Lucasfilm's new CEO, Dave Filoni, wanted Maul: Shadow Lord to achieve one major thing. This year's Darth Maul Disney+ show serves as a ten-episode direct sequel to his role in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the seven-season series that gave Filoni his start at Lucasfilm as creator George Lucas' real-world Padawan. He went on to create Rebels, Ahsoka, and much of the MandoVerse before recently being promoted to lead Lucasfilm, replacing Kathleen Kennedy.Star Wars Insider's penultimate issue included an interview with Darth Maul's voice actor Sam Witwer, who discussed Dave Filoni's "mandate" for Maul: Shadow Lord. The newly-placed Lucasfilm CEO created the 2026 Clone Wars sequel, while Matt Michnovetz is on board as its head writer and supervising director.The Disney+ star confirmed Filoni's request was simply "to do everything better" in all areas and to "push everything further" than ever before: Read full article on The Direct.