Ahead of Star Wars’ new TV show, Maul: Shadow Lord, Lucasfilm has unveiled the new lightsaber and costume design of the titular character. Maul: Shadow Lord was announced in 2025 as one of the few upcoming Star Wars TV shows in the animated realm.
While the release window of Maul: Shadow Lord remains as vague as 2026, more details are slowly being drip-fed to Star Wars fans. The most recent comes from the world of merchandising, with Flickeringmyth.com reporting on Hasbro’s newest action figures.
One of these figures comes from what many are hoping will rival the best Star Wars shows – Maul: Shadow Lord. Thanks to Hasbro, the first look at Maul’s outfit, lightsaber, and overall design for the upcoming series has been revealed.
Darth Maul’s Design Mirrors His Clone Wars Season 7 Look
The action figure reveals that Maul will look almost identical to how he did in his last appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ timeline. Maul appeared in season 7 to fight Ahsoka Tano on Mandalore, wearing a fairly plain black tunic with his iconic double-bladed lightsaber. Maul: Shadow Lord, set after The Clone Wars, is mirroring this.
The only significant difference between Maul: Shadow Lord and Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the action figure for the former is Maul’s lightsaber. Some stances show it in its classic dual-blade form, while others reveal that Maul can now split this into single-bladed lightsabers. This was not the case in The Clone Wars season 7, despite the otherwise identical design.
Will We Get A Different Maul Look As Shadow Lord Continues?
The question that this design raises is whether Maul: Shadow Lord will give Maul a new visual style as the show goes on. It is safe to say that in all of Maul’s Star Wars appearances, be they in movies or shows, live-action or animated, his design is one that has never ventured beyond basic black clothing with small changes.
Maul: Shadow Lord seems set to continue this trend. However, if any Star Wars project has the opportunity to broaden the horizons of Maul’s visual style, it is his own show. Most of the character’s other appearances have been in supporting roles. Finally, Star Wars is placing him front and center.
This could mean that the character is shown in a great many more scenarios or on more planets that allow different Maul looks to be presented. The two single-bladed lightsabers shown in the merchandising for Maul: Shadow Lord are a step in the right direction, and here’s hoping more compelling looks for the fan-favorite character follow soon after.