Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

Outside of “Andor” and, yes, “Star Wars Rebels,” this is easily some of the best work “Star Wars” has done in ages.

Though not quite essential, Maul: Shadow Lord is a compelling and at times thrilling chapter in the villain’s ever-evolving story. 

While it doesn’t quite reach the towering heights of Andor, it comes closer than anything else in the modern Star Wars slate, embracing a more grounded tone that feels refreshingly bold.

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is certainly one of the darker entries in the franchise, especially among the animated series. But there is a lot of potential to dig into the personality of one of the franchise’s most notorious villains, which is always something we look forward to seeing.

“Shadow Lord” can capably move the “Clone Wars” story forward, but it’s not yet ready to serve as a “Star Wars” standard-bearer on its own. It’s a good time for the theatrical release schedule to finally get going again.

Across the eight episodes out of the ten provided for review, it takes a long while for “Maul” to get interesting. The series is clearly made for Clone Wars die-hards. .... However, Maul suffers from a major problem: it provides no interesting depth for the titular character.

Maul - Shadow Lord did not give me enough, well, Maul. Despite being the titular, lead character, Maul - Shadow Lord introduces several other new players [of] the Star Wars universe and places a big focus on them.

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This show is exactly what we all needed. It has a gritty tone, great lightsaber choreography, and beautiful animation. Would highly recommend watching.

Star Wars tends to divide the Fandom. I am a fan who loves all of it, I take it for what it is, a rich universe with great movies and series. Maul - Shadow Lord is top tier story telling, two episodes in and it has already grabbed me. Stunning animation, great voice acting. I can't wait to see where the series takes us.

Is it too much to ask that the show called “Maul” has Darth Maul as the main character? I am watching characters I do not care about do things I’ve seen before and dialogue that is lackluster. The show is stunningly animated; props to the art team.

Incredibly boring. It was really dull to watch even the first episode. Absolutely uninteresting story that didn't resonate with me even for a bit.