{"canonical_url":"https://app.arlotv.ai/like/star-wars-maul-shadow-lord-tt36594331","canonical_id":"imdb:tt36594331","title":"Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord","year":2026,"type":"series","arlo_similar_take":null,"similar":[{"title":"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith","year":2005,"url":"https://www.chillfree.tv/?channel=","why":"Maul's ruthless consolidation of power mirrors Palpatine's orchestration of galactic collapse, both following a villain's calculated rise through political fracture and strategic positioning."},{"title":"Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones","year":2002,"url":"https://www.chillfree.tv/?channel=","why":"This film explores Maul's origins as a Sith apprentice and the political machinations that set the stage for his later empire-building, showing how his ruthlessness and combat mastery developed before his criminal operations."},{"title":"Star Wars: The Clone Wars","year":2008,"url":"https://www.chillfree.tv/?channel=","why":"Maul's schemes unfold against the same galactic conflict that shaped him in *The Clone Wars*, where his rise as a crime lord gains full context through the show's exploration of how war creates power vacuums and desperate ambition."},{"title":"Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu","year":2026,"url":"https://www.chillfree.tv/?channel=","why":"Maul's ruthless empire-building across untamed outer rim worlds mirrors the Mandalorian's struggle against fractured power structures in a post-Imperial galaxy where survival depends on exploiting lawless territories."},{"title":"Dark Nemesis","year":2011,"url":"https://app.arlotv.ai/title/dark-nemesis-1-cat-dark-nemesis-1","why":"The Shadowlands' desolate frontier setting mirrors Maul's untamed planetary refuge, offering the same gritty tone of exiles building criminal empires beyond institutional reach."},{"title":"The Book of Boba Fett","year":2021,"url":"https://www.chillfree.tv/?channel=","why":"Both protagonists navigate the criminal underworld's brutal hierarchy by consolidating power on hostile worlds, using cunning and ruthlessness to overcome rival factions in a galaxy where loyalty is currency."},{"title":"Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi","year":1983,"url":"https://www.chillfree.tv/?channel=","why":"Maul's calculated rise from exile mirrors the Empire's grip tightening across the galaxy, creating parallel power struggles where ambition and survival collide in a universe governed by ruthless control."},{"title":"Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back","year":1980,"url":"https://www.chillfree.tv/?channel=","why":"Maul's methodical rise from exile parallels the Empire's relentless expansion in this chapter where scattered factions maneuver for galactic dominance amid moral compromise and strategic betrayal."}],"updated_at":"2026-09-13"}