Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

The series focuses on how 10-year-old Sam Wing met the young Mogwai called Gizmo. Along with a teenage street thief named Elle, Sam and Gizmo take a perilous journey through the Chinese countryside, encountering, and sometimes battling, colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese mythology and Chinese folklore. On their quest to return Gizmo to his family and uncover a legendary treasure, they are pursued by Riley Greene, a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins. The series also delves into the creation of the Mogwai by the goddess Nuwa and her brother, Fuxi. The second season takes place one year after the first season. == Voice cast ==

Main cast • Izaac Wang as Sam Wing • Ming-Na Wen as Fong Wing, Yin • B. D. Wong as Hon Wing • James Hong as Grandpa Wing • Matthew Rhys as Riley Greene • A.J. LoCascio as Gizmo, Bucky, Clam, Snout Jr., Evil Mogwai • Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Elle-Marie • George Takei as Noggin • Simu Liu as Chang • Yael Grobglas as Margot Recurring cast • Eric Bauza as Sebastian, Snout • Dee Bradley Baker as Evil Mogwai, Lion • Yvette Nicole Brown as Mayor Hansen • Michael Paul Chan as The Lion • Ronny Chieng as Big Big • Sungwon Cho as the Circusmaster, Kung Kung • Peyton Crim as Jackalope • Keith David as Bass Reeves • Grey DeLisle as Claw, Duckface, Evil Mogwai • Will Forte as the Warden of Alcatraz • Zach Galligan as Henchman #2 • John Glover as Rodney • Michael Greyeyes as Geronimo • Alex Hernandez as Chupacabra • Keisuke Hoashi as Wei • Kelly Hu as The Lioness • Haviland Morris as Theodora • Laraine Newman as Lady Clamp • Sandra Oh as Nüwa • Timothy Olyphant as Johnny Appleseed • Randall Park as Yao / Odd-Odd • Bowen Yang as Celestial Administrator • Julie Nathanson as Warbler • Calvin Shen as Radish • Robin Weigert as Calamity Jane • Gary Anthony Williams as John Henry • Jenn Wong as Jingwei • Jimmy O. Yang as Little Big • Keone Young as Fortune Telling Pigeon, Boss Chang • Ramona Young as Fox Spirit • Moujan Zolfahari as Lucky == Series overview ==

Season 1 (2023) Season 2: The Wild Batch (2024–25) == Development ==

On February 25, 2019, WarnerMedia greenlit an animated series based on Gremlins, for its streaming service HBO Max. Tze Chun was confirmed to write the series and serve as an executive producer with Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Sam Register, and Brendan Hay. On July 1, 2019, the series, now titled Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, was given a series order of 10 episodes. In February 2020, Joe Dante, director of the original two films, revealed that he acted as a consultant for the series. In July of that same year, it was revealed that Howie Mandel would not reprise his role as Gizmo for the series. On February 17, 2021, ahead of the series premiere, HBO Max renewed the series for a second season at the TCA virtual Press Tour. In February 2021, the voice cast of Izaac Wang, Ming-Na Wen, B. D. Wong, James Hong, Matthew Rhys, and Gabrielle Green was announced, with A.J. LoCascio voicing Gizmo. In December 2021, the first clip was shown in an HBO Max trailer for 2022 releases. In July 2022, Zach Galligan, Sandra Oh, Randall Park, George Takei, and Bowen Yang were revealed to have roles in the series. Galligan previously portrayed Gizmo's modern-day owner Billy Peltzer in both Gremlins films. Glover previously portrayed Daniel Clamp in Gremlins 2: The New Batch. == Release ==

The first episode of Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2022, The series would have aired on Cartoon Network as part of their ACME Night block. The series also aired in Japan on Cartoon Network Japan on November 8, 2025 (which was along with "The Deal" (from the episode of The Amazing World of Gumball) and "Pet Feud" (from the episode of The Powerpuff Girls (1998)). The first half of the second season, which is subtitled "The Wild Batch", debuted on October 3, 2024. == Reception ==

Critical reception For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.4/10 based on 21 critics. The website's consensus reads: "Recapturing the original movies' blend of cuteness and mayhem, Secrets of the Mogwai is delightful family entertainment -- just don't feed it after midnight." On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on reviews from nine critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". For the second season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 7.6/10 based on 7 critics. Accolades == References ==