It looks as though we finally have some idea of when The Penguin will debut on Max. Mark your calendars for Sept. 2024.
Speaking with Variety to mark the launch of Max in France, executives Casey Bloys and JB Perrette discussed upcoming projects for HBO and Max. Amongst the series discussed was the upcoming The Penguin spinoff from The Batman.
Speaking on the series, Bloys said of its release, "After House of the Dragon, the next big tentpole series that we have coming up will be the Penguin with Colin Farrell. That is coming out of Matt Reeves’ The Batman and it’s fantastic. Just like Peacemaker came out of James Gunn’s [The] Suicide Squad, it’s a really good example of what you can do. That’ll be in September."
The series will see Colin Farrell reprising his role as Oswald Cobblepot, Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, and Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni.
Carmen Ejogo (Fantastic Beasts, Alien: Covenant), Francois Chau (Lost, The Expanse), David H. Holmes (Hulu's High Fidelity), and Jared Abrahamson (Hello, Destroyer) were the most recent additions to the cast, all in unknown roles.
Prior to them signing on, the last new additions announced in March of last year included Theo Rossi (Luke Cage, Army of the Dead), James Madio, and Scott Cohen have all been added in unannounced roles. Also joining the cast will be Michael Zegan in an unknown role, but sources speaking with Variety indicate he will be playing Alberto Falcone.
Craig Zobel (The Mare of Easttown) signed on to direct the first two episodes of The Penguin. He will also be serving as an executive producer on the project.
The Penguin project has been discussed for some time and was ordered straight to series shortly after the premiere of The Batman in March 2021.
The Penguin is currently set to debut in Fall 2024.
