‘Gremlins’ Animated Series To Be Unleashed On WarnerMedia Streaming Service
Don’t get them wet. Don’t expose them to bright light. Don’t feed them after midnight. Butdogive them an animated series. Yes, that’s right: aGremlinsanimated series is currently in the works for the WarnerMedia Streaming Service. The series would be a prequel, following Mr. Wing, the old man who was in possession of Gizmo the Mogwai at the start ofGremlins. In the show, a young Mr. Wing will set out on adventures with Gizmo. And one can assume at some point, Gizmo eats chicken after midnight and a bunch of gross gremlins explode out of his back.
Varietybroke the news about theGremlinsanimated series. Here are the details:
The animated show would serve as a prequel to theJoe Dante-directed 1984 dark comedy in which monstrous, mischievous gremlins run wild in a small town during Christmas time.Gremlinswas followed-up with a satircal sequel,Gremlins 2: The New Batch, which people seem to either love or hate. Since then, there have been rumors surrounding both a potentialGremlins 3, or even aGremlinsreboot. Neither have come to pass, which is probably for the best.
Tze Chun, who has credits onGothamandOnce Upon a Time, will write and executive produce theGremlinsanimated the series. The show is destined for the WarnerMedia streaming service – because everyone wants their own streaming service these days. We’ve heard a lot about original programming for Disney+, Disney’s upcoming streaming, and Apple’s streaming service. But announcements about original programs for the WarnerMedia service have been scarce. Mostly, Warners has talked about how they would probably take shows likeFriendsoff of Netflix and drop it on their new service. One can assume that more original programs will be announced as time goes on.
The big question here is: would aGremlinsprequel series work? Is that something fans even want to see, or would they be happier with a continuation of Gizmo’s story followingGremlins 2. This animated series approach also suggests the show will be family friendly, and ignore the dark and often gross tone of the films.
