It’s impressive how little The Penguin cares about being a Batman show. In fact, one might wonder why it even bothers. This is a show that clearly prefers the mafia canon to the comic-book one, a thinly veiled excuse to do Scarface in Gotham City,

Score Details “HBO's The Penguin is the rare franchise spinoff that manages to stand on its own, thanks in no small part to Cristin Milioti and Colin Farrell's volatile lead performances.

Picking up right where The Batman left off — the story begins just a week later — the new HBO series The Penguin stars Colin Farrell, reprising his role from Matt Reeves’ hit 2022 film. The series explores a Gotham City still reeling from the explosions,