<P> A seventh season, titled "Hands of Time" was released in May 2017 . The plot focused on Kai, Nya and their parents, with the main villains being the Elemental Masters of Time (Acronix and Krux) and their army of Vermillion warriors, trying to rewrite history . </P> <P> The eight season, "Sons of Garmadon" featured redesigns to closely resemble visually The Lego Ninjago Movie, and was released April 16, 2018 in the US . It focused on the ninjas trying to prevent Garmadon's resurrection, albeit with no good in him, by a criminal organization, the Sons of Garmadon (SoG), via three Oni Masks, but failed . </P> <P> The ninth season, "Hunted", will premiere on June 30, 2018 in Australia . It is the first season where they'll be no focus character due to two seperate plot lines . The first trailer, released in Japan confirms that the Elemental Masters will return as part of the resistance . </P> <P> The series has been nominated twice for awards . Peter Hausner was nominated at the 39th Annie Awards for his direction, but lost to Simpsons director Matthew Nastuk . The composers, Michael Kramer and Jay Vincent, were nominated for the BMI TV Music Award, which they won . </P>

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