The Penguin, the first spin-off series in director Matt Reeves' The Batman universe, is set to premiere on September 19 on HBO.Colin Farrell is reprising his role as mobster Oswald Cobblepot, aka ...

Yes, 'The Penguin' is yet another Batman spin-off. It’s also one of 2024's best shows. September 12, 2024 12:01 PM ET. Glen Weldon Oswald Cobb (Colin Farrell) has got a mob to do.

Then maybe you heard that this The Penguin show was tied into the latest Batman movie, directed by Matt Reeves. And maybe you liked that 2022 movie a bit, inasmuch as it felt like a clean break ...

With no costumes, no superpowers and no Batman, HBO's The Penguin is less like a comic book series than a crime drama — closer to The Sopranos than to the Batman movie from which it came.

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Wait: Another Batman-without-Batman show? Yep. And its willingness to step outside of the comics to dig under the surface makes it one of the best shows of the year.

Wait: Another Batman-without-Batman show? Yep. And its willingness to step outside of the comics to dig under the surface makes it one of the best shows of the year.

Wait: Another Batman-without-Batman show? Yep. And its willingness to step outside of the comics to dig under the surface makes it one of the best shows of the year.