Colin Farrell returns to Gotham City as Oswald Cobblepot in the trailer for “The Penguin,” a spinoff series of “The Batman” coming this fall to Max.
“The Penguin” takes place immediately following the events of DC’s 2022 blockbuster, tracing Cobblepot’s rise to power in the Gotham underworld as he becomes one of the most prominent villains in the “Batman” universe. The series will consist of eight episodes. Production began in March 2023 but was halted in June due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes, with shooting resuming the week after Thanksgiving.
Farrell’s transformative performance as the iconic villain in “The Batman” earned him much critical acclaim. In previous “Batman” movies and shows, Burgess Meredith, Danny DeVito and Robin Lord Taylor have played him.
Joining Farrell are Cristin Milioti as Carmine Falcone’s daughter Sofia, Michael Zegen as Carmine’s son Alberto and Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni, one of Gotham’s former top gangsters. The rest of the cast is comprised of Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Carmen Ejogo, François Chau and David H. Holmes.
The series’ executive producer and showrunner is Lauren LeFranc, known for “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Matt Reeves, “The Batman” writer-director, will executive produce through his production company 6th & Idaho. Executive producer Craig Zobel (“Mare of Easttown”) will direct the first three episodes. Farrell, Dylan Clark, Daniel Pipski and Bill Carraro are also executive producing, with Ravi Crohn co-executive producing. A sequel to “The Batman,” titled “The Batman: Part II,” is set to release in theaters on Oct. 2, 2026.
Watch the full trailer below.