The Penguin is a 2024 television limited series created by Lauren LeFranc for the streaming service Max. Based on the DC Comics character Penguin, it is a spin-off from the film The Batman (2022) that explores the Penguin's rise to power in Gotham City's criminal underworld. The series is produced by 6th & Idaho, DC Studios, and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with LeFranc serving as showrunner.
Colin Farrell stars as the Penguin, reprising his role from The Batman, alongside Cristin Milioti (The Wolf of Wall Street, Palm Springs). Development was underway by September 2021, with LeFranc attached as writer and Farrell soon set to reprise his role. HBO Max ordered the series shortly after the film's March 2022 release, and Craig Zobel (The Hunt) joined to direct the first three episodes in October. Filming began in March 2023 in New York before it was suspended in June due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.
The Penguin is scheduled to be released on Max September 19th and will consist of eight episodes. Watch the official trailers below.