I was intrigued by it, even just reading the scripts.” The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc told Decider that she actively wanted to subvert what audiences might expect from the gangster genre.

I’m a big fan of Lauren LeFranc. I’m in awe of her. We’ve built these two characters up and left them both in very precarious places. Power corrupts, and now he has it. What’s he gonna do?

Doesn’t he? LAUREN LEFRANC I would think so, but Oz doesn’t see it like that. With the gangs, he has the number twos take out their bosses. That’s very poignant in his mind.

Showrunner Lauren LeFranc chats with THR at 'The Penguin' carpet and shares why they ultimately decided against an appearance from Robert Pattinson's Batman in the series. Plus, she explains why ...

Stars Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti and Deirdre O'Connell and creator Lauren LeFranc took their comic book-inspired crime drama seriously. So did Emmy voters.

Showrunner Lauren LeFranc knew that when she signed on to helm the HBO spinoff of The Batman centered around Colin Farrell’s low-level mob enforcer, Oz Cobb.

Lauren LeFranc: I mean, I hope he’s not totally likable, to be honest, but I know that Colin [Farrell] brings with him so much charm and charisma, and I knew that going in.

Showrunner Lauren LeFranc explains Episode 4's jaw-dropping conclusion and the origins of her surprising and feminist take on Batman, crime drama, and Arkham Asylum.