While HBO’s “The Penguin” was billed as a limited series, there was a fan push for a second season and some early chatter about it interviews.
Back in November last year, executive producer Matt Reeves some very preliminary discussions were underway and there was “an urgency” from the network to know his plans, but things were too early at that point to say.
Cut to today though and Deadline reports that HBO is submitting “The Penguin” for Emmy awards consideration under the Outstanding Limited Series category as opposed to the Outstanding Drama Series category which is for ongoing shows.
Actors Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, and Deirdre O’Connell along with showrunner Lauren LeFranc are all being submitted for acting awards consideration.
This is significant as it strongly suggests HBO has no plans at all for a second season presently. Emmy filing consideration is how “Shogun” was revealed to be getting a second season when it filed its considerations under Drama Series rather than Limited Series categories.
Occasionally though, shows that were nominated/won in the limited series categories have scored additional seasons – most notably HBO’s “Big Little Lies” – so it’s not definitively ruled out, just highly unlikely at present.
Emmys are set to be interesting this year with the Drama Series category quite cutthroat as “Severance,” “Andor,” “The Last of Us,” “The Pitt,” “The White Lotus,” “The Diplomat,” “Slow Horses,” “Paradise,” “Interview with the Vampire,” “Squid Game” and “Matlock” all have serious potential.
On the limited series front things are much less competitive, as “The Penguin” will very likely get nominated but have to compete only with “Adolescence,” “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” “Dying for Sex,” “Presumed Innocent,” “Disclaimer” and “Dope Thief”. Of those, only “Adolescence” is its real competitor.
