HBO’sThe Penguinset a new standard for comic book TV adaptations when it was released in late 2024. The series brought back Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb from Matt Reeves’The Batman, giving him his ownThe Sopranos-esque series detailing his rise through the ranks of Gotham City’s criminal underworld. The moment the credits rolled on the shocking finale, all eyes were on showrunner Lauren LeFranc as to whether a second season would be greenlit.The Penguinwas originally conceived as a Limited Series, but LeFranc has teased that a second season is always a possibility.
Lauren LeFranc recently sat down on Deadline’s Crew Call podcast, and the showrunner teased fans with her hopes for the show’s future, as well as more spin-offs from Matt Reeves’The Batmantrilogy. “I fully arced everything,” LeFranc said of sticking to her plan of keepingThe Penguinas a Limited Series.WhileThe Penguinwill remain a complete story if a second season never comes to fruition, that doesn’t mean LeFranc is completely ruling it out.
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Colin Farrell has previously said that he would love to play Oz Cobb again on the small screen, despite his loathing of the heavy prosthetics. But, at the moment, Farrell is the only one who’s truly game forThe PenguinSeason 2. “Beyond Colin, it depends on whether there’s a story that we can make richer than what we’ve already done,” LeFranc continued. “I’m in the process of exploring what that would be, if there will be more.”
Lauren LeFranc Teases Even More ‘The Batman’ Spin-Offs
No one expectedThe Penguinto take off in the way that it did, which is ironic considering they’re flightless birds. When the spin-off series was announced, many fans groaned and rolled their eyes, writing the show off as nothing more than a cash grab afterThe Batmanproved to be a major hit. But the final product was phenomenal, and firmly stands as one of the best comic book TV shows ever made.
Warner Bros. and HBO already had plans to produce moreThe Batmanspin-offs, but these were halted in the build-up toThe Penguin’s release.Arkham Asylumand aGCPDshowwere the two most exciting spin-offs the studio was planning. But they were both shelved indefinitely. After the success ofThe Penguin, many were expecting HBO to pick up right where they left off with the spin-offs, but that has yet to happen. The state of bothArkham AsylumandGCPDremains in limbo. But, it appears as though Warner Bros. and HBO are working on some otherThe Batmanspin-offs.
Lauren LeFranc revealed that the new spin-offs are only “in early stages” at the moment. No details about the spin-offs have been revealed. The next spin-off series is expected to follow a different supporting character fromReeves’ upcomingThe Batman Part II.However, given the numerous delays the movie has been plagued with, that might be a ways off.
Source:Deadline
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