After snagging 24 Emmy nominations, it seems that the proof is in the waddle when it comes to HBO Max’s limited series The Penguin . Set in after the events of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, the series follows the thuggish misadventures of Oswald “Oz” Cobb ( Colin Farrell ) and his battle with Sofia Falcone ( Cristin Milioti ) as they both desire to reign supreme in the Gotham City crime syndicate.

The secret to the show’s success? Subverting expectations of what viewers might think they know about one of pop culture’s most prolific fictional cities.

According to creator and showrunner Lauren LeFranc , “the show [was] really challenging to make in so many ways, because we were trying to do something different than what people would expect,” she told Deadline. “There’s a lot of con

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