You may have a long wait if you're hoping for The Penguin season 2.
Farrell spoke with Variety at the SAG Awards – where he picked up yet another accolade for his turn as Oz Cobb – and shared he is not eager for another outing as the character on the small screen. "I don’t want it. I don’t not want it," said Farrell. "We all left it in the ring in those eight hours. I would hate to, just because of a quote-unquote success, have to go again and for it to be a diluted version of what people seem to feel it is, majoritively. So I’m in no rush. I have no deep desire to do it. … Sure, if they think of something that works in conjunction as a parallel to Matt Reeves’ cinematic universe and it’s a good idea, I’m open to it. But it’s not something concerning me."
None of this is to say that Farrell regrets the series in any way. "I was six, seven, eight or nine, watching Meredith Burgess as the Penguin on Batman,” said Farrell. "If you would have told that six-, seven- or eight-, nine-year-old, ‘You’re going to play that character someday. And you know the Michael Jackson ‘Thriller’ video? You’re going to have the makeup done by a student of the guy, Rick Baker, who did that makeup on Michael Jackson.’ It’s just madness. So these moments are beautiful. I’m very grateful for them. And this show has been extraordinarily thrilling."
Farrell is slated to return in the upcoming The Batman sequel that is due to film in late 2025 and hit theaters on Oct. 1, 2027.
