According to showrunner Lauren LeFranc The Penguin Season 2 will only happen if they can top, or match Season 1 for quality. Speaking with The Direct LeFranc at NYCC the showrunner explained what it would take for a Season 2 of The Penguin to happen.
“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.”
I get it, and it’s no easy task because Season 1 of The Penguin is a phenomenal TV series, my favourite this calendar year. Check my review of the penultimate episode below.
“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.”
I do really hope they come up with a great idea for a Season 2. I guess it also depends on what the plan is for The Batman Part 2 when it comes to Penguin as a character? All I know is, if it can be this good again, then yes, give me more.
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It may also depend on whether actor and star Colin Farrell is willing to go through that process again?
“I know, and you know, it’s a taxing thing. It’s crazy. What he went through also, by the way, though he had the best attitude I know he publicly, is like, ‘Oh, I was done with it.’ I’m like, he was a joy. And I mean that so sincerely because I don’t have to say that, but it’s deeply true. And you could ask anyone on our crew, and they would say the same thing. So he’s the best.”
LeFranc also talked about how great it is to see how fans and critics are reacting to The Penguin so far, with the series finale this weekend.
“It’s really thrilling that people seem to connect to it emotionally. I really appreciate that people are caring about all the little details that I cared about as a writer, that people are responding to the humor and the mix of tones, that people are embracing a twisted guy like Oz, and that they’re finding the heart in Victor, that they’re seeing how challenging and interesting Francis is, and that they’ve embraced Sophia for more of an original version of that character from the comic. Across the board, all of it’s been really exciting.”
I’ll have my Season finale review up sometime on Monday for The Penguin. What do you think of her comments as The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc says Season 2 will only happen if they can top Season 1? Thoughts below as always.
