HBO Max is working on a series about The Penguin that will be a spinoff of The Batman.
Colin Farrell will be playing the supervillain in The Batman and according to sources via Variety, he’s been approached to star in the spinoff series. Lauren LeFranc is attached to write the script, which is in early stages.
The Batman director Matt Reeves and the film’s producer Dylan Clark would executive produce. The show would dive into The Penguin’s rise to power in the Gotham criminal underworld.
The Penguin, a.k.a. Oswald Cobblepot, is one of the famous members of Batman. The character has been played by Burgess Meredith, Danny DeVito, and Robin Lord Taylor.
The Batman is scheduled to be released in March 2022 in theaters. Robert Pattinson will be playing the Dark Knight and Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, and Andy Serkis are also part of the cast.
If the Penguin series goes forward, it will be the second spinoff series from The Batman at HBO Max. The streamer has ordered a drama set within the Gotham Police Department. There are several DC shows in the works at the network including Suicide Squad spinoff Peacemaker starring John Cena, a Green Lantern series from Greg Berlanti, and a Justice League Dark series from J.J. Abrams.
