{"id":426384,"date":"2026-01-22T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/426384\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T18:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:38:07","slug":"the-first-trailer-for-maul-shadow-lord-proves-crime-does-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/426384\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Trailer for &#8216;Maul\u2014Shadow Lord&#8217; Proves Crime Does Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Darth Maul has come a long way since Obi-Wan cut him in half: he got new legs! He also got a brother, and they both became crime lords until Palpatine showed up. But before his <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/star-wars-rebels-obi-wan-vs-maul-5-years-later-twin-sun-1848662693\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">final encounter with Obi-Wan<\/a> in\u00a0Star Wars Rebels,\u00a0he tried to build himself back up again, and that\u2019s what <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/star-wars-maul-shadow-lord-trailer-description-celebration-japan-2000589924\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star Wars: Maul\u2014Shadow Lord <\/a>is all about.<\/p>\n<p>Set a year after the Clone Wars, which he survived during the <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/sam-witwer-on-clone-wars-game-changing-finale-and-sayin-1842455906\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fall of Mandalore<\/a>, our villain (again voiced by <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/sam-witwer-teases-mauls-descent-into-shadow-lord-2000593271\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Witwer<\/a>) is working to rebuild the criminal empire that fell apart after his master showed up. The good news, he\u2019s doing it on Janix, a planet that\u2019s yet to succumb to the Empire. Bad news? More than that world\u2019s criminal various criminal elements, his actions draw the attention of not just the Inquisitors\u2014in particular, Marrok, last seen in Star Wars: Ahsoka\u2014but also seemingly a surviving Twi\u2019lek Jedi named Devon Izara (Gideon Adlon) and local detective Brander Lawson (Wagner Moura).<\/p>\n<p>Like\u00a0Bad Batch\u00a0before it,\u00a0Shadow Lord\u00a0is a mini-reunion of\u00a0Star Wars animation alums. Not only is the series made by new Lucasfilm head Dave Filoni, but it also sees the return of Brad Rau, Matt Michonvetz, and Athena Portillo, all of whom wrote or directed episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, along with Rebels\u00a0and\u00a0Bad Batch.<\/p>\n<p>Star Wars: Maul\u2014Shadow Lord will hit Disney+ with its first two episodes on April 6, with two episodes airing weekly. The series\u2019 voice cast also includes Dennis Haysbert, Richard Ayoade, and Vanessa Marshall.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2000713017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/maul-shadow-lord.jpg\" alt=\"Maul Shadow Lord\" width=\"886\" height=\"1316\"  \/>\u00a9 Lucasfilm\/Disney  <\/p>\n<p>Want more io9 news? 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