That’s twice now, for filmmaker and producer Matt Reeves. First he directed “The Batman,” the 2022 Batman movie we didn’t know we needed. Now, as executive producer, he has handed off the creative chores to others for “The Penguin,

Luckily, LeFranc and The Penguin are able to do quite a lot with that minimal space, conjuring up a grounded (if somewhat derivative) crime drama that examines how Batman villain Oswald "Oz" Cobb (Colin Farrell) became the monster he is today.

The Penguin is finally here, the much anticipated spin-off from the hit 2022 film The Batman which centers on Colin Farrell's gangster Oz Cobb. First reactions to the show have already been overwhelmingly positive,

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Thankfully, while the writer-director refines his vision, the HBO original series The Penguin will rekindle our interest in the Reeves-verse, following the character of Oswald Cobb (an unrecognizable Colin Farrell) as he maneuvers the power vacuum created by the assassination of crime boss Carmine Falcone (played by Mark Strong in the series).

The first episode of The Penguin just dropped and we're now recapping the events of "After Hours" as The Batman's Oz Cobb makes his move on Gotham City. Can he possibly become the new Kingpin of Crime?

HBO Original limited series The Penguin picks up where Matt Reeves left off with The Batman. Colin Farrell stars in the crime drama as Oswald “Oz” Cobb, otherwise known as the Penguin, alongside Cristin Milioti and Rhenzy Feliz.

"The Penguin" is ready to take us back to Gotham City. The new HBO show spins out of Matt Reeves' "The Batman" movie starring Robert Pattinson. This time, the focus is all on the crime families of the city and how Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) - the titular Penguin - climbs the ranks of the city's dark underbelly.