WarnerMedia’s upcoming animated series “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” is set to be a prequel to the two films, with the half-hour series set in 1920s Shanghai and telling the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met the young Mogwai called Gizmo.
We’ve got our first look this week courtesy of Variety, the sneak-peek image taking us down the streets of Shanghai and teasing a look at Gizmo and the young Sam Wing!
Note: According to showrunner Tze Chun, this is concept artwork.
“Secrets of the Mogwai” will be exclusive to HBO Max, likely arriving in 2021.
“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.”
The series hails from Warner Bros. Animation and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV.
