“The Penguin,” the new HBO show starring the minor antagonist from 2022’s “The Batman,” is not a story that was highly anticipated. Nevertheless, it’s one of the best television series in years.
If you know anything about the Batman universe, you’ll be aware that everything happens in Gotham — a New York City analog — and that the Falcones and Maronis are large crime families. “The Penguin” does a good enough job of standing on its own that you don’t really need to know anything beyond that. In an environment where so much entertainment media uses old IPs as crutches to prop up the latest installment of an indistinguishable line of corporate dreck (looking at you, Star Wars), that is no small virtue.
“The Penguin”
Trending: WARNING: Major US Bank Collapse
Join the conversation!
Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!