Over the weekend at the San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Brothers Discovery held a special panel for its animated series, “Gremlins: The Wild Batch”, which is a prequel series to the classic 80s movie.

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.

It was revealed that Simu Liu, who is most known for his performance in Marvel’s “Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings” has joined the cast for the second season. 

Liu will play the role of Chang, a handsome, impossibly charming bootlegger and son to one of San Francisco Chinatown’s most powerful and influential families. His various escapades have led him to spend quite a bit of time in Alcatraz, so much so that his family believes he’s dead. After a twist of fate brings him together with Sam, Elle, and Gizmo, Chang will try to get back to Chinatown while also acting as the trio’s roguish guide to America.

Also joining the voice cast is John Glover, who is also returning to the franchise as a guest voice.  Glover is best known in Gremlins lore for playing the role of eccentric billionaire Daniel Clamp in the film sequel, “Gremlins 2: The New Batch.” While few details were shared about the actor’s guest appearance in season two, executive producers Tze Chun and Brendan Hay hinted on the panel that audiences may get a peek into the Clamp family ancestry this season.

It was also announced during the panel that Michael Paul Chan, who played Data’s father in “The Goonies” – will also make a guest appearance this season alongside an all-star guest voice cast featuring Ronny Chieng, Keith David, Will Forte, Kelly Hu and Jimmy O. Yang.

Also starring in the series is stars Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, Izaac Wang, AJ LoCascio, Gabrielle Nevaeh, Simu Liu, and George Takei, 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, and Dan Krall serves as supervising producer. Joe Dante serves as consulting producer.

“Gremlins: The Wild Batch” is going to premiere on Max on Thursday 3rd October 2024.  Earlier this month, Disney teamed up with Warner Brothers Discovery to launch a new bundle where you can get Disney+, Hulu and Max for $16.99/month with ads and $29.99/month without ads.

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