HBO has officially unveiled the trailer for The Penguin, an eight-episode limited series from Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, at San Diego Comic-Con.
The series, starring an unrecognizable Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb (aka “The Penguin”), continues the crime saga established by Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Fans can catch the series weekly starting Thursday, September 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO, with streaming available on Max.
The series explores the story of Farrell’s character from The Batman, diving deeper into his criminal underworld. It’s developed by showrunner Lauren LeFranc and promises to expand on the gritty narrative established in the blockbuster film. Watch below:
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The series is executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc (who also writes and serves as showrunner), Craig Zobel (director of the first three episodes), and Bill Carraro.
The Penguin is based on characters created for DC by Bob Kane with Bill Finger and is produced by Reeves’ 6th & Idaho Productions and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros Television and DC Studios. Daniel Pipski also serves as an executive producer.
The series features a stellar cast including:
- Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb
- Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone
- Rhenzy Feliz as Victor Aguilar
- Michael Kelly as Johnny Viti
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Nadia Maroni
- Deirdre O’Connell as Francis Cobb
- Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni
- James Madio as Milos Grapa
- Scott Cohen as Luca Falcone
- Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone
- Carmen Ejogo as Eve Karlo
- Theo Rossi as Dr. Julian Rush
Fans of The Batman and DC Comics will not want to miss this continuation of the dark, intricate storyline when The Penguin premieres on September 19.
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