The Batman Part II arrives in theaters in 2028, and while The Penguin has helped bridge the gap between 2022's The Batman and its sequel, it's still an agonising wait for fans of the Caped Crusader.
Throw in the uncertainty surrounding DC Studios' plans for Batman, and the situation becomes even more fraught. Will The Brave and the Bold lead to Reeves being forced to halt plans for Part III? And are we ever going to get The Penguin Season 2 or another small-screen spin-off?
Warner Bros. Television Chairperson Channing Dungey has told Variety that Matt Reeves and his 6th & Idaho production company (which was responsible for The Penguin) have re-upped their overall deal with Warner Bros. TV.
The agreement has been in place since 2020, and as you might expect, fans are hoping it will lead to more stories set in the world of Reeves' Batman Epic Crime Saga.
Dungey says, "Matt has a true knack for getting into the psyche of his characters, and he and his team have delivered some of the most compelling, thought-provoking stories over the years."
Greg Berlanti, Bill Lawrence, Chuck Lorre, Mindy Kaling, Lucia Aniello/Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky are among the other creatives with similar deals, so we'll now have to wait and see what Reeves has in store for us.
While The Penguin works as a limited series, we know Gotham City's new Kingpin will only have a few scenes in The Batman Part II. With that in mind, there's still plenty of places for his story to go in a potential Season 2.
Last year, Dungey said, "The Penguin is one of those things where — and it’s interesting, because when you talk with everyone involved, everyone is interested in possibly revisiting those characters and doing more — it was very much designed as a limited series. But I would never say never."
"I think if we can get the creative stars to line up in the right way, and the talent is available — because we certainly wouldn’t want to do this without Colin [Farrell] and Cristin [Milioti] and that team — I would say it’s definitely a possibility, but there’s nothing in the works at the moment," she added.
The Penguin's cast includes Colin Farrell (Oz Cobblepot), Cristin Milioti (Sofia Falcone), Rhenzy Feliz (Victor Aguilar), Michael Kelly (Johnny Viti), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nadia Maroni), Deirdre O’Connell (Francis Cobb), Clancy Brown (Salvatore Maroni), James Madio (Milos Grapa), Scott Cohen (Luca Falcone), Michael Zegen (Alberto Falcone), Carmen Ejogo (Eve Karlo), and Theo Rossi (Dr. Julian Rush).
All episodes of the series are now streaming on HBO Max.