Max Original animated series Gremlins: The Wild Batch returns exclusively to Max on April 10, with the second half of season two allowing fans to binge the Gremlins prequel in its entirety following the episodes that dropped in October of last year.
Joining the cast of voice actors for the next batch of episodes (five in total!) are Timothy Olyphant (who'll voice the iconic American legend, Johnny Appleseed), Robin Weigert, (voicing another famed character from American folklore, Calamity Jane), Yvette Nicole Brown and SungWon Cho.
They'll join returning stars Simu Liu, Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, Izaac Wang, AJ LoCascio, Gabrielle Nevaeh, George Takei, John Glover, Michael Paul Chan, Ronny Chieng, Keith David, Will Forte, Kelly Hu and Jimmy O. Yang.
A Season Two logline for the Gremlins animated series, from showrunner Tze Chun, reads as follows:
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.
Season One, aka Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, premiered on Max back in 2023. The series is produced by Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Animation, with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer. Original Gremlins director Joe Dante on board as consulting producer.
Along with Spielberg, with Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, Presidents of Amblin Television, and Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios produce. Chun serves as showrunner and executive producer. Brendan Hay serves as executive producer with Michael Chang and Dan Krall serving as Supervising Producers.
