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Darth Maul, the beloved, sometimes spider-legged former Sith Lord first introduced in Star Wars: Episode 1 \u2014 The Phantom Menace<\/em>, is officially getting his own animated spin-off on April 6, 2026, based on a new teaser trailer published by Disney. Star Wars: Maul \u2014 Shadow Lord<\/em> was originally announced at Star Wars Celebration in 2025, and is set after Maul’s arc in Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/em> but before his appearance in Star Wars: Rebels<\/em>.<\/p>\n The 10-episode series covers Maul’s plot to rebuild his criminal syndicate “on a planet untouched by the Empire,” according to Lucasfilm. “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.” Shadow Lord<\/em> will premiere with two episodes on April 6, and will stream two episodes a week on Disney+ through May 6.<\/p>\n Like most of Disney’s popular animated Star Wars shows, Maul \u2014 Shadow Lord<\/em> is created by Dave Filoni, a George Lucas supplicant, co-creator of The Clone Wars<\/em> and newly minted President and Chief Creative Officer at Luscafilm. Besides picking up the story threads he helped establish in his previous animated work, Maul \u2014 Shadow Lord<\/em> could be representative of the work that will define his tenure: stories that play in the pre-existing Star Wars sandbox.<\/p>\n Since completing their sequel trilogy in 2019 with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker<\/em>, Disney and Lucasfilm have struggled to define what the future of their franchise will actually be. New projects have languished in pre-production, interesting TV shows have gotten cancelled and the only things that seem to come out with any consistency are spin-offs of The Mandalorian <\/em>and The Clone Wars<\/em>. Disney and Lucasfilm will release The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/em> on May 22, 2026, the first new Star Wars movie to hit theaters in seven years. The Shawn Levy-directed Star Wars: Starfighter<\/em>, the first film set chronologically after the events of Rise of Skywalker<\/em>, is slated to premiere on May 28, 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n