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  "id": 15939037,
  "title": "Poison Ivy DC Series in the Works at HBO With ‘The Penguin’ Exec Lauren LeFranc",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/poison-ivy-dc-series-in-the-works-at-hbo-with-the-penguin-exec-lauren",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T19:24:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/poison-ivy-tv-show-hbo-dc-penguin-1236919156/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Another Batman villain may be getting their own TV series. A Poison Ivy TV show is in the works at HBO with “The Penguin” showrunner Lauren LeFranc as a producer, Variety has confirmed. LeFranc’s “The Penguin” marked the first live-action spinoff from a Batman movie, after Colin Farrell originated his villain in Matt Reeves’ “The […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘The Penguin’ Showrunner Lauren LeFranc In Talks To Produce Poison Ivy TV Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/the-penguin-showrunner-lauren-lefranc-in-talks-to-produce-poison-ivy",
        "published": "2026-10-21T18:58:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘The Penguin’ Creator Lauren LeFranc in Talks to Produce Poison Ivy HBO Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/the-penguin-creator-lauren-lefranc-in-talks-to-produce-poison-ivy-hbo",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:43:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Poison Ivy Show in Early Development with Penguin Showrunner in Talks to Produce",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/poison-ivy-show-in-early-development-with-penguin-showrunner-in-talks",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:04:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Poison Ivy TV Series In Development at HBO With ‘The Penguin’ Showrunner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/poison-ivy-tv-series-in-development-at-hbo-with-the-penguin-showrunner",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:41:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}