From Apprentice to Underworld Lord: Why ‘Shadow Lord’ is the Darth Maul Story We’ve Waited 27 Years For

It has been nearly three decades since a hooded figure with a crown of horns and a double-bladed lightsaber ignited the screen in The Phantom Menace. Back in 1999, Darth Maul was the ultimate “cool factor”—a silent, terrifying force of nature who looked incredible on a poster but had fewer lines than a background droid....