The first season of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord will premiere on Disney+ next week, but this won’t be the last we see of the former Sith Lord. Creator and executive producer Dave Filoni has announced that Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord season 2 is in the works from Lucasfilm Animation.
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is a “pulpy adventure that finds Maul plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan who may just be the apprentice he is seeking to aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge.“
The voice cast includes Sam Witwer as Maul, Gideon Adlon as Devon Izara, Wagner Moura as Brander Lawson, Richard Ayoade as Two-Boots, Dennis Haysbert as Master Eeko-Dio Daki, Chris Diamantopoulos as Looti Vario, Charlie Bushnell as Rylee Lawson, Vanessa Marshall as Rook Kast, David W. Collins as Spybot, A.J. LoCascio as Marrok, and Steve Blum as Icarus.
The first two episodes of the series will debut on Disney+ on April 6.
There’s More to Maul’s Story
Thanks to Star Wars: Rebels, we do know how Maul’s story will end, but there are still a lot of elements to be told before he reaches the end of the journey.
While speaking with Esquire, Filoni teased, “Maul is afraid, and power is the only way that he knows to really overcome this fear of his. This fear of being insignificant, of being forgotten, of being a nothing.“
Witner added, “You’ve got to remember this guy was an athlete training for the Olympics and then he never got to go. Or rather, on his first Olympic trials, he botched the landing, right? He’s the guy who peaked too early and is thinking, Oh, I could have been and I should have been… And if he were more wise, he would be able to figure out a way through that. But unfortunately, he was not trained to have that reflectivity.“
Matt Michnovetz, head writer and executive producer of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, said, “He’s this kind of tragic figure who is constantly doomed to repeat his mistakes. We have some empathy for him, but he’s a bad figure. His moral judgment is not the best. He’s determined to achieve his goals through whatever means necessary: manipulation, devious tactics, cruelty in some cases. But he’s a survivor. You got to hand it to him.“
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