Live-action series starring Colin Farrell’s Penguin works as a spin-off of ‘Batman’ (2022)
‘Penguin’, a series derived from ‘Batman’ (2022), has a premiere date! Casey Bloyshead of HBO, said in a statement to Variety (via Omelete), that the plot should reach the Max streaming platform catalog in September 2024.
please note that Colin Farrell will reprise the role of the criminal in the eight episodes of the story that will present the rise of the villain, as he must introduce him before assuming the alter-ego, that is, still as Oswald Cobblepot, a character described as a great Gotham City tycoon involved in the criminal underworld and assistant to mobster Carmine Falcone.
In addition to Farrellthe cast features names like Michael Kelly (House of Cards, Jack Ryan), Rhenzy Feliz (Marvel Runaways), Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Mist), Michael Zegen (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Cristin Milioti (How I Met Your Mother), James Madio (Band of Brothers), Scott Cohen (Gilmore Girls) and Deidre O’Connell (Demolisher).
The series, which is directed by Craig Zobel (Mare of Easttown) and script signed by Lauren LeFranc (Agents of SHIELD), has already received the first teaser trailer. Revealed on March 22 of this year, the preview shows the title character telling the story of a famous gangster during his childhood who gained popular respect and was honored in Gotham after his death: Rex Calabrese.
Source: Recreio
