Huh. So, even though there's no official release date as of yet for HBO Max's animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai – based on the Gremlins films by Joe Dante – the streaming service has nonetheless granted the show a second season already! There must be something to this thing, it seems. Maybe HBO fed it after midnight?
Anyway, here's the official synopsis:
From WB Animation and Amblin TV, the half-hour animated series is set in 1920s Shanghai and tells the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met the young Mogwai called Gizmo.
The voice cast for the prequel series includes:
- Ming Na-Wen as Fong Wing
- BD Wong as Hon Wing
- James Hong as Grandpa Wing
- Izaac Wang as Sam Wing
- A.J. LoCascio as Gizmo
- Gabrielle Green as Elle
- Matthew Rhys as Riley Greene
Along with teenage street thief Elle, Sam and Gizmo take a perilous journey through the Chinese countryside, encountering, and sometimes battling, colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. On their quest to return Gizmo to his family and uncover a legendary treasure, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.
So what do you guys think? Looking forward to the new Gremlins series? Either way, sound off below!