Colin Farrell reprises his role as Oswald Cobb for The Batman spin-off series The Penguin.
The series, set one week after The Batman, explores Penguin’s rise to power in Gotham City’s criminal underworld. It is led by showrunner Lauren LeFranc, with The Batman director Matt Reeves serving as an executive producer.
Other cast members include Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, and Mark Strong.
The show’s first episode debuted September 20 on Sky Atlantic in the UK, with the remaining episodes set to drop weekly on Mondays until November 11.
Who composed the soundtrack for The Penguin?
Mick Giacchino, the son of The Batman’s composer Michael Giacchino, created the soundtrack for the spin-off show. His previous credits include The Muppets Mayhem and Zootopia+.
What other songs feature in the series?
The show also features some songs by other artists, including Dolly Parton. You can check out an episode-by-episode breakdown below, which will be updated as new episodes come out.
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EPISODE ONE
‘Solar’ – Miles Davis
‘Bye’ – London Elixir
‘Heartbeat’ – Raveena
‘Money Matterz’ – G Tha Don
‘A Night Alone’ – Devin Norris
‘9 to 5’ – Dolly Parton
‘Put The Blame On Mame’ – Rita Hayworth
‘The Promise’ – When In Rome
EPISODE TWO
‘Call Me Irresponsible’ – Bobby Darin
‘You Need Lovin’ Too’ – The Human Expression
‘Twisted Avenues’ – Motion Pictures
‘My World’ – Screen Test
‘Tears and Laughter’ – Dinah Washington
‘Happy Together’ – Floor Cry
EPISODE THREE
‘Man Down’ – VEFROMLA
‘Coco Y Ron’ – Daniel Indart
‘Switch’ – 6LACK
‘Cold’ – 24Hr World
‘Sugar Honey Ice Tea’ – Danny Stevenson
‘In Your Lungs’ – Street Fever
‘Came For The Low’ – ZHU
‘Heaven’s Gates’ – Devault, Izzy Camino
‘Blow Your Mind’ – Will Sparks
‘Khomus’ – Corvad
EPISODE FOUR
‘Broken Belief’ – Bob Moses
‘Happy’ – Fred Lederman Quartet
‘So Long, My Love’ – Sarah Vaughan
‘Strange Little Girl’ – The Stranglers
EPISODE FIVE
‘Note Siah’ – Farshad
‘De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da’ – The Police
‘Reckless’ – St. Vincent
‘Hounds’ – Puma Blue
‘A Forest’ – The Cure
EPISODE SIX
‘The Stroke (Safari Riot Remix)’ – Billy Squier
‘Take Me’ – Karen Dalton
‘Beeveh’ – Giti
‘Glow Worm’ – Mills Brothers
‘Put The Blame On Mame’ – Anita Kert Ellis and Rita Hayworth
‘Suego’ – Ncognita
‘More’ – Sisters Of Mercy
‘Black Flowers’ – Chris Isaak
EPISODE SEVEN
‘Islands In The Stream’ – Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers
It Takes Two’ – Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
‘Only You’ – Yaz
‘Top Hat, White Tie And Tails’ – Irving Berlin
‘Please Tell Me Now’ – Penguin cast
‘Lunacy’ – Swans
EPISODE EIGHT
‘Let’s Face The Music And Dance’ – Penguin cast
‘Please Tell Me Now’ – Penguin cast
‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night’ – Sleigh Bells
‘O Mio Babbino Caro’ – Lesley Garrett
‘If This Is Goodbye’ – Margaret Whiting
In a four-star review of the show, NME wrote: “The ensuing journey from the gutter makes this show more compelling than it perhaps should be, and a heavily made-up Farrell is as astonishing as ever in the role.”