Miniseries · HBO
The Penguin
The city will be his.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Colin Farrell
Oz 'The Penguin' Cobb
8 eps
Cristin Milioti
Sofia Falcone
8 eps
Rhenzy Feliz
Victor Aguilar
8 eps
Deirdre O'Connell
Francis Cobb
8 eps
Clancy Brown
Salvatore Maroni
8 eps
Carmen Ejogo
Eve Karlo
8 eps
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Nadia Maroni
8 eps
Theo Rossi
Dr. Julian Rush
8 eps
Michael Kelly
Johnny Viti
8 eps
Eric Berryman
Dr. Desoto
2 eps
Alex Anagnostidis
Ray
2 eps
Myles Humphus
Dom
4 eps
Daren Donofrio
Blackgate Prison Guard
3 eps
Jupiter Genesis
Drag Queen
2 eps
Christopher J. Alfaro
Drag Queen
2 eps
Roma Torre
Newscaster
2 eps
James Madio
Milos Grapa
3 eps
Joshua Bitton
Mickey Stone
3 eps
David H. Holmes
Nick Fuchs
5 eps
Daniel J. Watts
Bruno Tess
5 eps
Aleksa Palladino
Carla Viti
2 eps
Craig Walker
Det. Marcus Wise
3 eps
Tess Soltau
Tina Falcone
3 eps
Marié Botha
Margaret 'Magpie'
2 eps
Ben Cook
Calvin
2 eps
Jayme Lawson
Bella Reál
2 eps
Aria Shahghasemi
Taj Maroni
4 eps
Ana Madelyn Trapasso
Young Sofia
2 eps
Ava Grey
Cinnamon
2 eps
Hunter Emery
Leo
3 eps
Jenny Heaton
Isabella
2 eps
Jessie Pinnick
Roxy
3 eps
Matthew Eby
Young Alberto
2 eps
Rocky Perez
Alice
2 eps
Jared Abrahamson
Squid
3 eps
François Chau
Feng Zhao
3 eps
Robert Lee Leng
Link Tsai
4 eps
Kenzie Grey
Gia Viti
3 eps
Syd Skidmore
Abby
2 eps
Con O'Neill
Chief Mackenzie Bock
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Penguin actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Penguin reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."
The run
Seasons
1 season · 8 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Miniseries
20248 episodes
8.2IMDbFollowing the events of The Batman, a post-flood Gotham City is experiencing a power vacuum in its criminal organizations after the death of Carmine Falcon. In the midst of all this chaos, low-level mobster Oswald "Oz" Cobb, nicknamed "The Penguin", attempts to make a grab for control of the streets, which brings him into direct conflict with Carmine's daughter, Sofia Falcone, and the Maroni Crime Family.
Best episode · S01E08 A Great or Little Thing
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
A Great or Little Thing
Truths are laid bare as Oz Cobb nears the end of his journey and his power struggle with Sofia comes to a head.
- Directed by Jennifer Getzinger
- Written by Lauren LeFranc
S01E04
Cent'anni
Confronting the events that turned her into "The Hangman" – and led to a decade-long fight to survive in Arkham State Hospital – Sofia makes plans for a more hopeful future.
- Directed by Helen Shaver
- Written by John McCutcheon
S01E07
Top Hat
Oz fights to preserve everything he’s built, while Sofia makes a shocking discovery.
- Directed by Kevin Bray
- Written by Vladimir Cvetko
S01E01
After Hours
In the wake of Carmine Falcone's death, Oz attempts to legitimize himself among Gotham's criminal underworld.
- Directed by Craig Zobel
- Written by Lauren LeFranc
S01E03
Bliss
Hoping to control the future of Gotham's drug trade, Oz and Sofia must first address the skeletons in their closet. Meanwhile, Victor is torn between his new life and what remains of his old.
- Directed by Craig Zobel
- Written by Noelle Valdivia
S01E06
Gold Summit
Despite his enemies' attempts to smoke him out, Oz seeks to expand his reach in the city. Meanwhile, Victor crosses paths with a former adversary.
- Directed by Kevin Bray
- Written by Nick Towne
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
A Great or Little Thing
- Directed by Jennifer Getzinger
- Written by Lauren LeFranc
S01E05
Homecoming
- Directed by Helen Shaver
- Written by Breannah Gibson, Shaye Ogbonna
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Lauren LeFranc
Showrunner
Dylan Clark
Executive producer
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Daniel Pipski
Executive producer
Colin Farrell
Executive producer
Bill Carraro
Executive producer
Craig Zobel
Executive producer
Matt Reeves
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Noelle Valdivia
Writer
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Breannah Gibson
Writer
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Shaye Ogbonna
Writer
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Vladimir Cvetko
Writer
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John McCutcheon
Writer
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Nick Towne
Writer
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Erika Johnson
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Dylan ClarkExecutive Producer
- Daniel PipskiExecutive Producer
- Claudine FarrellProducer
- Colin FarrellExecutive Producer
- Bill CarraroExecutive Producer
- Craig ZobelExecutive Producer
Writing
- Noelle ValdiviaWriter
- Breannah GibsonWriter
- Shaye OgbonnaWriter
- Lauren LeFrancWriter
- Vladimir CvetkoWriter
- John McCutcheonWriter
Direction
- Helen ShaverDirector
- Craig ZobelDirector
- Kevin BrayDirector
- Jennifer GetzingerDirector
Cinematography
- Jonathan FreemanDirector of Photography
- Darran TiernanDirector of Photography
Music
- Mick GiacchinoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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