We learned last year that WarnerMedia was developing a Gremlins animated series for the streaming service HBO MAX, a prequel titled “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.”
But when can we expect it? Speaking with Collider, co-executive producer Brendan Hay has revealed this week that it’s currently on track for premiere sometime in 2021.
“Getting to do a horror and horror comedy aimed at slightly older kids is a very different beast [from Netflix’s “Harvey Girls Forever!”] but still been a lot of fun and yeah, so that’ll come out sometime in 2021,” Hay told the site. Check out some early art below.
The half-hour series has received a 10-episode order.
Set in 1920s Shanghai, the series will tell the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met the young Mogwai called Gizmo.
“Along with a teenage street thief named 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.”
Tze Chun will write the series and serve as co-executive producer. Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of Amblin Television will executive produce along with Sam Register. Brendan Hay will also co-executive produce with Dan Krall serving as supervising producer.
Amblin Television produces in association with Warner Bros. Animation.
Oh, and got back from Comic Con to find this hanging up at work today. Enjoy. #Gremlins, #GremlinsSecretsoftheMogwai pic.twitter.com/JkwZgqEmxC
— Brendan Hay (@B_Hay) July 22, 2019
