The Penguin Series Review: Colin Farrell is back as the Penguin, and this time around, he’s got tough competition courtesy of Cristin Milioti. A spin-off of Robert Pattinson’s The Batman, The Penguin streams its first episode today on Jio Cinema, and it is ready to take DC fans on one helluva ride. Taking a leaf out of The Batman, the series shifts a little from the serious tone of the film and indulges in dark humour oh-so-brilliantly.
The Penguin, as the trailers have already hinted, will follow the events of The Batman. The first episode opens with Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) finding his way back to his doings in Gotham City after Riddler flooded the land and killed several. His attempt to find his ground again makes him cross paths with Carmine Falcone’s son, Alberto Falcone (Michael Zegen).
Their clash of interest brings the first twist of the series, within the first 10 minutes of the episode’s premiere. This is the first signal that the show is not here to waste time in unnecessary drama and conversations. Instead, it has an agenda to play all things dirty and it is not going to shy away from getting things nasty.
The first twist paves the way for rebuilding the world, completely detaching from the shadows of The Batman and allowing The Penguin to take a shape of its own. As the first episode progresses, we meet the three main characters of the show — Carmine’s daughter Sofia Falcone aka The Hangman, played by Cristin Milioti, Oz’s friend and driver Victor Ag.