Colin Farrel’s Oswald Cobblepot Comes to HBO Max in The Penguin

The Batman is a hit with a $258 million opening weekend and is getting expanded on the small screen. The Penguin is coming to HBO Max as a limited series telling the tale of Oswald Cobblepot.

The show will star Colin Farrell and expand up the world Matt Reeves created for the film. The series will be executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell and Lauren LeFranc. LeFranc will be the writer and showrunner for the series.

Details for the series haven’t been revealed be quotes make it sound like a prequel focused on Oswald Cobblepot as he rises through the ranks to become The Penguin.