From executive producer Matt Reeves, the eight-episode DC Studios/HBO series The Penguin, which takes place after the events of The Batman and prior to the upcoming sequel, places Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) in the center of Gotham’s criminal underworld. At the same time, Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti), mob boss Carmine Falcone’s daughter, free from Arkham Asylum and wondering what comes next for her in a boys’ club of organized crime that’s not welcoming her with open arms. Unsure of where things stand between her and Oz, she’ll find out soon enough, as she vies for control of her late father’s empire.
The Penguin’s story began in The Batman, where he was not yet the crime lord of Gotham that he eventually evolves into. But the wheels were set in motion for him to continue down a path that would get him to that very place. Because The Batman had a lot of ground to cover, the character’s time in his story was just far too brief, so this TV series was born out of that, to fill in some blanks prior to the sequel.
During this interview with Collider, Farrell and prosthetics designer Mike Marino talked about the process of fine-tuning the character’s appearance, where they drew inspiration from for the final look, the deep psychological and emotional dive into character for the series, and getting to know Oz, inside and out.
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