
In a stunning turn of events, “The Penguin” television series wrapped up its eight-episode stint on HBO on November 10, 2024, to widespread praise and enthusiastic fan reactions. This production stands in stark contrast to the other Batman villain spin-off of 2024, “Joker: Folie à Deux”, which premiered in cinemas during the second and third episodes of “The Penguin”. Sadly, “Joker: Folie à Deux” has fallen short of expectations, earning a dismal 32% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from both audiences and critics. To add insult to injury, it has only managed to earn $58 million domestically, a figure that the 2019 Joker surpassed during its opening weekend. At the start of 2024, who would have thought that a series about The Penguin could outshine Batman’s most iconic adversary, but here we are.