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The Penguin: Farrell "Would Bet Against" Season 2 "But Not by Much"

Though a decision hasn't been made, Colin Farrell isn't feeling too optimistic right now about the chances for The Penguin Season 2.

There's nothing like receiving huge critical acclaim, big viewing numbers, and a lot of awards to get folks wanting a second season of Showrunner Lauren LeFranc's Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti-starring The Penguin. But even with the script for "The Batman II" finished, we're still nowhere near knowing what the future could hold for the HBO and DC Studios series. Speaking with Comic Book during his promotional run for his film The Ballad of a Small Player, Farrell shared how he believes things are looking. Let's just say that it's the most optimistic outlook we've heard…

"Oh, I don't know. I have a bit of a, generally speaking, I have a bit of a negativity bias. Apparently, I've been told by various people close to me," Farrell shared. "So I would say I would bet against, but not by much. I know that the powers that be are thinking of storylines that could justify another eight hours because it all goes off Matt Reeves's world. It conveniently worked that the death at the end of 'The Batman' and the devastation within Gotham opened up a power vacuum that then Oz could try and capitalize on. That was perfect for the parallel eight hours that we had. And then ['The Batman Part II'] will pick up, whatever, a few weeks after the show ended. But I kind of bet against, but not by a wide mark."

The Penguin Season 2: Reeves & LeFranc's Previous Thoughts

Speaking with Deadline Hollywood, "The Batman" Universe mastermind and series EP Matt Reeves shared that they've had discussions in the past about tackling other characters. Though he notes it comes down to finding a concept that works for all parties involved, Reeves made it clear that he would be "honored and excited" if they had a chance to go the route that they did with The Penguin. Here's a look at what Reeves had to share about expanding "The Batman Universe" to include additional characters:

"We'll see, we'll see. We're just in the beginning of thinking about it," Reeves shared with Variety. From there, he noted that it would come down to having something to move forward with that can meet and surpass the first season's critical and audience success. Reeves added with Deadline Hollywood, "We're in discussions. [Showrunner] Lauren [Lefranc] is thinking hard and we're talking, so we'll see. We love the show, and we think our cast is so incredible. The work that Lauren and the writers did was incredible. Our passion was in it, but never in our wildest dreams could we imagine it would have been received in the way that it was."

Checking in with Deadline Hollywood's Crew Call podcast back in May of this year, LeFranc updated on how things were looking regarding a possible second season. In addition, LeFranc also touched on the topic of other spinoff series stemming from the larger cinematic universe. While both Farrell and Milioti have previously gone on record saying that they would want to return if the new season had something new to say and would look to maintain the quality of the first season. That's a position that LeFranc has maintained since first being asked about the chances of a Season 2, noting again that "it depends on whether there's a story that we can make richer than what we've already done." With the first season structured as a "fully arced" limited series that told a complete story, LeFranc is still "in the process of exploring what that would be, if there will be more."

As for the possibility of there being additional spinoffs spotlighting other characters from the cinematic universe, LeFranc noted that "we're in early stages" of seeing what that could look like. In terms of Reeves' upcoming sequel film, LeFranc shared that The Batman 2 is a big factor when it comes to where things could go with The Penguin, but that's not necessarily the case with other spinoff series.

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