Subject: [NEWS] "Poison Ivy" TV series in early development talks (Batman spin-off)



Poison Ivy DC Series in the Works at HBO
With 'The Penguin' Exec Lauren LeFranc
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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 Batman" in 2022. It aired on HBO in 2024
and became a hit with critics and fans for its gritty, gangster
story. Farrell won an Emmy and Golden Globe for his lead
performance, and the show nabbed several best limited series
nominations.

Poison Ivy, the green femme fatale from the Batman comics, has
never been the main focus of a movie or TV show, but she's
appeared in several live-action and animated DC titles. The
classic villain has the ability to control plants and often
controls people's minds using seductive pheromones. She first
arrived on the big screen in 1997's "Batman & Robin" and was
played by Uma Thurman. In live-action TV, she also appeared in
"Gotham" and "Batwoman," and she's popped up in several
animated shows like "Batman: The Brave and the Bold," "The New
Batman Adventures," "Young Justice" and more. Recently, she was
voiced by Lake Bell in "Harley Quinn" and played the titular
character's girlfriend.

The DC Universe is expanding this weekend with "Clayface,"
focused on the shape-shifting Batman villain. It's unconnected to
Robert Pattinson and Reeves' world, which is continuing in 2028
with "The Batman Part 2." HBO will also air "The People vs.
Gorilla Grodd," a comedic, villain-focused spinoff from James
Gunn's "Superman" movie, sometime in 2027.



<https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/poison-ivy-tv-show-hbo-dc-penguin-1236919156/>






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