The video game “Gotham Knights” served as an unexpected inspiration when it came to building Gotham City for HBO’s “The Penguin.” Sony-owned Pixomondo, which specializes in pre-production, virtual production and visual effects, was tasked with the environmental design of Gotham’s world-building. Among those designs were the skylines of Gotham City, the aftermath of the flood […]

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes major plot details from the finale of HBO’s “The Penguin,” now streaming on Max. It was a dark night on set. At a Q&A following a screening of “The Penguin” finale at the Saban Media Center on Nov. 10, Colin Farrell described the somber tone felt by the collective cast […]

“The Penguin” continued its streak of viewership growth the finale episode on Sunday night. Per HBO, the final episode of the “The Batman” spinoff series pulled in 2.1 million viewers across all platforms, marking yet another series high for viewership. Sunday’s viewership figure is up approximately 50% from Episode 1 of the series. The first […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major plot details from the finale of HBO’s“The Penguin,” now streaming on Max. In the pantheon of television spinoffs of blockbuster films, “The Penguin” is an extraordinary achievement. The eponymous villain may be no Batman, but as played so deliciously by Colin Farrell and amplified by some truly remarkable prosthetics, few […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “The Penguin” Episode 7, “Top Hat” Things go off the rails in “The Penguin” Episode 7, with Oz’s drug operation that’s hidden in the abandoned trolley tunnels in jeopardy, along with his mother. But first… This week’s penultimate episode of HBO’s DC series begins with a flashback of […]