{"id":44317,"date":"2026-10-22T12:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/dcs-second-villain-focused-tv-series-after-the-penguin-revealed-not-connected-to-the-batman\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T12:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:34:49","slug":"dcs-second-villain-focused-tv-series-after-the-penguin-revealed-not-connected-to-the-batman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/dcs-second-villain-focused-tv-series-after-the-penguin-revealed-not-connected-to-the-batman\/","title":{"rendered":"DC’s Second Villain-Focused TV Series After The Penguin Revealed, Not Connected To The Batman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Macall Polay\/HBO <\/p>\n

Much of the industry remains in a wait-and-see holding pattern as the merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance Paramount inches its way across the finish line<\/a>, but the show must go on \u2014 at least as far as the DC Universe is concerned. HBO’s “Lanterns” already debuted to a great degree of critical praise, “Clayface” is set to release in theaters this very week, and seemingly the entire superhero world is holding its breath to see Matt Reeves’ long-awaited sequel\u00a0“The\u00a0Batman: Part II” come to fruition (though now with Steven Soderbergh stepping in to bring it home<\/a>). Now, in an unexpected development, one of the key creative figures behind the well-received “The Penguin” series is coming back for more … but with a few big wrinkles.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a>\u00a0is reporting that\u00a0Lauren LeFranc, creator and showrunner of “The Penguin,” is now “in talks” to join a new series focused on another fan-favorite DC villain: Poison Ivy.<\/p>\n

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