Is This How Darth Maul Will Appear in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Series?

There may be a way forDarth Maulto appear in theObi-Wan Kenobiseries, which is currently in the works for Disney+. Maul, who first appeared inThe Phantom Menace, hasn’t had a whole lot of screen time in live-action, outside of his brief cameo inSolo. But thanks toThe Clone WarsandRebels, much depth has been added to the character. Though there are still some gaps and, as a new fan theory suggests, the upcomingStar Warsshow could help to fill in some of those gaps.

Before digging in, we should emphasize that this is just a fan theory. Nothing more. Nothing less. That having been said, on the Star Wars Theories subreddit, user Owenator_Productions put forth the following theory. Essentially, it will bring Maul face-to-face with Darth Vader.

“In the show we will followObi Wandoing his existential stuff of course, and then Vader trying to track him down. This will lead Vader to find Maul, maybe thinking Maul has some knowledge about Kenobi’s whereabouts. But Maul has no idea that Obi Wan survived. Vader finds Maul, fights him, and the empire proceeds to destroy Crimson Dawn. Maul survives, earning the name ‘The Shadow’ that the inquisitors in Rebels refer to him as. As a result of the destruction of his criminal syndicate, Maul flees which leads him to where he is at the start of rebels,stranded on Malachor. Maul has just learned from Vader something important, that Obi Wan might still be alive. This makes him go crazy to find Obi Wan again, connecting directly intoRebelswhere he attempts to find him.”

There is a lot to unpack here. What we know for sure is that theObi-Wan Kenobishow, which will see Ewan McGregor reprising his role from theStar Warsprequel trilogy, will take place ten years afterRevenge of the Sith. Hayden Christensen will also be returning to play Darth Vader. Because of what happened inRebels, with Obi-Wan and Maul having a rematch to the death, they won’t be able to square off in the show. But this theory makes it possible for Maul to appear. What’s more, it would bring two of the greatest villains in the history of the franchise together in live-action for the first time.

The Mandalorian featured many connections to Rebels. So it wouldn’t be surprising forObi-Wan Kenobito do the same. Plus, because of what happened inSolo, there are questions to answer relating to the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn that Maul was leading for a time. But, there are some possible timeline issues here, which were noted in the Reddit post.Solotakes place, more or less, at the same time as the Obi-Wan show, give or take a year. So that would need to be reconciled and sort out for this to work.

Assuming that the creative minds at Lucasfilm can navigate the timeline, this is a compelling way to add some depth to the show. Deborah Chow, who directed episodes ofThe Mandalorian, is set to direct the series. There is no word yet on a release date but we’ll be sure to keep you posted as further details are made available. This comes to us via theStar Wars Theories Reddit.