After The Batmanplace to The Penguin
More than two years after the presentation Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobb with The Batmanthe actor reprised his role for the series The Penguin. Still unrecognizable thanks to the use of prosthetics, the actor this time carries the show on his shoulders, which takes place after the events of the film. In fact, after the death of Carmine Falcone, Oz wants to take over the criminal empire left by the mafioso, in particular to offer his mother a better life. Alone, he was without counting on the arrival of Sofia, daughter of Carmine fresh out of Arkham and performed by Cristin Milioti.
Gang wars, drug dealing and shootouts in the middle of a darker and more infamous Gotham than ever are in the program of the series. A proposal that has allowed it to attract viewers in mass, according to the first data. In fact, only a few days after the first episode of The Penguin on Max, September 19 in France, the series has already been compared The Last of Usanother great success of the platform.
An impressive success for the series’ debut
It is through Expiration that we learn it The Penguin had, “in every region of the world“, the biggest four-day audience for a new series since The Last of Us (January 2023). In terms of numbers, this represents an average for the United States of 5.3 million subscribers who watched episode 1 during the first weekend and on all platforms together (between Max and the broadcast on HBO). The DC production therefore does better than season 4 of Successionwhich attracted 4.9 million people when the first episode aired. The Penguin However, he did a little less than last season. True Detective, Night countrywhich for its part reached 5.7 million viewers.
At the moment there are no numerical details for other countries in the world. But according to American media reports the success would be global. A good omen for the development of the universe of The Batmanas a second work is still awaited. Batman 2 continues to be a wait, and we hope to be able to find out in October 2026. The story will take place after the events of The Penguinin winter, and Oz should be involved.
The Penguin can be discovered on Max in France, which offers a free trial until September 26th..
Source: Cine Serie
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