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Entered into: Best English Language Drama Series
Produced by: HBO in association with Acid and Tender Productions, 6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company, Dylan Clark Productions, Chapel Place Productions, Zobot Projects, DC Studios, and Warner Bros. Television
For: Sky Atlantic
Distributed by: Sky Studios
HBO Max’s The Penguin is not just a spin-off - it’s a genre-defining triumph that elevates comic book storytelling into the realm of prestige drama. Set one week after The Batman, The Penguin strips away the capes and crusaders to deliver a noir-infused mob drama that channels The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire. As Variety notes, it’s “a masterful examination of criminality… twisted, disturbing and deeply enthralling”. Colin Farrell’s transformation into Oswald “Oz” Cobb is so complete, Deadline calls it “prestige television” that “swam toward 24 Primetime Emmy nominations".
