Matt Reeves says that anything is “on the table” when it comes to The Penguin Season 2 or a Sofia Gigante limited series.
The season finale of The Penguin, which serves as a spin-off to 2022’s The Batman, aired on Sunday night, November 10, 2024. While it has already been announced that the events of The Penguin will impact The Batman Part II, Reeves is now opening up about how the Colin Farrell-led series could lead to more stories within The Batman Epic Crime Saga.
What did Matt Reeves say about The Penguin Season 2?
When asked by The Hollywood Reporter if there were plans for The Penguin Season 2 or a Sofia limited series, Reeves said, “Everything is on the table. But at the end of the day, we feel like there are more stories to tell in this world. 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 Sophia 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 realize, oh, they’re both so messed up. This whole world is messed up. And Cristin is so incredible. That was so personal to Lauren’s vision that digging into [Sofia’s story] further is a very exciting prospect. But where it will go, truly, we don’t know yet. I’ve found that when you take on projects, they start to have a life of their own. You discover certain things within them. We knew the way Cristin realized the character was incredible as soon as the dailies started coming in.”
Reeves said he didn’t “want to get into that right now” when asked if Sofia will appear in The Batman Part II.
He did, however, note that they’re currently exploring what a second season of The Penguin could potentially look like.
“You go through a process where you do something and have feelings about them, and then you see it go into the world and it’s no longer your baby. It belongs to the audience. To see them connect to Sofia, of course, makes us think, ‘There’s more there.’ So again, I can’t tell you what it is. We don’t know yet. We’re just starting to figure that out.”
