The Penguin picks up one week after that flooding. Falcone’s death has left a power vacuum in Gotham City, and Cobblepot is determined to assume control of the criminal underworld—but he’s facing some stiff competition. Based on the teaser, it’s basically a supervillain version of The Sopranos and indeed, Farrell does seem to be channeling Tony Soprano in many of his scenes.
In addition to Farrell, the cast includes Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone, Carmine’s daughter who is also a psychopathic serial killer known as Hangman. Newly released from Arkham Asylum, she’s Cobblepot’s primary rival for control of Gotham’s criminal underworld. Rhenzy Feliz plays Cobblepot’s teenage driver, Victor Aguilar; Michael Kelly plays Falcone crime family underboss Johnny Vitti; Deirdre O’Connell plays Cobblepot’s mentally unbalanced mother; Clancy Brown plays mob boss/drug trafficker Salvatore Maroni; Shohreh Aghdashloo plays Nadia Maroni; Michael Zegen plays Sofia’s younger brother Alberto Falcone; Scott Cohen plays Luca Falcone; James Madio plays Milos Grapa; Theo Rossi plays a doctor named Julian Rush; and Carmen Ejogo plays Eve Karlo.
The Penguin premieres on HBO on September 19, 2024. Batman: Caped Crusader debuts on Prime Video on August 1, 2024.
Clip from Prime Video’s forthcoming animated HBO’s new series, Batman: Caped Crusader.
