watch order guide has the full map, our episode-by-episode schedule tracks each Friday’s drop time, Wikipedia’s episode record is where a new confirmed air date would show up first, and Netflix’s own Tudum page for the season has cast notes and behind-the-scenes pieces straight from the studio.
Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure cast 12
Daman MillsJohnny Joestar
Kaiji TangGyro Zeppeli- Rie TakahashiLucy Steel
- Jamieson PriceSteven Steel
- Masaaki MizunakaSand Man
- Kenichirou MatsudaPocoloco
- Tomokazu SugitaFunny Valentine
- Tomoaki MaenoMountain Tim
- Yoko HikasaHot Pants
Taliesin JaffeOyecomova- Dan WorenFritz von Stroheim
- Masaya FukunishiMrs. Robinson
- Original creator
- Hirohiko Araki (manga, Part 7: Steel Ball Run)
- Directors
- Yasuhiro Kimura, Hideya Takahashi
- Studio
- David Production
- Platform
- Netflix
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Daman Mills: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0; Kaiji Tang: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0; Taliesin Jaffe: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure?
On Netflix in the US with any subscription, checked November 7, 2026.
How many episodes does Steel Ball Run have?
8 have aired as of November 6, 2026: a 47-minute 1st Stage special (March 19, 2026), then weekly episodes covering the 2nd and 3rd Stages since September 25. A final episode count for the season has not been announced.
Is Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure finished?
No. It releases new episodes weekly on Fridays; episode 9 is expected November 13, 2026.
Do I need to watch the earlier JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure seasons first?
No. Steel Ball Run adapts Part 7 of Hirohiko Araki’s manga, a separate continuity from Parts 1-6 with a new setting (1890s America) and an almost entirely new cast. Our JoJo watch order guide covers how all 8 parts connect if you want the full picture.
When did Steel Ball Run premiere?
March 19, 2026, with a 47-minute 1st Stage special.
