Maul: Shadow Lord

Maul – Night of the Hunted

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  • Title: Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord – Chapter 6: Night of the Hunted
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The arrival of the Empire on Janix and an Inquisitor (A.J. LoCascio) ripping through the life of Captain Brander Lawson (Wagner Moura) which uncovers both the truth of Maul‘s (Sam Witwer) survival and the reveals the existence of two Jedi fugitives on the planet creates some strange allies. With Lawson, his son, and the two Jedi on the run, the episode culminates in Maul and Devon Izara (Gideon Adlon) fighting the Inquisitor together providing time for an escape. However, now that both Jedi and a former Sith have been confirmed at large on Janix, what new trouble might the Empire bring to bear on the planet?

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Maul – Whispers in the Unknown / Pride and Vengeance

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  • Title: Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord – Chapter 3: Whispers in the Unknown | Chapter 4: Pride and Vengeance
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While still including the ill-fated police investigation into finding Maul (Sam Witwer) which I’m already tiring of, “Whispers in the Unknown” and “Pride and Vengeance” give us Maul’s attempts to pull the Jedi Padawan Devon Izara (Gideon Adlon) towards the Dark Side (likely reminding viewers of his similar attempts to win over Ezra Bridger) and get revenge by taking down the Pykes and bending another syndicate to his will.

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Maul – The Dark Revenge

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  • Title: Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord – Chapter 1: The Dark Revenge
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Stuck with one of Star Wars‘ unnecessarily complicated naming conventions, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord – Chapter 1: The Dark Revenge reintroduces the character of Maul setting events of the series prior to those in Star Wars: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story or Solo: A Star Wars Story. As the series opens, Maul (Sam Witwer) is working from the shadows on the planet Janix pitting various underground mobsters against each other while attempting to regain his lost power. By the end of “The Dark Revenge,” one mobster will be dead with another in Maul’s clutches, a police station will be decimated by Maul and his crew (in the highlight action sequence), and the former Sith Lord will come across the unexpected.

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