Should you watch The Penguin?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Penguin
Series · 2024
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 sides of The Penguin
- A Gotham driver reaching for a vacant crime throne
- A mother he keeps promising a better life
- A flooded city after the seawall breaks
The Penguin is good for you if…
- you like following a man you shouldn't root for.
- you watch for one performance that holds the whole thing together.
- you like an empty seat at the top of a city and everyone reaching for it.
The Penguin is bad for you if…
- you can't take point-blank killings and beatings.
- you need a bit of hope by the end of an evening.
About: ambition · power · mothers and sons
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