A thrilling new chapter in Joe Dante’s critter caper is ready to hit screens in Gremlins: The Wild Batch, the second season of the Max original series that prequels the classic Gremlins movies. The streamer today unveiled first-look footage featuring Simu Liu as new S2 character, Chang, a debonair San Francisco scofflaw who helps Sam (Izaac Wang) and Elle (Gabrielle Nevaeh) escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz. Watch the clip below!
Part 1 of the two-part Wild Batch season will premiere on Max on Thursday, October 3.
Synopsis: Taking place one year after the events of Season 1, 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.
Liu joins the voice cast as 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.
Alongside Wang and Nevaeh, returning cast members include Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, AJ LoCascio and George Takei. The season also features notable guest stars including John Glover — who starred as eccentric billionaire Daniel Clamp in Gremlins 2: The New Batch — plus Michael Paul Chan, Ronny Chieng, Keith David, Will Forte, Kelly Hu and Jimmy O. Yang, among others.
The 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 Michael Chang and Dan Krall serving as supervising producers. Joe Dante serves as consulting producer.
