“The Penguin” premiered on HBO and Max on September 19, but HBO has rescheduled the rest of the season

“The Penguin” returns to the Matt Reeves version of Gotham City with a new story set in the city's criminal underworld Robert Pattinson is nowhere to be seen, however To see the latest live-action version of the Dark Knight, we will have to wait for “Batman 2”

Instead, this epic crime saga stars Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) Set a few weeks after the events of The Batman, this spin-off series threatens to overshadow Oz (played by Christine Migliotti's Sofia Falcone), one of Bruce Wayne's many enemies, in his own show From its season premiere alone, we were already convinced that “Penguin” would be on our list of best Max shows going forward

If you're really curious about what's next for Oz Cobb, here's the full episode release schedule for “The Penguin”

The first episode aired last Thursday, September 19, and was repeated over the weekend (see How to Watch “The Penguin” if you missed it), but new episodes

Going forward, new episodes of “The Penguin” will instead air on HBO and Max on Sunday nights at 9 at 9 pm ET/PT At the time of this writing, it is not known if “The Penguin” will continue as a one-time limited series, as HBO has not made an official statement about the show's future [But without an actor to play Oz Cobb, we won't be able to show more of this special Oz Cobb Based on recent comments, it is unclear whether Colin Farrell is eager to return to the show because of its sheer intensity

Speaking to Total Film, Farrell was asked if he would be ready to don a prosthetic limb and re-enter Oz Cobb's head He said that playing the role was a “powerful experience,” but seemed less enthusiastic about a comeback: “I don't know,” he said Don't get me wrong, I loved it”

“Lauren [LeFranc, showrunner of ‘Penguin’] said, 'If there's a way that makes sense, would you talk to me? And I said, 'Sure And maybe a year later I will But when it was over, I thought, 'I never want to wear that suit and that head again,'” Farrell added

In a word, yes My colleague Malcolm McMillan described The Penguin as Max's must-see show, calling it “one of the best shows of the year so far”

As of the latest update, “The Penguin” has a 94% critic rating (from over 100 reviews) and an 88% viewer score from over 500 ratings on the comprehensive review site Rotten Tomatoes, which has a critical consensus of: the site's The Critics' Consensus reads, “‘Penguin’ is a down-to-earth crime saga that portrays Gotham with bone-crunching punches rather than jumpy onomatopoeia, given gravitas by Colin Farrell and scene-stealing Christine Milioti”

Here's a brief rundown of these favorable reviews Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the show a perfect five stars, calling it “a clever and powerful beast” and a series “packed with enough action and heart to attract existing fans and generate more”

Needing a second opinion, Empire writer Amon Warman gave the series four stars, saying, “Penguin is a much-needed return to Gotham, with stellar performances by Colin Farrell and Christine Milioti, and a much-needed spinoff film that makes you want to see it,” he argued

Others have also noted that RogerEbert com's Clint Worthington writes, “‘Penguin’ offers an interesting push and pull between the grotesque and the grounded, and despite being a street-level crime drama filled with cartoonish Mafia stereotypes and over-the-top characters with elaborate axes” He writes