HBO is developing a TV series built around Poison Ivy, one of Batman’s most iconic villains, with The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc in talks to produce. The project comes from Warner Bros. and DC Comics and is not connected to Matt Reeves’Batman Universe, so it gets to build its own version of the character from scratch. Fans already have opinions, and most of those opinions are casting pitches.
The series spent months on hold while the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger played out, which is why news is just surfacing now. There are no writers or actors attached yet, meaning everything from the tone to the lead role is still wide open. For context, Poison Ivy’s biggest live-action moment so far is Uma Thurman in 1997’s Batman&Robin, while Lake Bell voices her in the Harley Quinn animated series.
With The Penguin proving that DC villains can carry a prestige drama, a Poison Ivy show has real potential. A character defined by ambition, nature, and complicated loyalties fits perfectly into the kind of character-first storytelling HBO is known for. The only question is who gets to wear the green.
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