Will there be The Penguin season 2? Colin Farrell isn't ruling it out

As well as receiving a strong critical reception, the series also got a hugely positive fan response, right through to its end with a jaw-dropping finale.

While collecting his awards, Farrell has weighed in on the potential for a second season of the show, either before or after The Batman: Part II, in which we know he is set to star.

He told Variety: "I don’t want it. I don’t not want it. 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’s cinematic universe and it’s a good idea, I’m open to it. But it’s not something concerning me."

Fans may be disappointed by that answer, but it's certainly not a "no", meaning season 2 could still be on the cards.

Meanwhile, the show's creatives have also weighed in on the potential for a spin-off for Cristin Milioti's Sofia Falcone.

But what else do we know about the potential for The Penguin to return for a season 2? Here's everything we know so far.

Will there be The Penguin season 2?

Currently, there's no confirmation as to whether there will be The Penguin season 2, but we wouldn't rule it out.

Speaking to RadioTimes.com in 2024, actor Farrell said that, while the show was originally planned as a limited series, he would "absolutely" be up for more.

He said: "It was only ever envisioned as an eight-hour limited series, but it's gone pretty well and I would imagine when things tend to go well, people tend to want to revisit them.

"If they came up with an amazing way to do another eight hours, and if it fit in primarily to Matt Reeves's vision, because this whole show really had to work with being born of The Batman film and also being kind of a cartilage to the second film, which I haven't read yet...

"Matt's the wizard of this whole universe. So Lauren LeFranc [showrunner] and her team of writers, myself, Mike Marino [makeup/prosthetic artist], when we were deciding that the Penguin would look the way he did, we all have to be in step with what Matt's vision is.

"So if Matt wants to do a second season, for sure, I'd consider it, yeah. [But] by the end of this I'd had my fill! I know I was bitching about not having enough in the first film, but I'm good now. I've been at the table for long enough. It was amazing, but it's quite a thing."

Showrunner LeFranc has also been opening up about the potential of a second season.

She told The Direct: "I mean, we put it all out on the table. I think that in order to do a second season, we have to feel like we can top ourselves. We have to feel like there's something more there to really dig into. I mean, I really care about all these characters, even if they're terrible people."

She added: "It's been a joy to write them, even though they're twisted and complicated and weird and darkly funny. So look, I think Gotham City is just such a fun sandbox to play, and I'd love to keep playing in it, but I think it just has to be the right thing. We should never do anything just to do it."

Meanwhile, Matt Reeves told The Hollywood Reporter that "everything is on the table" regarding a potential season 2 or a Sofia spin-off.

"But at the end of the day, we feel like there are more stories to tell in this world," he said. "So me and Lauren and [producer Dylan Clark] and Colin are talking and we’re trying to figure out whatever it is, it has to dig into this in a way that feels earned the way this was.

"I wasn’t ever interested in starting this thing to go, 'We just want to do stuff with the Penguin.' What can we do that feels fresh? This idea of introducing Sofia was specifically about the way she was existing in this patriarchal world and in a way that makes you surprisingly start to root for her even though she is the antagonist to Oz.

"Then you realise, oh, they’re both so messed up. This whole world is messed up. And Cristin is so incredible."

In December 2024, Cristin Milioti told The Hollywood Reporter: "All I can say is that it is my wildest hope [to play Sofia Falcone again]. It’s my wildest hope, and I couldn’t be any clearer about making my desire known. But I haven’t heard anything concrete yet."

In January 2025, executive producer Dylan Clark told TVLine that "if we could come up with an idea for what a second season might be, there’s a chance that [HBO CEO] Casey Bloys and the HBO team would want to pursue that", admitting there have been "quiet conversations about that".

However, things started to look less positive in February 2025, when DC boss Peter Safran admitted to Deadline that "there’s a lot of moving pieces, including Colin (Farrell) himself" when it comes to more seasons of The Penguin, while Farrell later sounded unsure about returning in an interview with Variety.

Farrell told the publication of a potential season 2: "I don’t want it. I don’t not want it. 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."

At this point, it seems it's all up in the air - so watch this space!

When could a potential The Penguin season 2 be released?

If The Penguin does get renewed for a season 2, we'd expect a long wait ahead, perhaps for a release date in 2027.

It's clearly just an idea at this point, and it would require as lengthy a production period as season 1 did.

It's also likely that the studio would want to release The Batman: Part II first, as The Penguin's finale episode should lead nicely into it.

Season 1 had a long road to release after all. Development was underway by September 2021 but, as many other productions did, its filming faced a delay due to the Hollywood labour disputes.

Filming concluded in February 2024, with the show being released in October 2024.

Who could be in the cast of a potential The Penguin season 2?

We'd expect some of the cast of season 1 to return if the series is confirmed for season 2 – with some notable exceptions of people who didn't make it to the end. This is your last spoiler warning!

Key cast members who could return include:

• Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb/Penguin
• Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone
• Theo Rossi as Julian Rush

If Rossi does return, then don't expect him to take on the mantle of Batman villain the Scarecrow, as had been theorised by some fans - LeFranc has explicitly ruled that out.

Of course, a fair few figures didn't make it to the end of season 1, most prominently Rhenzy Feliz as Victor Aguilar, who was killed by Oz in the season 1 finale.

Michael Zegen's Alberto Falcone was also killed early on in the season.

Episode 4 was an absolute blood bath, with Sofia Falcone killing much of her family in the gas spill. Plus, while Francis Cobb, Oz's mother, played by Deirdre O' Connell, made it to the end of the series alive, she was left in a vegetative state and permanently bedbound.

In season 2, we could potentially see the appearance of:

• Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/The Batman
• Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman

While Pattinson and Kravitz did not appear in season 1, the door has possibly been left open for their arrivals in season 2.

What could the plot of a potential The Penguin season 2 be?

Details are thin on the ground currently about what the plot of The Penguin could be, but we'd expect to pick up with Oz after he's won the city and has become its kingpin, following his rise through the ranks of Gotham's underworld.

We'd also expect to follow Sofia Falcone as she meets her half-sister, Selina Kyle.

The Penguin is available to watch on Sky and NOW.

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