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| Information | |
| Title: | The Penguin |
| Format: | Live-action |
| Running time: | 60 min. |
| country: | USA |
| Network: | HBO Max |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Warner Bros. Discovery Warner Bros. Television DC Entertainment 6th & Idaho Productions Dylan Clark Productions Chapel Place Productions |
| Distributor: | Home Box Office |
| Executive producers: | Lauren LeFranc; Matt Reeves; Erika L. Johnson; Vladimir Cvetko; Craig Zobel; Daniel Pipski; Noelle Valdivia; Bill Carraro; Colin Farrell |
| Producers: | Bryan H. Carroll; Claudine Farrell; Breannah Gibson; Jonathan Ferrantelli; Corina Maritescu; Shaye Ogbonna; Dana Robin; Nick Towne; John McCutcheon |
| Principal cast: | Colin Farrell; Cristin Milioti; Rhenzy Feliz; Deirdre O'Connell; Clancy Brown; Carmen Ejogo; Michael Zegen; Berto Colón; James Madio; Joshua Bitton; David H. Holmes; Daniel J. Watts; Ben Cook; Jayme Lawson; Michael Kelly; Mark Strong |
| Air dates | |
| First aired: | September 19th, 2024 |
| Last aired: | November 10th, 2024 |
The Penguin is an American television miniseries of the crime drama genre. It is based on characters and concepts relating to the Batman family of comic book titles published by DC Comics. This series is a spin-off of the 2022 feature film The Batman and takes place in the same continuity as the movie. The program was developed for television by Lauren LeFranc, who served as the series showrunner. It was produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, Warner Bros. Television, DC Entertainment, 6th & Idaho Productions, Dylan Clark Productions and Chapel Place Productions. It aired on HBO Max from September 19th to November 10th, 2024, spanning a total of eight episodes.
Cast[]
- Colin Farrell as Oswald "Oz" Cobb
- Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone
- Rhenzy Feliz as Victor Aguilar
- Deirdre O'Connell as Francis Cobb
- Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni
- Carmen Ejogo as Eve Karlo
- Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone
- Berto Colón as Castillo
- James Madio as Milos Grapa
- David H. Holmes as Nick Fuchs
- Daniel J. Watts as Bruno Hess
- Ben Cook as Calvin
- Jayme Lawson as Bella Reál
- Michael Kelly as Johnny Vitti
- Mark Strong as Carmine Falcone
Episodes[]
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
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| 1x01 | "After Hours" | September 19th, 2024 |
| 1x02 | "Inside Man" | September 29th, 2024 |
| 1x03 | "Bliss" | October 6th, 2024 |
| 1x04 | "Cent'Anni" | October 13th, 2024 |
| 1x05 | "Homecoming" | October 20th, 2024 |
| 1x06 | "Gold Summit" | October 27th, 2024 |
| 1x07 | "Top Hat" | November 3rd, 2024 |
| 1x08 | "A Great or Little Thing" | November 10th, 2024 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Penguin was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane. He was introduced in the first story from Detective Comics #58 in December, 1941 in a tale called "One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups". Classically known by his actual name, Oswald C. Cobblepot, the Penguin has proven to be one of the infamous and enduring foes of the Batman and has appeared in every form of related media including feature films, animated movies & TV programs, and video games. The version of the character seen in The Batman and The Penguin is named Oswald "Oz" Cobb.
- Penguin, The (2024) redirects to this page.
- The tagline for this series is "The city will be his".
- This series is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and scenes of graphic violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
- In addition to playing the lead role of Oz Cobb, actor Colin Farrell is also an executive producer on the series.
- Producer Claudine Farrell is the older sister of series star and executive producer Colin Farrell.