2026's Clone Wars sequel introduced the Star Wars franchise's equivalent of Gotham City. Maul: Shadow Lord follows the story of Maul (Sam Witwer) as he rebuilds his criminal empire on Janix, a Mid Rim planet outside the attention of the Galactic Empire. Janix's isolation from the Empire makes it the perfect hiding spot and base of operations for Maul. However, his reckless pursuit of revenge againsts against Emperor Palpatine risks becoming his downfall, as his bold actions could draw the very Imperial forces he seeks to evade (such as Darth Vader himself). In a Star Wars.com interview, Maul: Shadow Lord head writer Matt Michnovetz described the show's setting of Janix as having a "Metropolis, Gotham, and noir DNA" within it due to its complex underbelly, positioning the planet as the galaxy's gritty, neon-soaked equivalent of Batman's Gotham City. Michnovetz also teased in the same interview that there is a "weird kind of subtle threat of the frontier" beyond the planet's capital, hinting that there are hidden threats that could disrupt Maul's day-to-day operations in Janix: Read full article on The Direct.