Lauren LeFranc is an American television writer, producer and showrunner known for her work on The Penguin (2024), a spin-off series set in the universe of Matt Reeves' film The Batman (2022). [1]

Lauren LeFranc is known for Impulse (2018), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and Chuck (2007).

The Penguin is an American crime drama television miniseries developed by Lauren LeFranc for HBO. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, it serves as a spin-off to the 2022 film The Batman, and follows Oz Cobb's rise to power in Gotham City's criminal underworld.

Sep 19, 2024 · Showrunner Lauren LeFranc on how she created an acclaimed character-driven DC Comics drama series while throwing out all the usual comic book tropes.

Feb 3, 2025 · Lauren LeFranc, the showrunner of the acclaimed series, recently gave an interview to Empire Magazine to explain the reasoning behind Batman's absence.

Sep 18, 2024 · Lauren LeFranc is a writer and producer who is best known for writing "The Penguin" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.." LeFranc was nominated for a Writers...

Feb 5, 2025 · Though he’s the face of HBO’s limited series about the criminal underworld of Gotham City, LeFranc insists that this new iteration of iconic DC Comics villain the Penguin (Colin Farrell) isn’t...

Sep 23, 2024 · In a new interview, The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc explains why she doesn't look at The Batman spin-off series as a "comic book show." The first episode of The Penguin debuted on Max last...

Lauren LeFranc is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner known for her work on The Penguin (2024), a spin-off series set in the universe of Matt Reeves' film The Batman (2022). In 2018, she worked as one of the executive producers of Impulse (2018), a YouTube Premium series based on the Jumper book series by Steven Gould.

Nov 14, 2024 · Lauren LeFranc, the showrunner on HBO's "The Penguin," tells Axios Latino being in charge of such a high profile series was an amazing opportunity to get more Latino representation on screen.