The first major project by Dave Filoni in his tenure as Lucasfilm co-president debuted this week, combining the franchise’s past and present in exciting ways. Filoni began working at Lucasfilm over two decades ago, debuting as a creative with Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Since then, he has spearheaded several projects at the company, even after it was sold to Disney. He was named Chief Creative Officer a couple of years ago, and co-president earlier this year. His first Star Wars project of 2026 stumbled out of the gate, but picked up the pace soon enough. The project in question, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, is an animated series that revolves around the titular character from Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace and other Star Wars media.
Collider Exclusive · Star Wars Quiz Which Force User Are You? Light Side · Dark Side · Or Somewhere Between
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The Force is not a binary. It is a spectrum — from the serene halls of the Jedi Temple to the shadowed corridors of Sith space. Ten questions will reveal where you truly fall. The Force has always known. Now you will too.
🔵Jedi Master
🟡Padawan
🔴Sith Lord
⚫Inquisitor
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⚪Grey Jedi
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What is the Force to you? Your relationship with the Force defines everything else.
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When you feel strong emotions — anger, grief, love — what do you do? The Jedi suppress. The Sith feed. Others choose differently.
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The Jedi Council gives you an order you disagree with. You: How you handle authority reveals your alignment.
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You are offered forbidden knowledge that could give you enormous power. The cost is crossing a moral line. You: The dark side’s pull is never more than a choice away.
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Your approach to training and learning is: A student’s habits become a master’s character.
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In a duel, your lightsaber fighting style reflects: Combat is the purest expression of a Force user’s philosophy.
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A defeated enemy lies at your feet, powerless. You: Mercy — or its absence — is the truest test of alignment.
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The Jedi Code forbids attachment. Your honest view on love and bonds: The source of the greatest falls in the galaxy.
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Why do you use the Force at all? What’s the point? Purpose is the difference between a knight and a weapon.
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At the final moment — light side or dark side pulling at you — what wins? In the end, every Force user faces this moment. What does yours look like?
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Your Alignment Has Been Determined Your Place in the Force
The scores below reveal how the Force sees you. Your highest number is your true alignment. Read on to understand what that means — and what it will cost you.
🔵 Jedi Master
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🟡 Padawan
🔴 Sith Lord
⚫ Inquisitor
⚪ Grey Jedi
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Disciplined, compassionate, and deeply attuned to the living Force, you have walked the path long enough to understand its demands — and accept them. You lead not through authority alone, but through example. You have felt the pull of the dark side and chosen otherwise, every time. That is not certainty. That is courage.
You are earnest, powerful, and brimming with potential — and you know it, which is both your greatest asset and your most dangerous flaw. You act before you think, trust your gut over your training, and sometimes confuse impatience for bravery. The Masters see something in you, though. The question isn’t whether you have what it takes — it’s whether you’ll be patient enough to find out.
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You are not simply dangerous — you are certain, and that is worse. You have decided what the galaxy needs, and you have decided you are the one to deliver it. Your power is genuine and formidable, earned through sacrifice that would have broken lesser beings. But examine your victories carefully. Every Sith believed their cause was righteous. The dark side’s cruelest trick is that it agrees with you.
You were forged in fire and reshaped by those who found you at your lowest. You serve, because service gave you structure when you had none. Your allegiance is not to an ideology — it is to survival and to the master who gave you purpose. But there is something buried beneath the conditioning. The Jedi you hunt? You recognize them. Because you remember what it felt like before the choice was taken from you.
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You have looked at the Jedi Code and the Sith Code and found both of them incomplete. You walk the line not out of indecision but out of conviction — you genuinely believe both extremes miss something essential. The Jedi don’t fully trust you. The Sith think you’re wasting your potential. They’re both partially right. But so are you.
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‘Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord’ Honors Fans Who’ve Stuck by the Franchise
The site’s consensus reads, “An inspired look into the depths of an iconic character, Maul once again proves that through kinetic, vibrant, and engaging animation, the Star Wars saga can continue in masterful spades.” In her review, Collider’s Maggie Lovitt wrote that the show “sets up some incredible events that could lead to major payoff for viewers who have also invested time in the comics and novels set during this era, and perhaps even Solo: A Star Wars Story fans.” However, the positive reviews weren’t enough to instantly propel the show to the top of the domestic Disney+ chart. Following its two-episode premiere earlier this week, the show debuted at number seven on the domestic Disney+ leaderboard, behind Secrets of the Bees, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, and Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade. The following day, however, Maul – Shadow Lord claimed the top spot both globally and domestically. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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