Creator Lauren LeFranc and costume designer Helen Huang take IndieWire behind the scenes of crafting the rise of Sofia Gigante a Crime Boss

Season 1, Episode 5 review. In a year without a lot of new live-action DC content, The Penguin is a real breath of fresh air. The series continues where The Batman left off in 2022, charting the rise of Colin Farrell’s Oswald Cobb as he makes his bid for power in a city still reeling from the Riddler’s terrorist attack.

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To this point, it felt like The Penguin was just about a sleazy underboss attempting to make his way to the top, but perhaps with a heart of gold. That's changed.

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Penguin Season 1 Episode 4.

The Penguin takes inspiration from some classic Batman comics in episode 5, "Homecoming," which follows Sofia Falcone as she takes the name Sofia Gigante.

It seems impossible, but HBO’s excellent The Batman spin-off series, The Penguin, keeps getting better. Last week, we watched Cristin Milioti put on a masterclass as Sofia Falcone, learning how the scorned woman went from mafia princess to Arkham inmate to de facto head of the Falcone crime family after killing them all in one fell swoop.

Cristin Milioti's Sofia Falcone has become a kind of hero to fans of the show because of how Lauren Lefranc has developed her character. There are some who no doubt like her more