Lucasfilm and Disney has released the first Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Teaser Trailer and Poster, a new animated series and set in the world of Janix and around the start of Emperor Palpatine’s reign.
According to reports, the series will premiere April 6 on Disney+ with two episodes coming each week up until the season finale set for Star Wars Day, May the 4th. Check out the full poster below:
The series is set after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars with Darth Maul rebuilding his empire on Janix, a planet that has yet been touched by the Empire. As he starts his empire, he also locks horns with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan who may also become his future apprentice.
“Shadow Lord” will feature the voices of Sam Witwer who reprises his role as Darth Maul from past titles including Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and more. Witwer will be joined by Gideon Adlon as Devon Izara, Wagner Moura as Brander Lawson, and Richard Ayoade as Two-Boots. Other cast members for the show includes 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.
Star Wars Maul: Shadow Lord Teaser Trailer
Brad Rau, the show’s Executive Producer promises that the 10 episode series will follow a serialized approach for storytelling and will be connected “all the way through” which means there are no extended subplots that’s related to other Star Wars shows that are being developed or is in production.
“And it’s a super fast-paced series,” adds Executive Producer Matt Michnovetz. “We wanted to create an action-packed thrill ride, something that had the rush of a roller coaster, so we do a lot of homages to the classic serials of the day, which gave George Lucas the inspiration for Star Wars. And we’ve got the perfect character to drive us through this in Maul.”
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