"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 film established that Gotham's police force and the city council are corrupt,

The first episode of The Penguin has arrived on HBO, and there’s one character who’s conspicuous by his absence. Robert Pattinson’s Batman is nowhere to be seen, despite the series taking place in the immediate aftermath of 2022’s The Batman. And if star Colin Farrell is to be believed, we won’t be seeing the Dark Knight at all in this series.