20 September 2024
The Penguin S1
Continuing the epic crime saga that began with 2022’s Oscar-nominated blockbuster The Batman, The Penguin stars Oscar nominee Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb (aka The Penguin), who makes a play for the reins of Gotham’s crime world.
The eight-episode HBO series also stars Critics Choice Super Award winner Cristin Milioti (Palm Springs, Made for Love, Fargo), Rhenzy Feliz (Runaways), Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Expanse, The Flight Attendant), Emmy nominee Michael Kelly (House of Cards, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption, John Wick 4), Black Reel winner Carmen Ejogo (Your Honor, Selma), and BAFTA nominee Mark Strong (Shazam!, 1917, Kingsman: The Secret Service).
The Penguin is created and showrun by Lauren LeFranc (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), directed by Emmy nominee Craig Zobel (The Hunt, Mare of Easttown), and exec produced by Matt Reeves, who directed The Batman.
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