On the latest Star Wars Celebration panel in Tokyo, Lucasfilm introduced the official title and launch date window for its upcoming Darth Maul animated present for Disney+. The venture will characteristic the voice of Star Wars vet Sam Witwer as he reprises his function as Darth Maul from Dave Filoni’s fashionable The Clone Wars and Rebels reveals.
Now titled as Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, the sequence is anticipated to happen “a few yr” after the occasions of The Clone Wars. The primary particulars in regards to the venture have been introduced by Filoni and Lucasfilm VP of animation Athena Portillo on the panel, together with Witwer.
“Sadly I can’t inform you an excessive amount of, however what I can say is Sam Witwer’s involvement within the present has been pristine,” Portillo mentioned (through Selection). “I’m very enthusiastic about him having the ability to overview the scripts and supply enter in all of that as nicely. Dave Filoni and Sam created the character for animation, and so it’s crucial to listen to his ideas as nicely for the character depth.”
When is the discharge date window for the Darth Maul animated present?
In the meanwhile, Lucasfilm is at the moment concentrating on a 2026 Disney+ launch date for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord. Based on Witwer, the present guarantees to discover new sides of the titular villain. The character was initially portrayed by Ray Park and Peter Serafinowicz in 1999’s The Phantom Menace.
“We be taught some various things about this character,” Witwer shared. “He’s bought some totally different traits that you simply wouldn’t essentially suppose he has that make excellent sense from what he’s been via.”
In addition to the Darth Maul sequence, the studio can also be at the moment engaged on two extra animated reveals, together with the an all-new anthology sequence of animated shorts, Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld. It can drop on Could 4, 2025. As well as, Lucasfilm has confirmed that Star Wars: Younger Jedi Adventures Season 3 might be coming quickly this yr.