Comic fans were completely blown away by The Penguin series, and though it was touted as limited to only one season, there have been rumblings about a possible second.
Talking to TV Line at the Golden Globes red carpet, executive producer Dylan Clark has confirmed that there are some talks about The Penguin 2, but they have mostly been ‘quiet conversations.’ Clark says, “If we could come up with an idea for what a second season might be, there’s a chance that [HBO CEO] Casey Bloys and the HBO team would want to pursue that… There have been quiet conversations about that.”
So far, showrunner Lauren LeFranc has been clear that she doesn’t move forward with the series if they don’t find a way a story to that would make sense for the character. As far as it looks, it seems that Cobb’s arc has been completed, and it looks like the show is setting up for his rise as a politician in the mainline Batman movies.
There had been a rumor going around that The Penguin could just be the first of several Max limited series spinoffs of The Batman, with each focusing on a completely different rogue. While rumors of a Joker series starring Barry Keoghan have been shut down, maybe there’s room for a Catwoman series starring Zoe Kravitz—maybe they could even have Sofia Falcone show up this time as well.
For now, The Batman fans are kind of bummed that the next movie will have to come out in 2027, but some are speculating that Reeves is gearing up for some kind of big reveal—either Battinson becomes the main DCU Batman, or he’s making two back-to-back Batman films. Either way, I’m excited for Colin Farrell’s Penguin to come back, and he’s going to be much for interesting to watch just because we know just how dirty he can get.
Catch the first season of The Penguin now streaming on Max.
