Disney has officially confirmed the release schedule for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, one of the biggest Star Wars projects of the year.
The new animated series will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on April 6. Subsequent episodes will continue to be released in batches every Monday, with the full season running for ten episodes total. The final two episodes will stream on May 4, otherwise known as Star Wars Day.
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Release Schedule
For starters, Disney revealed the episode release schedule for the entire season, detailed below.
Chapter 1: “The Dark Revenge” – April 6Chapter 2: “Sinister Schemes” – April 6Chapter 3: “Whispers in the Unknown” – April 13Chapter 4: “Pride and Vengeance” – April 13Chapter 5: “Inquisition” – April 20Chapter 6: “Night of the Hunted” – April 20Chapter 7: “Call to the Oblivion” – April 27Chapter 8: “The Creeping Fear” – April 27Chapter 9: “Strange Allies” – May 4Chapter 10: “Finale” – May 4
The streamer also revealed exact episode release times. New episodes will drop at 3am ET/12am PT, or 8am BST for those in the U.K.
Where to Stream
The Darth Maul show will be streaming exclusively on Disney+, the home of all things Star Wars. It’s one of the more notable highlights coming to the service in April.
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord will pick up a year after the beloved animated series The Clone Wars. Sam Witwer, who voiced Darth Maul in the original series, will be reprising the titular role.
Lucasfilm Animation VP, Athena Portillo, went on record with IGN to describe Shadow Maul as “an upgrade from what we’ve done, and even from the Bad Batch, even from Tales of the Underworld.” Portillo also spoke highly of Witwer’s involvement in developing the villainous character.
We got the chance to speak with Witwer himself last year, who offered his own insight into what it means to return to such an iconic role. Most notably, the actor cited the importance of looking to the character’s past, digging up unanswered questions about his life and the decisions we’ve already seen him make. (If you could use a refresher before the new series, we’ve broken down Darth Maul’s story so far.)
We’ll get to see whether the new series answers any of those questions when new episodes drop on Monday. For what it’s worth, Disney is certainly confident about this one, having already renewed the series for a second season.
Blythe (she/her) is an Audience Development Coordinator at IGN who, when she isn’t following streaming news, spends way too much time in character customization screens and tracking down collectibles.