Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord Episodes 5 and 6 Premiere

In the latest installments of the animated series "Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord," the Galactic Empire tightens its grip on the remote planet Janix, dispatching Inquisitor Marrok to pursue the rogue former Sith Lord Maul and a pair of surviving Jedi. Episodes 5, titled "Inquisition," and 6, "Night of the Hunted," which premiered on Disney, escalate the tension as local authorities yield to Imperial forces, marking a pivotal shift in the story set shortly after the Republic's fall.

The Empire's arrival stems from a desperate call for aid by TwoBoots, a local droid officer, after Janix's defense forces fail to contain Maul's criminal activities. Imperial troops, equipped with early-generation stormtrooper armor and Republic-era LAAT/i gunships, quickly assume control, interrogating officials and branding resistors as traitors. Chief Klyce faces torture, while Captain Brander Lawson and his son Rylee are accused of aiding fugitives. Marrok, designated the First Brother and voiced by A.J. LoCascio, leads the hunt, confronting Jedi Master Eeko-Dio Daki (Dennis Haysbert) and his Padawan Devon Izara (Gideon Adlon) in intense lightsaber duels.

As the Jedi evade capture, they form an...