Batman’s adversary and Gotham’s biggest plant lover, Poison Ivy, might be getting her own TV series.
The Penguin creator and showrunner Lauren LeFranc is in talks to produce a series about the super-villain for HBO and DC Studios, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. No casting or writer details are yet available for the series, which is in its early stages, although it is said that the series would not fit into the framework. The Batman the universe of director Matt Reeves for the character.
Deadline was the first to announce the news. HBO declined to comment.
In the world of Batman comics, Poison Ivy is the alter ego of Dr. Pamela Isley, a botanist who gains supernatural powers to control plants and subsequently becomes an ecoterrorist in Gotham. After her introduction in the comics in 1966, she became a staple in the superhero gallery, before being memorably portrayed by Uma Thurman in the 1997 live-action film. Batman and Robin.
Poison Ivy has never had her own television series, although she frequently stars in animated projects like Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold And Harley Quinn (the character she is sometimes romantically linked to). She also made appearances in the live-action series Gotham And Batwoman.
LeFranc, meanwhile, left his mark on Gotham with The Penguinwhich became a ratings success and critical darling when it debuted in 2024. This series fit firmly into Reeves’ Batman universe, with Colin Farrell reprising his prosthetic-heavy role of The Batman as the eponymous villain and Reeves as executive producer. The series won nine Emmy Awards in 2025.
Before The PenguinLeFranc worked with Marvel as a writer and producer on ABC Agents of SHIELD.
The news comes just one day before a lesser-known Batman villain, clay facegets the big screen treatment with its eponymous film directed by James Watkins. The next installment in Reeves’ Batman film series, THE Batman Second partis scheduled to be released on February 18, 2028. Meanwhile, HBO has not renewed The Penguin for a second season.
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