Limited series The Penguin will see Colin Farrell return to his portrayal of Oz Cobb from The Batman (2022) starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz among others.
The is executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, and Lauren LeFranc, who serves as writer and showrunner. Craig Zobel directed the first three episodes in addition to executive producing. Bill Carraro also executive produces.
The release schedule for The Penguin is a little trickier than usual for an HBO show, and the details can be found below:
When does The Penguin come out?
The Penguin premieres Thursday, Sept. 19 as the first episode will be available to stream on Max at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
How many episodes are in The Penguin?
The series contains eight episodes.
When are new episodes of The Penguin streaming on Max? Will they arrive weekly or all at once?
The first episode of The Penguin will be the only one to debut on a Thursday. HBO will air the episode multiple times over the weekend following release, including on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 9 p.m. ET and PT. The first two episodes of The Penguin will push the final two episodes of Industry to 10 p.m. on the upcoming two Sundays.
The rest of the episodes will roll out one per week on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. PT/ET both on the streamer Max and on HBO, starting with the second episode on Sunday, Sept. 29. Find the full release schedule below:
Thursday, Sept. 19: Episode 1
Sunday, Sept. 29: Episode 2
Sunday, Oct. 6: Episode 3
Sunday, Oct. 13: Episode 4
Sunday, Oct. 20: Episode 5
Sunday, Oct. 27: Episode 6
Sunday, Nov. 3: Episode 7
Sunday, Nov. 10: Episode 8 (Finale)
What is The Penguin about?
Farrell’s Oz Cobb returns in a follow-up spinoff series to Matt Reeves’ The Batman crime saga. From Oz’s perspective, the show’s context will show the city streets of Gotham and the criminal underbelly as The Penguin wants to climb a ladder of power.
Who is in The Penguin?
Robert Pattinson’s Batman won’t appear in the series, but it is the same world established in the most recent film about the Caped Crusader.
Christin Milioti will play Sofia Falcone, Rhenzy Feliz will play Victor Aguilar, Michael Kelly will play Johnny Viti, Shohreh Aghdashloo will play Nadia Maroni, Deirdre O’Connell will play Francis Cobb, Clancy Brown will play Salvatore Maroni, James Madio will play Milos Grapa, Scott Cohen will play Luca Falcone, Michael Zegen will play Alberto Falcone, Carmen Ejogo will play Eve Karlo and Theo Rossi will play Dr. Julian Rush.
From Deadline.com
