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The Penguin Secures 24 Emmy Nominations as Season Two Hangs in Limbo

HBO’s decision on a second season will await Matt Reeves’s progress on The Batman Part II

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Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb lighting a cigarette for Cristin Milioti in Episode 3 of HBO's The Penguin
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Overview

  • Its haul ranks second only to HBO’s Watchmen among comic-book adaptations at the Primetime Emmys and left it tied for the second-most nominations of any show this year.
  • Colin Farrell earned his first Emmy nod for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series for his transformative performance as Oz Cobb.
  • The series received recognition across major categories including Outstanding Limited Anthology Series, acting nominations for Cristin Milioti and Deirdre O’Connell, and technical nods for prosthetic make-up, score and sound.
  • Casey Bloys described a second season as possible but stressed there is no timeline as Reeves directs attention to The Batman Part II.
  • Showrunner Lauren LeFranc is exploring follow-up concepts that could complement Reeves’s Batman sequel and guide any future Penguin installments.