We ’ve been waiting fora third Gremlins moviefor twelvemonth , but it looks like the next good thing might be on the visible horizon : an animated serial all about the lovable critters ( lovable until you fertilize them after nighttime , get them wet , or expose them to bright light , that is … then all bets are off ) .
Variety broke the newsof the still - in - development serial being consider for WarnerMedia ’s coming streaming service — not to be confused with WB’sDC Universe cyclosis Robert William Service — which does not yet have a name or launch date . Here ’s a description of what we might expect from the Gremlins series :
The likely series is said to be a period piece that would follow Mr. Wing , the Taiwanese grandad played in the film by Keye Luke , as a youthful adult male as he goes on risky venture with the friendly Mogwai Gizmo . The serial will be grow by Warner Bros. Television and Amblin Television . Both Warner Bros. and Amblin produced the films on which the show will be free-base .
Although there ’s no cite of original Gremlins director Joe Dante ( he also directed the inimitableGremlins 2 : The New Batch ) , there is already some behind - the - scenes natural endowment bind : writer and executive producer Tze Chun , whose cite include stint on Gotham and Once Upon a Time .
aliveness sounds like the staring realm for a Gremlins prequel — presumably , those “ dangerous undertaking ” will include encounter with more strange , lovely , and/or terrify wizard tool — and we ’ll absolutely be keeping our ears open for more detail on this undertaking .
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