In this eight-episode series, Oz Cobb makes a bid for greatness as the new kingpin of Gotham’s criminal underworld.

Known mockingly to those in the business as ‘The Penguin’ due to his portly stature, waddle and pointed facial features, Oz is someone people continue to underestimate.

But after the events of The Batman movie, Gotham lies in ruins, with mob boss Carmine Falcone dead and a power vacuum that leaves every part of the city in desperate times.

But for Oz, he considers everything an opportunity – and this could be his path to that penthouse apartment and esteemed reputation he has always dreamed of.

Here’s how the series plays out.

The Penguin is available to watch now.

Currently, the show has been billed as a limited series, and as such there are no plans for a second season.

Sky is the UK’s exclusive home of The Penguin, so it is not available on any other service.

You can watch the series on Sky Atlantic, on demand via Sky Go or by streaming on NOW.

The main stars of The Penguin are:

• Colin Farrell (Banshees of Inisherin, True Detective) as Oz Cobb aka ‘The Penguin’

• Cristin Milioti (Palm Springs, How I Met Your Mother) as Sofia Falcone

• Rhenzy Feliz (Runaways, The Tender Bar) as Victor Aguilar

• Michael Zegen (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Boardwalk Empire) as Alberto Falcone

• Clancy Brown (Billions, Gen V) as Salvatore Maroni

• Deirdre O’Connell (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Outer Range) as Francis Cobb

• Michael Kelly (House of Cards, Lioness) as Johnny Vitti

• Shohreh Aghdashloo (24, The Expanse) as Nadia Maroni

• Carmen Ejogo (Your Honor, Selma) as Eve Karlo

• Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy, Luke Cage) as Dr Julian Rush

Find out more about the cast and characters here.

The Penguin picks up in the immediate aftermath of the events of The Batman (2022), where The Riddler has burst open the city’s seawalls, flooding its poorest boroughs and leaving them in more dire straits than ever.

Once the manager of the Iceberg Lounge, now his business is also completely derelict.

Deciding to visit the lounge one last time sets off a chain of events that will put the super sly gangster to the ultimate test, with the ultimate reward.

A mocking joke from an old friend prompts Oz to act impulsively, leading to a deadly mistake.

A teenage boy picks the wrong car to mess with when he and his friend try to steal the hubcaps from Oz’s car.

Sofia Falcone, who has spent 10 years in Arkham Asylum, makes her grand return to the Gotham elite, but not everyone is pleased to see her.

As suspicion rises over a missing major player in the Falcone family, Sofia has a gut instinct on who could be behind the disappearance, and becomes determined to get answers.

Her drastic tactics end when a grisly package arrives on her front doorstep.

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Oz continues to play both sides of the gang war as tensions rise between the Falone and Maroni families, getting some pretty handy information that works in his favour.

Victor Aguilar finds himself a new job as Oz’s driver, as Oz’s mother Francis has a scary episode connected to her dementia.

Plagued by nightmares, Sofia starts calling in favours to get to the bottom of her own investigation.

She finds support in an unlikely face – Oz.

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Oz and Sofia form an unlikely alliance in order to peddle a new drug on the streets of Gotham.

As Victor is given his biggest task yet by Oz, he is plagued by visions of the terrorist attack that killed his family.

When he’s given a way out, Victor needs to decide what he wants his future to look like, while Oz and Sofia have to confront betrayals from their past.

Find out everything you need to know about ‘Bliss’ here.

Sofia’s life before and during her time at Arkham Asylum is finally revealed, as is the reason behind her deep connection to brother Alberto.

As people around her demand she leave the city and head to Italy, and on the eve of her flight out of Gotham, she makes a memorable toast at a family dinner.

But with over a decade of pent-up anger, Sofia has her own personal form of theatrical vengeance planned before she sets foot on that plane.

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As news of Sofia’s latest dramatic act sends shockwaves through the underworld, Oz has bigger fish to fry – starting with getting control of the Bliss operation.

His dastardly tactics rear their head in the ugliest of ways, before a token from his past gives him a saving grace and a radical new idea.

Sofia, free from the shackles of her family, decides to undergo a rebrand, before making an alliance in the last place anyone would think.

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Sofia is out for blood and goes on a quest around Gotham to find Oz’s weak spot.

Meanwhile, the borough of Crown Point has become desperate as City Hall implements draconian electricity rations to the already suffering area.

With his mother living there, Oz decides to take matters into his own hands as Francis’s health continues to worsen.

Victor makes a decision he can’t come back from when an old hustler from his time as a street kid wants in on his lucrative new hustle.

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Oz reaches his breaking point when Sofia and Sal Maroni get hold of something extremely important to him.

Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal just how far Oz will go in order to stay close to his mother.

Sofia begins to question life as a mobster and her future in Gotham – but wants to make sure Oz suffers first.

Taking a step towards getting her operation back under her control, Sofia comes up with an explosive plan that finally leaves Oz at one hell of a disadvantage.

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In the season finale, Oz and Sofia’s battle of wits finally has a winner, but who comes out on top and how?

Oz is given a trip down memory lane against his will, resulting in some huge confessions that threaten to completely shatter his world.

As Sofia puts a bounty on his head, Oz is about to learn the price of success comes at a cost, but is he willing to pay the price to get everything he thought he wanted?

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