Director: Lauren LeFranc
The Penguin is a 2024 crime series created by Lauren LeFranc, built around a figure from Gotham City's criminal underworld. It continues the story world established by the 2022 feature film The Batman, narrowing its focus from the wider city to one man's climb through organized crime.
What is The Penguin about?
The series opens in a Gotham left unsteady after a period of upheaval. With the established order among the city's crime families disrupted, openings appear for anyone willing to seize them. Oz Cobb, long a mid-tier operator serving more powerful bosses, sees a path toward greater influence and sets out to position himself at the center of the underworld's shifting alliances. Across its episodes the show tracks his negotiations, feuds, and rivalries, alongside a younger figure drawn into his orbit and a rival heir with ambitions of her own. The story stays grounded in the grim, rain-slicked Gotham introduced on screen in 2022, treating the criminal ecosystem as a set of competing interests rather than a single villain's scheme.
Cast & crew
Colin Farrell leads the cast as Oz Cobb, reprising the role he first played in the 2022 film. Cristin Milioti appears as Sofia Falcone, a member of one of Gotham's crime dynasties. The supporting ensemble includes Rhenzy Feliz, Deirdre O'Connell, Clancy Brown, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Zegen, and Berto Colon, who fill out the network of family members, associates, and rivals surrounding the central power struggle.
Context & significance
The Penguin was developed as a limited series spun off from The Batman, the 2022 film directed by Matt Reeves. Lauren LeFranc served as showrunner and lead writer. Credited as a co-production of Ireland and the United States, the series ran in 2024 with episodes of roughly fifty-five minutes. It sits within the crime genre and carries an IMDb user rating of about 8.6. Rather than a superhero-forward approach, it is structured as an organized-crime drama, following the machinery of Gotham's underworld through character-driven episodes. The production keeps the visual tone of the film it extends, holding the city dark, wet, and industrial throughout.
Where & how to watch
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