The Penguin is an American crime drama television miniseries developed by Lauren LeFranc for HBO. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, it is a spin-off from The Batman (2022) that explores Oz Cobb's rise to power in Gotham City's criminal underworld after the events of that film. LeFranc serves as the showrunner of the series, which is produced by DC Studios in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Colin Farrell stars as Oz, reprising his role from The Batman, alongside Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Zegen, Berto Colón, Scott Cohen, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Theo Rossi, James Madio, Nadine Malouf, Joshua Bitton, David H. Holmes, Daniel J. Watts, Jared Abrahamson, Ben Cook, Jayme Lawson, Aleska Palladino, Craig Walker, Tess Soltau, Marié Botha, Michael Kelly, and Mark Strong. Development was underway by September 2021, and HBO Max ordered it in March 2022, after The Batman was released. The film's director, Matt Reeves, supervised the writing, and was involved in hiring the creative team. Filming began in March 2023 in New York, but was halted in June by the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. Production resumed in late November and concluded in February 2024. The series moved from HBO Max's successor Max to HBO in July 2024. Craig Zobel directed the first three episodes.
The Penguin premiered in the United States on HBO on September 19, 2024, and ran for eight episodes until November 10, 2024. The series received critical acclaim for its performances, writing, direction, tone, and production values.
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Latvian | Pingvīns | Go3 Tet+[unverified] |
| File:The Penguin - logo (Polish).png | Polish | Pingwin | HBO (Poland) Max |
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| File:The Penguin - logo (Bulgarian).png | Bulgarian | Пингвинът | Max |
| File:The Penguin - logo (Simplified Chinese).png | Chinese (Simplified) | 企鹅人 | HBO HBO GO (formerly) Max |
| File:The Penguin - logo (Tradtiional Chinese).png | Chinese (Traditional) | 企鵝人 | HBO HBO GO (formerly) Max |
| File:The Penguin - logo (Hungarian, Croatian and Slovene).png | Croatian | Pingvin | Max |
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Danish | The Penguin | Max |
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Dutch | The Penguin | HBO Max |
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Estonian | Pingviin | Max Go3 |
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Finnish | The Penguin | Max |
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Indonesian | The Penguin | HBO HBO GO (formerly) Max |
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Lithuanian | Pingvinas | Max Go3 |
| File:The Penguin - logo (Macedonian).png | Macedonian | Пингвин | Max |
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Malay | The Penguin | HBO HBO GO (formerly) Max |
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Norwegian | The Penguin | Max |
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Persian | پنگوئن | SorenVHS |
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Portuguese (Portugal) | The Penguin | Max |
| File:The Penguin - logo (Romanian).png | Romanian | Pinguinul | Max |
| File:The Penguin - logo (Serbian).png | Serbian | Pingvina | Max |
| File:The Penguin - logo (Hungarian, Croatian and Slovene).png | Slovene | Pingvin | Max |
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Swedish | The Penguin | Max |
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