Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023)

Genre

sci-fi & fantasy, comedy, animation, family

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 20 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s Shanghai, a 10 year old boy named Sam Wing meets a magical creature called Gizmo, who is a young Mogwai. They go on adventures together, but must be careful because the Mogwai's special rules can cause trouble.

whimsicalspookyadventurousfunnydarkly playfulnostalgicfast-paced

What happens

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai is an American animated fantasy adventure horror comedy television series. It is a prequel to the 1984 film of the same name and its 1990 first sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch and 2027 second sequel Gremlins 3, the series is set in 1920s Shanghai, East China, and tells the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met Gizmo, a young Mogwai. It was written and executive produced by Tze Chun. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Sam Register, and Brendan Hay also serve as executive producers, with Joe Dante (the director of the Gremlins films) as consulting producer. In February 2021, ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season. The first episode had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2022, before the series debuted with the launch of Max on May 23, 2023, consisting of 10 episodes. The series was also set to air on Cartoon Network as part of their ACME Night block. However, the block moved to Adult Swim in September 2023 before that could happen. The first half of the second season, which is subtitled "The Wild Batch", was released on October 3, 2024. It shows how Sam and Gizmo move from Shanghai to America before Randall Peltzer discovers Gizmo. The second half of season two was released on April 10, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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