That’s twice now, for filmmaker and producer Matt Reeves. First he directed “The Batman,” the 2022 Batman movie we didn’t know we needed. Now, as executive producer, he has handed off the creative chores to others for “The Penguin,

The Penguin begins with news coverage of The Riddler's terrorist attack revealing how it has left the city devastated. Weeks later major parts of the city are still submerged in water, people are left homeless,

The Penguin is far removed from anything resembling actual superheroism, a pure mob drama that deals with the aftermath of the events of Riddler flooding Gotham

HBO Original limited series The Penguin picks up where Matt Reeves left off with The Batman. Colin Farrell stars in the crime drama as Oswald “Oz” Cobb, otherwise known as the Penguin, alongside Cristin Milioti and Rhenzy Feliz.

"The Penguin" is ready to take us back to Gotham City. The new HBO show spins out of Matt Reeves' "The Batman" movie starring Robert Pattinson. This time, the focus is all on the crime families of the city and how Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) - the titular Penguin - climbs the ranks of the city's dark underbelly.

At the end of The Batman, The Riddler was committed to Arkham and most of Gotham was flooded after the retaining walls around the city were blown up. The new limited series The Penguin takes place about a week after the events of that film,