We still don’t yet have a premiere date but the Gremlins franchise is soon headed back into our lives courtesy of the HBO Max series “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,” a half-hour animated prequel series from WB Animation and Amblin TV that’s set in 1920s Shanghai and tells the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met the young Mogwai called Gizmo.

While we wait for more, we’ve learned today via The Hollywood Reporter that “Secrets of the Mogwai” will be given a cross-platform run, also airing on the Cartoon Network.

THR reports, “The show will be part of “ACME Night,” a Sunday evening block of family-friendly movies and shows that will debut on Cartoon Network Sept. 19 and HBO Max in early 2022. Among the HBO Max titles making the jump are Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, and Batman: Caped Crusader.”

Head over to THR to learn more about the weekly block.

The voice cast for the Gremlins 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.”

The series is developed, written and produced by Tze Chun.