The following story contains minor spoilers for The Penguin. FROM THE VERY jump, what we're seeing in HBO's The Penguin is very apparent: Oz Cobb, also known as The Penguin (Colin Farrell), is making moves to rise in power,

This message reflects a very interesting fracture in Gotham City's social order, right now. Both the followers of The Riddler and city officials like Mayoral Elect Bella Reál are committing to ending Gotham's longstanding era of corruption and mob control.

Now, the Gotham City mob associate is the star of his own spinoff show on HBO. And when the Oscar-nominated Farrell gets into Penguin mode, there’s no denying his transformation.

Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) enters the frame behind an oblivious Oswald “Oz” Cobb (Colin Farrell). He’s too busy spinning a yarn to the Falcone family’s new leaders to notice Sofia stalking him in the background.

The Globe and Mail talked to Milioti about becoming Sofia Falcone in the new HBO series and her appreciation for all things Batman

HBO's "The Penguin" is set in the world of 2021 movie "The Batman," as Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) tries to fill a void in Gotham's criminal underworld.

Picking up right after the events of director Matt Reeves's 2022 film The Batman (which starred Robert Pattinson as the titular vigilante and introduced Colin Farrell as The Penguin's titular mafioso),

As well as dealing with the aftermath of the flood, The Penguin also follows one of the most impactful events in Gotham's underworld: the death of Carmine Falcone. Without the kin