One of the first things the writers of "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai" did when they started developing the show was brainstorm and write down every question they'd ever had about the mysterious little creatures on a giant whiteboard.
Tiny, furry, adorable bipeds with giant ears, the Mogwai were first introduced in Joe Dante's 1984 classic "Gremlins." The film established that there were three important rules to follow when dealing with Mogwai: don't get them wet, feed them after midnight or expose them to light. But not much else about the creatures, including their origins, was ever explored in the film or its 1990 sequel.
For Tze Chun, the showrunner and executive producer of "Secrets of the Mogwai," which premiered on the newly rebranded Max on Tuesday, the "Gremlins" mystery that consumed him most was around the elderly shopkeeper Mr. Wing (played by the Chinese American actor Keye Luke) and his history with the Mogwai Gizmo.
