The Penguin
Season 1
8 listed hours · 2024 · HBO
From the desk
How this season is filed
Watch Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti go operatic in the mud of Lauren LeFranc's Gotham crime limited series. Skip the cape expectations; stay for Oz Cobb's climb after the flood. Superhero-adjacent television that plays like pure crime prestige — a complete arc with texture.
TV Flash files Season 1 of The Penguin (2024) on HBO as the only listed season — 8 listed hours, 2024-09-19–2024-11-10 from “After Hours” (S01E01) to “A Great or Little Thing” (S01E08). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 After Hours
After Hours as the flood-after contract: skip the cape, stay for Colin Farrell's Oz in Lauren LeFranc's crime mud, operatic already.
- S01E08 A Great or Little Thing
A Great or Little Thing as the limited close: Gotham climb measured, superhero-adjacent television that plays like a crime opera, not a spinoff chore.
- S01E02 Inside Man
Inside Man as the second-hour infiltration: Cristin Milioti matching Farrell's size, still mud and manners rather than bat-signal inventory.
- S01E03 Bliss
Bliss as the titled false comfort: LeFranc's Gotham still operatic, the limited series treating pleasure as a dangerous neighborhood.
- S01E04 Cent'Anni
Cent'Anni as the toast hour: Italian-American crime grammar in the flood city, still a climb, still no cape required to watch.
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S01E01 After Hours
In the wake of Carmine Falcone's death, Oz attempts to legitimize himself among Gotham's criminal underworld.
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S01E02 Inside Man
Sofia works to secure her family's strength, while Oz attempts to play both the Falcone and Maroni families to his advantage.
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S01E03 Bliss
Hoping to control the future of Gotham's drug trade, Oz and Sofia must first address the skeletons in their closet. Meanwhile, Victor is torn between his new life and what remains of his old.
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S01E04 Cent'Anni
Confronting the events that turned her into "The Hangman" - and led to a decade-long fight to survive in Arkham State Hospital - Sofia makes plans for a more hopeful future.
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S01E05 Homecoming
With his nascent operation at stake, Oz makes a desperate move to turn the tables. Meanwhile, Sofia strives to build a new legacy for herself.
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S01E06 Gold Summit
Despite his enemies' attempts to smoke him out, Oz seeks to expand his reach in the city. Meanwhile, Victor crosses paths with a former adversary.
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S01E07 Top Hat
Oz fights to preserve his family and his enterprise, while Sofia makes a shocking discovery.
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S01E08 A Great or Little Thing
Truths are laid bare as Oz Cobb nears the end of his journey and his power struggle with Sofia comes to a head.
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