It’s been a couple of years since it was announced that The Penguin, the drama series spinoff of director Matt Reeve’s film The Batman, would be coming to HBO Max. With actor Colin Ferrell reprising his role as the criminal Oz Cobb/The Penguin, whose presence in Gotham City makes the already seedy urban area all the more seedy. While we still don’t have a date for a premiere, we now today from a trailer and press release from HBO that The Penguin will take flight this fall. The trailer below is giving vibes that the series will have the same feel as shows like HBO’s The Sopranos.

 

 

Just recently, it was announced that the release date for The Batman II was moved to October 2, 2026. For more on The Penguin, check out the press release below.

From the official press release:

  • Max has released a new teaser for THE PENGUIN, from Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, debuting this fall. Starring Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb (aka “The Penguin”), the eight-episode DC Studios drama series continues The Batman epic crime saga that filmmaker Matt Reeves began with Warner Bros. Pictures’ global blockbuster “The Batman,” and centers on the character played by Farrell in the film.

  • Cast: Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, and Michael Zegen.

  • Credits: The series is executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, who writes and serves as showrunner, Craig Zobel, who directs the first three episodes, and Bill Carraro. Based on characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, THE PENGUIN is produced by Reeves’ 6th & Idaho Productions and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Reeves and 6th & Idaho are under an overall deal. Daniel Pipski also serves as executive producer.