The Penguin
TV Series2024Ended

The Penguin

Taste attributes: crimedramamafia/gangsterslowtried & testedunsavouryheavylinearenclosedcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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"The city will be his."

Boxlist takeUnhurried and serious: a dark crime series. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Colin FarrellCristin MiliotiRhenzy FelizDeirdre O'ConnellClancy Brown

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2024
Status
Ended
Studio
6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company
Taste scores
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