After the pilot blow me away, how does the second episode fair? Join me for this short review to find out! (Re-edited and re-uploaded version)
The Penguin (2024), Episode 2: Inside Man.
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Details about the reviewed series:
Genre: Crime drama, Gangster, Superhero,
Directed by Craig Zobel,
Written by Erika L. Johnson,
Created by Lauren LeFranc,
Showrunner: Lauren LeFranc,
Based on DC Characters by Bill Finger with Bob Kane,
Executive producers: Lauren LeFranc, Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Craig Zobel, Colin Farrell, Bill Carraro, Daniel Pipski,
Producers: Dana Robin, Nick Towne, Corina Maritescu, Claudine Farrell,
Cinematography by Darran Tiernan,
Editing by Henk Van Eeghen, Meg Reticker, Andy Keir,
Music by Mick Giacchino,
Production companies: Acid and Tender Productions, 6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company, Dylan Clark Productions, Chapel Place Productions, Zobot Projects, DC Studios, Warner Bros. Television,
Network: HBO.
Release date: September 29, 2024,
Running time: 56 minutes,
Countries: United States,
Languages: English.
Starring:
Colin Farrell as Oswald "Oz" Cobb / The Penguin,
Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone / The Hangman,
Rhenzy Feliz as Victor "Vic" Aguilar,
Deirdre O'Connell as Francis Cobb,
Clancy Brown as Salvatore Maroni,
Carmen Ejogo as Eve Karlo,
Michael Zegen as Alberto Falcone,
Berto Colón as Castillo,
Scott Cohen as Luca Falcone,
Shohreh Aghdashloo as Nadia Maroni,
Theo Rossi as Julian Rush,
James Madio as Milos Grapa,
Joshua Bitton,
David H. Holmes,
Daniel J. Watts,
Aleksa Palladino as Carla Viti,
Craig Walker as Detective Marcus Wise,
Tess Soltau as Tina Falcone,
Marié Botha,
Michael Kelly as Johnny Viti,
Aria Shahghasemi.
Details about this video:
This video was scripted October 6th, 2024. It was filmed October 6th. Editing and scoring were finalized October 6th. It was re-edited and re-uploaded on October 8th due to a copyright restriction. The video may be linked and embedded for non-commercial uses. However, all rights to this production (video and audio) remain with me.
© 2024 Michael Beuster
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The background song is "The Rising" by Aakash Gandhi from YouTube's Audio Library.
Content:
0:00 Intro
0:16 Synopsis
1:05 Review & Rating
2:51 Closing, Goodbye & Bloopers