Overview

• The Penguin debuted to widespread acclaim in September 2024 and generated significant awards buzz throughout its run.
• Colin Farrell warns that the protagonist’s shocking final-season act may make a follow-up series harder to justify.
• HBO and the show’s creative team have not greenlit a second season but emphasize they aren’t closing the door entirely.
• Warner Bros Television chief Channing Dungey notes the series was conceived as a limited run yet acknowledges ongoing interest in revisiting the characters.
• Farrell is confirmed to reprise his role as the Penguin in the upcoming The Batman Part II film, extending the character’s arc in Matt Reeves’s universe.