BBC Three Picks Up ‘Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai’ Animated Series, Premiering October In The UK
BBC Three has picked up the UK rights to ‘Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai‘, an animated series which takes viewers back to 1920s Shanghai where the Wing family first meets the young Mogwai called Gizmo.
Sam Wing (future shop owner Mr. Wing in the 1984 “Gremlins” film) accepts the dangerous task of taking 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 – colourful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. Along their quest, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.
The all-star voice cast includes Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, Matthew Rhys, Izaac Wang, AJ LoCascio, and Gabrielle Nevaeh Green. The series will also feature notable guest stars including Zach Galligan who starred as the hero “Billy Peltzer” in Amblin’s original “Gremlins” films. Additional guest voices include Sandra Oh, Randall Park, George Takei, and Bowen Yang.
The animated series 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. Tze Chun serves as showrunner and executive producer. Brendan Hay serves as executive producer with Dan Krall serving as Supervising Producer. Joe Dante serves as consulting producer.
‘Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai‘ Season 1 premieres Monday, 30th October 2023 at 7pm on BBC Three and iPlayer in the UK.
