‘Gremlins’ Animated Series Being Developed At WarnerMedia Streaming Service

An animated series based on the Gremlins film franchise is in development at WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service, Deadline has learned.

The potential series would be a prequel and follow Mr. Wing, the Chinese grandfather played in the films by Keye Luke, as a young man as he goes on adventures with the friendly Mogwai Gizmo. Warner Bros. TV and Amblin TV, would co-produce. Warner and Amblin produced the films on which the show would be based.

The series would be written and executive produced by Tze Chun (Gotham, Once Upon A Time), Deadline has confirmed.

Warner Bros. and Amblin declined to comment.

The first Gremlins comedy horror movie was released in 1984 by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. It was followed by a sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, released in 1990.

WarnerMedia’s streaming service is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2019. The service will use  a “two-sided” model blending subscription and ad-supported element.

Variety was first to report the Gremlins news.

Chun is repped by WME and Grandview.