Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord finally premiered this Monday, and it revolves around Maul wanting to avenge his betrayal. The animated series follows Maul's attempts to rebuild his criminal syndicate. The first two episodes just set the foundation for the ten-episode animated series. The two episodes also introduce the major players of this season.Titled “Chapter 1: The Dark Revenge” and “Chapter 2: Sinister Schemes”, the series begins with an exciting action sequence, and the second episode of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord ends on a high note for one of the heroes.Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Episodes 1 and 2 recap: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe five-issue Marvel Comics miniseries, Star Wars: Shadow of Maul, already set the stage for the animated series. Therefore, it isn't surprising when the premiere episode, "Chapter 1: The Dark Revenge", begins with an action scene. Maul's crew robs a mob bank on the planet Janix, and they are pursued by the police. But soon, the crew manages to escape the Janix police as Maul kills the police force.After the title card, we learn that the robbed bank belongs to Janix's crime boss, Nico Deemis. Deemis believes that his rival, Looti Vario, was responsible for the robbery and sets up a meeting with him in a neutral warehouse. This meeting ends on a shootout, which ends with Deemis' death as Vario shoots him. After that, Maul pursues Vario, but the crime boss is saved by the police, who place him in a cell.Meanwhile, two Jedi, Devon Izara and her Master Eeko-Dio-Daki, are hiding out on Janix. Devon Izara tries to steal some fruits out of hunger for herself and her master, and she is arrested for that. She is placed in the cell opposite Vario. But Maul and crew raid the police HQ to kill Vario, but he decides against it and takes him hostage.Meanwhile, he senses Izara's presence and also takes her with him as he senses her to be his new apprentice, ending the first Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord episode.The second Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord episode follows police detective Brander Lawson as he continues his investigation into the robbery from the first episode. Meanwhile, Vario gives Maul information about the Spyke syndicate, which turns out to be accurate. Maul and crew attack a Spyke crew and kill them all. Meanwhile, he tries to convince Izara to join him as an apprentice.Izara, who is locked inside a metal vault, tries her best to open it, which she manages to do only in the closing minutes of the second episode."Set after the events of "The Clone Wars," Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan, who could be the apprentice he is seeking, that will aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge. Watch the 2-episode premiere event now, only on Disney+."The first two episodes of Maul – Shadow Lord are currently on Disney+.