{
  "id": 15943687,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T19:43:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/poison-ivy-hbo-series-lauren-lefranc-development/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lauren LeFranc, the creator of “The Penguin,” is in talks to produce an upcoming Poison Ivy series for HBO, according to industry sources. Though the series has not been officially greenlit by the network, it would expand on Poison Ivy's story within the DC Comics universe. LeFranc, who earned critical acclaim for her eight-episode miniseries set after the 2022 Batman film, would serve as a producer rather than a writer for the new Poison Ivy project. The HBO series would reportedly not be part of Matt Reeves' Batman Universe. LeFranc's previous work includes producing series such as \"Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D,\" \"Impulse,\" \"Chuck,\" \"My Own Worst Enemy,\" and \"Hemlock Grove.\"",
  "summary": "The potential show would not be a part of Matt Reeves' \"The Batman\" universe The post ‘The Penguin’ Creator Lauren LeFranc in Talks to Produce Poison Ivy HBO Series appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-21T19:24:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}