The events of The Penguin start on November 13, 2022, a week after the election night catastrophe of The Batman. That much is confirmed by Alberto Falcone’s grave plate in Episode 2, “Inside Man,” which means the November 18th date of this mysterious new drug shipment isn’t far off.

The Batman was a masterstroke and stood out as an instant classic at a time when the mainline DCEU was burning in the background. With its gritty, grounded take on Batman and Goth

Viewers appear to be flocking to The Penguin. The HBO series starring Colin Farrell as the notorious DC Comics villain has racked up 10.4 million cross-platform viewers for its series premiere, which debuted Sept.

It was a successful Sunday night on HBO, as both The Penguin and Industry brought in solid audiences. The second episode of The Penguin drew 1.6M cross-platform viewers in the U.S., outperforming Episode 1 by 17%,