Lauren LeFranc in Talks to Produce Poison Ivy Series at HBO

Poison Ivy could be the next Batman villain to get a television series. Variety Movies reported that a show centered on the character is in the works at HBO, with Lauren LeFranc attached as a producer.

LeFranc is the showrunner and executive producer of The Penguin. According to Deadline Hollywood, she is in talks to join the Poison Ivy project, which comes from Warner Bros. and DC Comics.

The reports published on October 21, 2026, establish that the project is being developed, but differ on how firmly LeFranc is involved. Deadline Hollywood described producer talks, while The Hollywood Reporter said she is producing the project.

The same day's coverage also put a limit on how far the series has progressed. The Wrap TV reported that HBO has not greenlit it and likewise described LeFranc as being in talks.

The connection to The Penguin does not necessarily mean a shared fictional setting. The Hollywood Reporter said the Poison Ivy project is not expected to fall within Matt Reeves' Batman universe. Bleeding Cool described it more specifically as a reported live-action series set within DC Studios' DCU.

This is a project in development, not a confirmed production. The clearest qualification is The Wrap TV's report that the network has not given it a green light.

LeFranc's involvement also needs a distinction: Variety Movies and The Hollywood Reporter describe her as a producer, while Deadline Hollywood and The Wrap TV say discussions are ongoing. The supplied coverage does not resolve that difference.

The immediate questions are whether LeFranc's producer deal is completed and whether HBO orders the series. Those remain pending under the accounts from Deadline Hollywood and The Wrap TV.

Its fictional setting also awaits firmer confirmation. Bleeding Cool's description places it in the DCU, while The Hollywood Reporter gives the narrower detail that it is said to sit outside Matt Reeves' Batman universe.