Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord has picked up a nomination at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Lucasfilm confirmed that the upcoming animated project received a nomination in the festival’s TV Films category, giving the Darth Maul series some serious animation-world attention before its wider release. ILM also congratulated the Lucasfilm Animation team on the nomination, which is a nice little reminder that this is not just another “Maul looks cool with a red lightsaber” moment. Though, obviously, he does. The nomination is for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, Chapter 9: Strange Allies, with Brad Rau listed as director in the Annecy 2026 TV Films selection. Darth Maul Is Getting the Spotlight Again Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is set after the events of The Clone Wars and follows Maul as he attempts to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. That is…
