Colin Farrell's 'The Penguin' is getting strong reviews

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@HBO

Show 'em who's boss.

The new HBO Original Limited Series #ThePenguin premieres September 19 at 9 pm ET on @StreamOnMax, and then Sundays at 9 pm ET starting September 29.

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@Variety

A masterful examination of criminality, “The Penguin” is twisted, disturbing and deeply enthralling.

Read the full review here: bit.ly/4gk4eOr

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@THR

‘The Penguin’ Review: Cristin Milioti Steals HBO’s Too-Familiar ‘The Batman’ Spinoff Right Out From Under Colin Farrell's Beak

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@NPR

I’m here to tell you -- and no one is more surprised than me, I assure you -- that if you skipped The Penguin, you’d be making a big mistake, and missing out on one of the best television series of the year.

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@RamasScreen

THE PENGUIN series floored me. A near perfect mobster story that lived up to everything it promised. Gritty, compelling, vicious. With some psychological thriller embedded in its ferocious power struggle. Colin Farrell & Cristin Milioti fired on all cylinders.

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@awards_watch

'The Penguin' TV Review: Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti Compete For Crime MVP of Gotham in the Best DCEU Series Ever by @tylermdoster #ThePenguin

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@totalfilm

The Penguin review: "Features one of the best performances in Batman’s on-screen history"

More gangster saga than comic book adaptation, The Penguin is a fresh take on its titular villain, but it’s Cristin Milioti who really shines as the brutal and captivating Sofia Falcone.

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@PasteMagazine

HBO’s The Penguin Is DC’s Answer to The Sopranos

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@slashfilm

The Penguin Review: Colin Farrell Is Excellent In A Dark Series That Probably Should've Been A Movie

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@The_Streamr

'The Penguin' is a masterclass on integrated storytelling across different media. A crime drama set in the world of Reeves’ Batman, the show utilizes its setting extremely well and shows how the detritus of conflict creates a power vacuum that everyone is eager to fill.

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@digitalspy

The Penguin is the spiritual Sopranos sequel we didn't know we needed

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THE PENGUIN is good! Colin Farrell is predictably terrific but he almost gets the show stolen from him by a powerhouse Cristin Milioti. The best thing: It doesn't feel like homework, just feels like a solid little gangster series. My review @inversedotcom:

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@FandomWire

The Penguin: 8/10

#ThePenguin is exactly what fans needed. Colin Farrell is a tour de force, giving one of the greatest comic book performances of all time. It’s a crime story in the vein of The Sopranos with fantastic performances and a compelling visual style.

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@screenrant

The show packs a lot into the 8-hour run-time, offering surprisingly heartfelt moments alongside the violence, twisting narrative, and bloody violence, and it's a strong addition to Matt Reeves' Batman universe. It manages to do what Lauren LeFranc clearly set out to achieve, and remains refreshingly different, despite the easy comparisons to other prestige TV shows on the broader level.

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@IndieWire

‘The Penguin’ Review: A Ferocious Colin Farrell Carries HBO’s Trumpian Revenge Tragedy

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