Disney has released the first episode of its top-rated Star Wars series to the public.

Animated series “Star Wars. Mol: Lord of Shadows" was so successful that on May 2, Disney+ uploaded the first of ten episodes to its YouTube channel.

Animated series “Star Wars. Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is currently the highest-rated Star Wars TV series. It even surpassed Andor. The series currently has 98% positive reviews from critics and 90% positive reviews from viewers. By comparison, Andor has 96% and 89%, respectively, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Perhaps because of such high ratings, Disney decided to make the first episode of the series completely free to watch.

On May 2, the Disney+ streaming service uploaded the first episode of the series to its YouTube channel. The episode entitled “The Dark Revenge” is an introduction to the plot, introducing new characters.

Ordinary viewers and critics note the outstanding artistic style and beautifully rendered frames (especially the backgrounds). Unfortunately, the episode was released only in English, without Russian subtitles.

It is noteworthy that the company only uploaded one episode. The fact is that Disney streams two episodes of “Lord of Shadows” every week. Each of them lasts about 25 minutes, so viewers get something like a full episode of a drama series.

Each episode is an independent story. At the same time, viewers note that there is no sense of transience, often inherent in short animated series. "Lord of Shadows" will consist of only 10 episodes. The final two episodes will premiere on streaming on May 4.