THE BATMAN Spinoff Series for the Penguin Gets the Greenlight From HBO Max

It’s been six months since it was announced that The Batman director Matt Reeves was developing a spinoff series that will put the focus on Colin Farrell’s The Penguin and his rise in the Gotham City criminal underworld. The project has been described as a “Scarface-like” series.

HBO Max has now given the project an official greenlight so that the development can move forward. This isn’t surprising as The Batman has been a huge success for Warner Bros. Fans want more of this new vision of Gotham City, and the studio is going to give it to us.

Farrel shared in a statement, “The world that Matt Reeves created for The Batman is one that warrants a deeper gaze through the eyes of Oswald Cobblepot. I couldn’t be more excited about continuing this exploration of Oz as he rises through the darkened ranks to become The Penguin. Will be good to get him back on the streets of Gotham for a little madness and a little mayhem.”

Lauren LeFranc will serve as writer and showrunner on the series and he said in a statement, “I have long been a fan of the world of ‘The Batman,’ and Matt’s film is such a powerful and bold entry into the canon. I am excited and humbled to continue telling stories in the grimy world of Gotham City – and what better excuse to channel my inner villain than to tell the story of Oswald Cobblepot? I am thrilled to work with Colin, Matt, Dylan, 6th & Idaho, Warners, and HBO Max as we work to bring this story to the screen.”

Reeves added, “Colin exploded off the screen as the Penguin in The Batman, and having the chance to thoroughly explore the inner life of that character on HBO Max is an absolute thrill. Dylan and I are so excited to work with Lauren in continuing Oz’s story as he grabs violently for power in Gotham.”

Sarah Aubrey, head of original content for HBO Max said, “We are thrilled to bring audiences a new version of this iconic DC character that they have never seen before. It is incredible to be working with Matt, Dylan and Lauren on continuing this story and to see Colin take his already exceptional performance in The Batman to the next level.”

Bring it on! I really enjoyed how The Penguin was portrayed in the film and I’m excited that we’ll get to see his story explored further.