The Penguin has now kicked off on HBO, and the first episode of The Batman spin-off is a grisly return to the dark underworld of Gotham. It mostly focuses on Oz Cobb's new bid for power following Carmine Falcone's death, but there is a little subtle tease in there for fans of Matt Reeves' movie.

Matt Reeves explained why Robert Pattinson, who played Batman in the same world, doesn't appear. "The Penguin" is the second project set within Matt Reeves' grim, violent take on the DC universe, following 2022's " The Batman " which starred Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne and Batman.

The Penguin is finally here, the much anticipated spin-off from the hit 2022 film The Batman which centers on Colin Farrell's gangster Oz Cobb. First reactions to the show have already been overwhelmingly positive,