Darth Maul Returns in Official Trailer for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord

Disney+ and Lucasfilm have unveiled the official trailer for the upcoming new animated series, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord. The iconic villain makes his return to the franchise in the newly released trailer, which you can check out below.

The new CG-animated series debuts later this year on Disney+. In the new series, Maul (Sam Witwer) seeks to rebuild his criminal syndicate after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Eventually, Maul crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan, who could be the new apprentice Maul is seeking ot aid him in his pursuit of revenge.

The series also stars Gideon Adlon as Devon Izara, Wagner Moura as Brander Lawson, Richard Ayoade as Two-Boots, Dennis Haysbert as Master Eeko-Dio-Daki, Chris Diamantopoulos as Looti Vario, Charlie Bushnell as Rylee Lawsoon, Vanessaa Marshall as Rook Kast, David C. Collins as Spybot, A.J. LoCascio as Marrok, and Steve Blum as Icarus. It’s developed by Dave Filoni and Matt Michnovetz.

Other series credits include supervising director Brad Rau. The executive producers are Dave Filoni, Athena Yvette Portillo, Matt Michnovetz, Brad Rau, Carrie Beck, and Josh Rimes. Alex Spotswood is serving as the co-executive producer.

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord debuts on April 6 on Disney+. Two episodes will premiere each week, with the final two airing on the ultimate Star Wars holiday, May the 4th.

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The Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord two-episode premiere streams April 6 only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/kIC3I5qMCC

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