SummaryMob boss Oz Cobb aka The Penguin (Colin Farrell) sees a possible opening in the power vacuum left in Gotham after what occurred in the 2022 film The Batman.
Created By:Lauren LeFranc
The Penguin
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 19, 2024
Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.2
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72
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Sep 20, 2024
100
The Penguin is a slick and powerful beast, with enough action and heart to capture existing fans and create many more. And Farrell himself should soon be swimming in a sea of awards.
Sep 18, 2024
85
Thanks to an outright phenomenal lead performance by Colin Farrell as the iconic villain, it proves as engrossing and exciting as a Batman-adjacent show could hope to be.
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.2
89% Positive
490 Ratings
490 Ratings
4% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
7% Negative
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
Nov 1, 2024
10
One of the best series I’ve ever seen. Both the acting and the representation of Gotham etc. are absolutely brilliant, a solid 10 without any doubt. I 100% recommend it.
Aug 3, 2025
10
The Penguin for me was really entertaining and I actually hoped for more episodes. What is crazy to me is that I was actually more interested in Sofia Falcone's storyline. She was abused by her family and I actually ended up rooting for her and not Oz. I hope they consider doing a Falcone family drama series with her actresses casting.
Sep 20, 2024
80
Fans of the DC characters might choose to view this eight-episode spin-off as the origin story of the Penguin and his journey from mobster to monster. Others can watch it simply as a dark, gritty, gripping crime drama, the enjoyment of which requires no knowledge of Batman lore. It works as both.
Sep 17, 2024
79
“The Penguin” doesn’t overplay its hand enough to go broke, mind you, but it does undercut itself slightly with just a few too many meandering moments. Still, in terms of superhero-centric franchise TV, it’s arguably among some of the best viewers have been offered to date.
Sep 12, 2024
67
Even if it largely succeeds on its own terms, “The Penguin” could’ve benefited from a little more romance and variation, rather than a relentless and gloomy dose of reality.
Sep 12, 2024
60
The drama-filled second half of the season might just make audiences forget about the weak opening episodes - but the fact remains that there's a lot of fat that could have been cut to focus in on the most interesting parts of the show.
Sep 12, 2024
40
If The Penguin just wants to use the former Oswald Cobblepot to tell a traditional Mob war story, it needs to tell a much more interesting version of one, with a more compelling protagonist, than what we get here.
Jul 27, 2025
10
This is how you make a TV show: you add good drama, well-written characters, develop them properly — and you get a 10/10
Apr 5, 2026
6
Sits in the same territory as the movie for me. It’s just ok. This is not a version of the world of Batman that I really care about. I love me some Colin Ferrel though and he’s great as this worlds Penguin, but the best slice at a mid pizzeria isn’t much of an accomplishment.
Nov 12, 2024
6
The series was lost in the sixth episode. It's like an obsessed priority to focus on Sofia. Several logical errors in simple things. Disrespect for intelligence. Sad
Oct 21, 2024
3
Another bait and switch. This show should be called the Sofia Falcone show. I know more about her than I do about the Penguin. Imagine if they poured all this effort into developing the Penguin himself. Every Falcone scene feels out of place and forced. How about focusing on the main character?
Production Company:
- 6th & Idaho Productions
- Chapel Place Productions
- DC Entertainment
- Dylan Clark Productions
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date:Sep 19, 2024
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 9 Wins & 24 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 14 Wins & 19 Nominations
