The second season of the Max animated series “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” is officially titled “Gremlins: The Wild Batch,” and Max let loose a flurry of exciting Gremlins cast news and an official premiere date for the new season today at San Diego Comic-Con.
“Gremlins: The Wild Batch” will premiere Thursday, October 3, on Max.
The two biggest additions to the cast this season? Simu Liu joins the main cast list. Even more exciting? Gremlins 2 star John Glover returns to the franchise to voice a role.
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.
Simu 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.
From Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation, “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.
Returning series regulars Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, Izaac Wang, AJ LoCascio, and Gabrielle Nevaeh will be joined by an impressive guest list. Also announced on today’s panel, Michael Paul Chan—another Amblin film alum who played Data’s father in The Goonies—will 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.
“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, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.
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