June 7, 2024

Max announced today that the second season of its acclaimed animated Gremlins series will return in the fall for Season 2 and be titled 'Gremlins: The Wild Batch.' The animated prequel series debuted in the spring of 2023 with a 10-episode run titled 'Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,' garnering high praise from both critics and viewers.

Set in 1920s Shanghai, Season 1 followed the Wing family and a young mogwai they met called Gizmo. Wanting to take Gizmo home, their son Sam embarked on a journey through the Chinese countryside along with a street thief named Elle. Together they encountered all kinds of monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore, as well as a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil gremlins.

Season 2 will follow Gizmo, Sam, and Elle as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco, bringing even more magic, mystery and Mogwai mayhem. In pursuit of a new brood of evil Mogwai, the heroes venture deep into the heart of the American West, coming up against new supernatural creatures and picking up a few mysterious characters along the way.