The streaming platform Max, formerly HBO Max, is also trying to participate this fall in this all-out race for audiences. If at the beginning of summer Max surprised us with the premiere of the second season of the dragon’s house and in September with Furiosa: From the Mad saganow autumn begins with one of the most anticipated fictions of this year: The Penguin. This HBO series is a spin-off of Batman and stars actor Colin Farrell, who once again plays Oswald Cobb. The Penguin It consists of 8 episodes which tell the story of Oz Cobb’s rise to power (The Penguin), one of the defenders of the Falcone family. This sinister character, after the death of his Don, organizes a plot to become the city’s criminal leader. The new series attempts to explain how he manages to become the most powerful gangster in Gotham City.
Good news for DC Comics fans who are still recovering from their disappointment with the film Joker: Folie à Deux which was recently released in cinemas. The series The Penguin (The Penguin) was created by Lauren LeFranc for HBO and produced by 6th & Idaho, DC Studios and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Studios, with LeFranc as showrunner. Actor Colin Farrell reprises his role as Batman accompanied by Cristin Milioti. It takes place a week after the events of the series. Batman (2022).
The fundamental elements of the series The Penguin They are like in most mafia stories violence, crime and betrayal. One of the most anticipated series of this year which is receiving good reviews so far and meets the expectations of DC Comics fans.
What is the series about? The Penguin from HBO?
This new series explores the rise to power of the character Oswald “Oz” Cobb / The Penguin, who has already appeared only three times in Batmanin the criminal underworld of Gotham City. This new fiction wants to explain how the protagonist of this series went from being an insignificant person to the most powerful gangster in this city.
One of the great successes of this series is manage to change this strange and somewhat grotesque character which hypnotizes the viewer. On the one hand, he is a violent and dark gangster who knows how to get out of dangerous situations. On the other hand, this character has a human side which manifests itself in the unconditional love he has for his mother suffering from dementia and for a young gang member whose life he spared and whose his right arm.
Besides the strength of the protagonist, another of the successes of this series is the staging of this fiction in a dirty, dangerous and criminally corrupt Gotham City. A city in which these dangerous guys move like fish in water and where they fight every day to take power.
The cast of this new series
The actor Colin Farrell surprises us with a magnificent performance in a complicated villain role in which he is unrecognizable, Oz Cobb. One of Hollywood’s best-known actors remembered for his roles in the productions Zodiac, The Spirits of the Island, The Lobster, and The Sacrifice of the Sacred Deer, among others. Actress Cristin Milioti plays Sofia Falcone, the supervillain who will become one of Batman’s first enemies. The actress is known for her roles in Palm Springs, The Wolf of Wall Street, Fargo and Black Mirror.
The actor also has an important role. Victor Aguilar who plays the role of Rhenzy Feliza teenager who lost his entire family and is considered El Pingüino’s protégé. We saw this actor in The runawaysthe series Teenager Woolf and is known for providing the voice for Camilo in the animated film Charm. Also note the actor Theo Rossi who plays Dr. Julian Rush and who we saw in Emily the Swindler and in the series sons of anarchy.
The cast of this HBO series also includes the actors Michael Kelly (Johnny Viti), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nadia Maroni), Deirdre O’Connell (Francis Cobb), Clancy Brown (Salvatore Maroni), James Madio (Milos Grappa), Scott Cohen (Luca Falcone), Michael Zegen (Alberto Falcone) and Carmen Ejogo (Eve Karlo), among others.
In addition to this fiction, Max announced that heThis fall, other series will also be presented as What we do in the shadows season 6 and Superman and Lois season 4 on October 24 someone somewhere season 3 on October 28 Like water for chocolate November 3 The sex lives of female students season 3 on November 22 and Get Millie Black on November 28.
