
May 23, 2023 – present
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai is an American computer-animated fantasy comedy television series. Serving as a prequel to the 1984 film Gremlins and its 1990 sequel The New Batch, the series is set in 1920s Shanghai, East China and tells the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met Gizmo, a young Mogwai. It was written and executive produced by Tze Chun. Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Sam Register, and Brendan Hay also serve as executive producers, with Joe Dante (who directed the first two films) as consulting producer. In February 2021, ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season.
The first episode had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2022, before the series debuted with the launch of Max on May 23, 2023, consisting of 10 episodes. The series is also set to air on Cartoon Network as part of their ACME Night block.
Storyline[]
The series focuses on how 10-year-old Sam Wing 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, encountering, and sometimes battling, 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.
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Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Big Crunchy Bite CRT026401
- Hollywoodedge, Bites Three CrunchyB PE136401
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601 (3rd yowl; heard in "Never Get Them Wet" and "Never Feed Them After Midnight". 4th and 6th yowls heard in "Always be Ready for Adventure".)
- Hollywoodedge, Screams 3 Man Gutwren PE134401 (Heard once in "Never Use Double Negatives".)
- Hollywoodedge, Swish 9 Single PE116801
- Hollywoodedge, Water Drip Bubble CRT056301
- Hollywoodedge, Wet Splats Various CRT052101
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Crash Large PE113501
- Jurassic Park, T-Rex - Exclamation Roar (Used for Kung Kung in "Always Make the Hard Choice".)
- Roadrunner's Beep Beep Sound (Heard once in "Never Try the Cider".)
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG CHOMP (Heard once offscreen in "Always Buy a God a Drink First".)
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE (Heard once in "Never Take a Tour" and twice in "There's Always a Fortune in the Cookie Factory".)
- Sound Ideas, BLINK, CARTOON - XYLO EYE BLINKS (Heard twice in "Always or Never Make Wishes".)
- Sound Ideas, BUBBLES, MUD - THICK, GLOPPY MUD BUBBLES, BOIL
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - COCONUT HIT 01
- Sound Ideas, HORSE - EXTERIOR: WHINNY, ANIMAL 06 (Heard thrice in "Never Try the Cider".)
- Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK (Heard once in "Always or Never Make Wishes".)
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 05 (Heard in "Never Try the Cider" and "Always or Never Make Wishes".)
- Sound Ideas, SPLAT, CARTOON - PAINT FIGHT GLOP 01
- Sound Ideas, SPLAT, CARTOON - PAINT FIGHT GLOP 02
- Sound Ideas, WIND - MAGIC WHIRLWIND, FANTASY
- Unknown Crowd Cheering Sound 2
- Wilhelm Scream (Heard twice in a low volume in "Never Try the Cider".)
Image Gallery[]
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai/Image Gallery