HBO
The Penguin
Following the flooding of Gotham City, disfigured mob enforcer Oz Cobb schemes to fill the power vacuum left by Carmine Falcone — while battling Sofia Falcone for control of the underworld.
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Quick Facts
AI Summary
HBO limited series spin-off of The Batman — Oz Cobb's Scarface-style rise through Gotham's flooded criminal underworld, with Emmy-winning performances.
Series Details
Series Overview
- Premise
- Oz Cobb's rise from Falcone underling to Gotham crime boss — one week after The Batman (2022) and the seawall collapse.
- Tone
- Gritty gangster epic — Scarface meets The Sopranos in the Reevesverse, TV-MA violence and moral decay.
- Setting
- Post-flood Gotham City, ~2296 — Crown Point, the Iceberg Lounge, Arkham, New Vegas-adjacent factions (Falcone, Maroni, Triads).
- Universe
- DC Elseworlds — part of Matt Reeves's Batman Epic Crime Saga; precedes The Batman: Part II (2027).
Production
- Filming locations
- New York City (Harlem, Queens, Bronx, Yonkers, Westchester), Silvercup Studios North
- Showrunner
- Lauren LeFranc
- Executive producers
- Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Craig Zobel, Bill Carraro
- Composer
- Mick Giacchino
- Makeup
- Mike Marino (prosthetics — Emmy-winning transformation for Colin Farrell)
Franchise
- Related film
- The Batman (2022) — direct narrative continuation
- Upcoming
- Colin Farrell confirmed to reprise Penguin in The Batman: Part II (October 2027)
- Season 2
- Not ordered — designed as eight-episode limited series; quiet conversations about continuation reported
Episodes
S01E01
S01E02
S01E03
S01E04
S01E05
S01E06
S01E07
S01E08
After Hours
Oz Cobb kills Alberto Falcone and recruits homeless teen Victor Aguilar to help cover his tracks. · 68 min · Sep 19, 2024
Inside Man
Oz frames Johnny Viti for Alberto's murder while Sofia proposes a partnership to seize the Falcone e... · 58 min · Sep 29, 2024
Bliss
Oz and Sofia launch a new Arkham-derived drug called Bliss and pitch it to the Gotham Triads. · 55 min · Oct 6, 2024
Cent'Anni
Flashbacks reveal Sofia was framed by Carmine as the Hangman and imprisoned at Arkham for over a dec... · 60 min · Oct 13, 2024
Homecoming
Oz kidnaps Taj Maroni for ransom and burns Nadia Maroni alive, destroying most of the Bliss supply. · 58 min · Oct 20, 2024
Gold Summit
Oz expands his Bliss empire underground while Victor kills Squid to protect the operation. · 55 min · Oct 27, 2024
Top Hat
Flashbacks reveal Oz drowned his brothers as a child; Sofia destroys Oz's base with a bomb. · 52 min · Nov 3, 2024
A Great or Little Thing
Series finale — Oz murders Victor, commits Francis to a vegetative state, and dances as king of Goth... · 68 min · Nov 10, 2024
Cast & Characters
Colin Farrell
Oswald 'Oz' Cobb / The Penguin
Cristin Milioti
Sofia Gigante (née Falcone)
Rhenzy Feliz
Victor 'Vic' Aguilar
Deirdre O'Connell
Francis Cobb
Clancy Brown
Salvatore 'Sal' Maroni
Carmen Ejogo
Eve Karlo
Michael Zegen
Alberto Falcone
Scott Cohen
Luca Falcone
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Nadia Maroni
Michael Kelly
Johnny Viti
Theo Rossi
Dr. Julian Rush
Mark Strong
Carmine Falcone (flashbacks)
Oswald 'Oz' Cobb
Character
Sofia Gigante
Character
Victor Aguilar
Character
Francis Cobb
Character
Salvatore Maroni
Character
Crew
Lauren LeFranc
Developer / Showrunner / Writer
Matt Reeves
Executive Producer
Dylan Clark
Executive Producer
Colin Farrell
Executive Producer
Craig Zobel
Director (E1–3) / Executive Producer
Mick Giacchino
Composer
Mike Marino
Prosthetic Makeup Designer
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