The first piece of concept art is out showcasing Baby Gizmo and a young Mr. Wing in “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,” the animated prequel series currently in the works at HBO Max. Series writer Tze Chun confirmed that the show is a ten-episode, half-hour series set in 1920s Shanghai.
The series follows a ten-year-old Sam Wing, who becomes the shop owner Mr. Wing by 1984, and how he met the young Mogwai called Gizmo. Along with a teenage street thief named Elle, Sam and Gizmo take a perilous journey through the Chinese countryside.
Along the way they encounte and sometimes battle colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. On their quest to return Gizmo to his family and uncover a legendary treasure, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.
The series is being executive produced by Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, and Sam Register, with Tze Chun and Brendan Hay serving as co-executive producers. Joe Dante, who helmed the original and its sequel, will serve as a consultant.
HBOMax just released some concept artwork from our Gremlins animated prequel set in 1920s China.
Love what this team has been doing and excited to show you more pic.twitter.com/KHgMQrD42V
— THE TZEVIL DEAD (@thetzechun) October 29, 2020
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