Gremlins: The Wild Batch teased a new round of havoc-wreaking Mogwai headed to San Francisco and the American West in the official trailer and key art for the second season, released today. The Max original animated prequel series will premiere part one of the two-part second season on Thursday, October 3.
Logline: Taking place one year after the events of Season 1, Gremlins: The Wild Batch follows Gizmo, Sam and Elle as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco, bringing even more magic, mystery and Mogwai mayhem. Hot on the trail of a new brood of evil Mogwai, our heroes journey deep into the American West, coming up against new supernatural creatures and picking up a few mysterious characters along the way.
This season, Simu Liu joins the main voice cast alongside returning Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai cast members Ming-Na Wen as Fong Wing, James Hong as Grandpa Wing, BD Wong as Hon Wing, Izaac Wang as Sam Wing, AJ LoCascio as Gizmo, Gabrielle Nevaeh as Elle and George Takei as Noggin. The Wild Batch also features notable guest stars including John Glover — who starred as eccentric billionaire Daniel Clamp in Gremlins 2: The New Batch — plus Michael Paul Chan, Ronny Chieng, Keith David, Will Forte, Kelly Hu and Jimmy O. Yang, among others.
The series is produced by Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Animation. Steven Spielberg serves as executive producer, along with Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, Presidents of Amblin Television, and Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Tze Chun serves as showrunner and executive producer. Brendan Hay serves as executive producer with Michael Chang and Dan Krall serving as supervising producers. Joe Dante serves as consulting producer.
