Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai became Gremlins: The Wild Batch for season two. Tze Chun (EP and Showrunner) and Brendan Hay (EP) explain why.
Season 2 follows Gizmo, Sam, and Elle as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco. It is filled with 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.
Executive Producer and Showrunner Tze Chun Executive Producer and Brendan Hay explain why Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai became Gremlins: The Wild Batch for season two.
Why Gremlins Animated Series Changed Title To The Wild Batch For Season 2
Tessa Smith: Why the name change for season 2?
Tze Chun: Season one, Gremlin: Secrets of the Mogwai, I think we gave up a lot of the secrets. So when we went into season two, really what it was, was we really want every season to feel like its own event and its own thing. So season one told the story of the meeting between Gizmo and the old Mr. Wing from the original movies when he was 10 years old. It really tells the story of the origin of the Mogwai, the Mogwai ancestral home, how they came to be and their adventure in China. Season two takes place in America, and tells the story of how the Wing family and Gizmo came to America. And so in thinking through that, we thought, well, Secrets of the Mogwai as the title doesn’t really fit in anymore. And also, how do we make this feel like it’s its own? If it was a movie, how is the sequel as big of an event as the first one?
Brendan Hay: And we get to do a little nod to the Gremlins theatrical sequel, which I’m looking for any chance to do.
Be sure to watch our full Gremlins: The Wild Batch interviews with not only the executive producers, but the cast as well. You will even get to learn how Simu Liu joined the cast (spoiler alert, someone slid into his DMs!).
Gremlins: The Wild Batch comes to Max on October 3.
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About Gremlins: The Wild Batch
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 all-star guest cast to be announced at a later date.
Gremlins: The Wild Batch comes to Max on October 3.
Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved Film and TV Critic. She is also a Freelance Writer. Tessa has been in the Entertainment writing business for ten years and is a member of several Critics Associations including the Critics Choice Association and the Greater Western New York Film Critics Association.