Next Best Picture Podcast • 5 August 2025

Interview With "The Penguin" Showrunner, Writer & Executive Producer Lauren LeFranc

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"The Penguin" is one of the most Emmy-award nominated television shows of the year, receiving an incredible 24 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Outstanding Lead Actor, Actress, and Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, and Deirdre O'Connell, respectively and Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Showrunner, Writer & Executive Producer Lauren LeFranc. LeFranc was kind enough to spend some time before the nominations were announced to talk with us about her work and experience making the critically acclaimed HBO limited series. Please be sure to listen to the interview below and check out the show itself, which is now available to stream in full on HBO Max and is up for your consideration at the 77th annual Emmy Awards in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices