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A hulking, ruthless Italian-American mobster from the tri-state area schemes to become kingpin by any means necessary.

He's also got a rather complicated relationship with his mother.

And nope, I'm not talking about Tony Soprano.

It's Oswald Cobb, the villain of the great HBO series, The Penguin.

An unrecognizable Colin Farrell reprises his role from The Batman.

This time, though, the Cape Crusader is nowhere to be found.

Instead, we've got an unexpectedly fresh take on Gotham

and a crackling turf war involving the vengeful daughter of a crime boss.

I'm Glenn Weldon.

And I'm Ayesha Harris, and today we're talking about The Penguin

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