Maul: Shadow Lord Is a Must-Watch Star Wars TV Series

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord breathes a bit of life into a stock villain

Disney+'s animated series makes a reasonable case for its main character's return.

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LucasfilmWhen Star Wars shifted to the prequel trilogy, the tone switched, too. Gone was the scrappy Rebel Alliance; for most of the prequels, the action takes place in the halls of the Jedi Council or in the Galactic Senate. With this turn to the political thriller, much of the action was brought back to Coruscant, the capital of the Star Wars galaxy. Coruscant became synonymous with urban jungle, dark alleys, deathstick dealers, and greasy spo…

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‘Maul—Shadow Lord’ is the best new animated ‘Star Wars’ series since ‘Rebels.’ But is it enough to jump-start a faltering franchise?

'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' is Lucasfilm's darkest and most focused animated show yet (review)

Darth Maul's own series instantly sets itself apart from its relatives with a killer pitch, but it suffers from familiar debut season frustrations.

New ‘Star Wars’ series feels like a first draft of a better show

“Maul” feels as thin and superfluous as it does because “Star Wars” has already explored the eponymous former Sith in a meaningful way multiple times.

Star Wars finally gets its crime-thriller neo-noir moment in Maul: Shadow Lord

I was wrong. Not only is Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord a stunning and compelling homage to the pulpy neo-noir genre set in a galaxy far, far away, but it also reaffirms what attracted fans to Darth Maul years ago: his relentless refusal to surrender in a galaxy where he’s destined to fail again and again.