Plot Outline: An epic prequel series that unlocks the mystery of how a 10-year-old Sam Wing (future shop owner Mr. Wing in the 1984 Gremlins movie) met the young Mogwai called Gizmo.
Who's Involved:
Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus, James Hong, Izaac Wang, Carl Ellsworth, Zach Galligan, A.J. Locascio, Matthew Rhys, B.D. Wong, Ming-Na Wen, Gabrielle Green
Release Date:
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 HBO Max
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) Plot: What's it about?
Steeped in China’s rich culture and mythology, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai takes viewers back to 1920s Shanghai where the Wing family first discovers the mysterious creature. Sam Wing, the youngest in the family, accepts the dangerous task to take Gizmo home and embarks on a journey through the Chinese countryside. Sam and Gizmo are joined by a teenage street thief named Elle, and together, they encounter—and sometimes battle—colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. Along their quest, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.
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Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) Cast List & Characters
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Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) Crew and Production Team
A look at the Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's writer Carl Ellsworth penned Unhinged, Goosebumps and Red Dawn.
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Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) Production and Filming
Key Facts
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai is produced by Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Animation. Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, Presidents of Amblin Television are executive producers. Tze Chun serves as showrunner and executive producer. Brendan Hay serves as executive producer with Dan Krall serving as Supervising Producer (4/23/2023).
- Sam Wing (voiced by Izaac Wang)—Sam Wing is a naïve 10-year-old boy who will one day become Mr. Wing, the mysterious shopkeep and Gizmo's guardian in the original Gremlins films. Young Sam lives with his family in the tiny apartment behind their struggling medicine shop. Sheltered and cautious, Sam will be thrown into the adventure of a lifetime when he promises his Grandpa he’ll get Gizmo home (4/23/2023).
- Hon Wing (voiced by BD Wong)—Hon Wing is Sam’s father and the family’s calm rock. He’s never believed his father-in-law’s tales of magic and adventure. But when he and Fong become separated from Sam, he realizes the world is stranger than he thought, and that he'll need to become braver to reunite his family (4/23/2023).
- Grandpa (voiced by James Hong)—A free spirit and self-proclaimed expert in Chinese myth and magic, Grandpa is the elder of the Wing family. He claims to have traveled the world on grand adventures, but nobody really believed him... until now. He alone knows the true power (and secrets) of the Mogwai and the importance of protecting them (4/23/2023).
- Fong Wing (voiced by Ming-Na Wen)—Fong Wing is Sam's mother and a doctor of Chinese medicine. She's resourceful, slyly funny, and fiercely protective of her family, even her frequently troublesome father. She’ll do anything to aid and protect her son (4/23/2023).
- A prequel to the 1984 film Gremlins and the 1990 sequel The New Batch (4/22/2023).
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) Filming Timeline
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— Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (Series) entered Completed status.
Awaiting release by the distributor; a release date may or may not be available.
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— The film entered Development status.
Goosebumps scribe Carl Ellsworth will pen the script. Steven Spielberg and Christopher Columbus will produce.Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'.
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— The film entered Concept status.
No reported activity; development status unknown or rumored; release likely years away, if ever.
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Frequent cast and crew across the franchise.
- Chris Columbus Producer, Screenwriter3 appearances
- Steven Spielberg Executive Producer, Producer3 appearances
- Zach Galligan Actor3 appearances
- Joe Dante Director2 appearances
- Phoebe Cates Actor2 appearances
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