‘Gremlins: The Wild Batch’ Returns to Max with New Episodes April 10

Max Original animated series Gremlins: The Wild Batch, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, will return to the streamer with the all-new episodes next month. The second half of Season 2 launches Thursday, April 10.

This next five-episode drop will allow fans to binge the season in its entirety, and learn how the chaotic antics of the mischievous Mogwai reach their peak as our heroes confront unforeseen challenges and unexpected plot twists along their wild west adventure.

The brand-new adventures also introduce new guest stars: Timothy Olyphant, voicing the American legend, Johnny Appleseed; and Robin Weigert, voicing another famed character from American folklore, Calamity Jane. Yvette Nicole Brown and SungWon Cho will also appear as guest voices in later episodes.

S2 Synopsis: Taking place one year after the events of season one, 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.

Simu Liu joins the main voice cast in Season 2 alongside returning cast members Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, Izaac Wang, AJ LoCascio, Gabrielle Nevaeh and George Takei. Previously announced guest voices include 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.