{"id":128290,"date":"2023-04-18T08:15:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T07:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=128290"},"modified":"2023-04-18T08:15:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T07:15:15","slug":"the-penguin-colin-farrell-returns-as-the-penguin-in-new-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/tv\/the-penguin-colin-farrell-returns-as-the-penguin-in-new-teaser\/","title":{"rendered":"The Penguin: Colin Farrell returns as the Penguin in new teaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last seen in Matt Reeves&#8217; <i><strong>The Batman<\/strong>,<\/i> Colin Farrell returns as the Penguin in a brand new series for HBO Max which is said to be &#8216;the next chapter in The Batman saga&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been given our first real look at the series in a brand new teaser, which you can see here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAPifwlWBP0\" width=\"375\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The eight-episode series will find the Penguin ready to take advantage of Carmine Falcone&#8217;s death to become the new kingpin of Gotham City.<\/p>\n<p>The series is executive produced by Matt Reeves, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/exclusive\/the-batman-a-saviour-in-these-dirty-streets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dylan Clark<\/a>, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, who writes and serves as showrunner, Craig Zobel, who directs the first three episodes, and Bill Carraro.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Farrell, the series will star Cristin Milioti (<em><strong>Palm Springs<\/strong><\/em>), Rhenzy Feliz (<em><strong>Runaways<\/strong><\/em>), Michael Kelly (<em><strong>House Of Cards<\/strong><\/em>), Shohreh Aghdashloo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/cinema\/renfield-review-nicolas-cage-sinks-his-teeth-into-the-role-of-dracula-in-madcap-horror-comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Renfield<\/strong><\/em><\/a>) and Deirdre O\u2019Connell (<em><strong>Daredevil<\/strong><\/em>), with Clancy Brown (<em><strong>The Mortuary Collection<\/strong><\/em>) and Michael Zegen (<em><strong>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<\/strong><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The teaser comes alongside a flurry of recent announcements by streaming service HBO Max (which is now just called &#8216;Max&#8217;), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/tv\/harry-potter-original-tv-series-ordered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including a new <em><strong>Harry Potter<\/strong><\/em> series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Penguin<\/strong><\/em> series will be released in 2024 but there&#8217;s no word on which service the series will be shown in the UK (seeing as the UK doesn&#8217;t yet have HBO Max). However, seeing as previous HBO Max series like <em><strong>The Last Of Us<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>House Of The Dragon\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>have been shown on Sky and Now TV, there is a possibility it will be shown there. Watch this space!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Penguin will be released in 2024. Watch more trailers at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzZiC_sZdNZsdP4Rskmoudg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SciFiNow YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Penguin series is in production now for HBO Max and sees Colin Farrell return in the role from Matt Reeves&#8217; The Batman. 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