HBO Max Orders The Batman Spinoff The Penguin To Series

Following the impressive opening of The Batman, its first spinoff series The Penguin is officially a go at HBO Max. HBO Max announced on Wednesday that that have given a straight-to-series order to the limited series, which stars Collin Farrell in his role from the film as Oswald Cobblepot, aka … well, The Penguin.

The series will be executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, and Lauren LeFranc, the latter of whom will writes and serve as showrunner. It is produced by Reeves’ 6th & Idaho Productions and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. 6th & Idaho’s Daniel Pipski and Adam Kassan also serve as executive producers, and Rafi Crohn is co-executive producer.

Reeves said of the news, “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.”

Farrell added, “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.”