Max has announced that its acclaimed Original animated prequel series, “Gremlins: The Wild Batch,” will return on April 10 with the second half of season two. The next five episodes will be released all at once, allowing fans to binge the season in its entirety upon release.
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.
The next batch of episodes will see the chaotic antics of the mischievous Mogwai reach their peak as our heroes confront unforeseen challenges and unexpected plot twists along their wild west adventure. The new episodes will also feature new guest cast members Timothy Olyphant (“Justified”), voicing the iconic American legend, Johnny Appleseed; and Robin Weigert (“Deadwood”), voicing another famed character from American folklore, Calamity Jane. In later episodes, Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community”) and SungWon Cho will also appear as guest voices.
The guest cast join Simu Lui who joined the main voice cast in season two alongside returning cast members James Hong, BD Wong, Izaac Wang, AJ LoCascio, Gabrielle Nevaeh and George Takei.
“Gremlins: The Wild Batch” 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 of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Tze Chun serves as showrunner and executive producer. Brendan Hay serves as executive producer, and Michael Chang and Dan Krall serve as supervising producers. Joe Dante serves as consulting producer.
