‘The Penguin’ Sets Cristin Milioti As Female Lead Sofia Falcone
deadline.comMade For Love star Cristin Milioti is returning to HBO Max as the female lead opposite Colin Farrell in the DC original limited drama series The Penguin (working title), a spinoff from Matt Reeves’ The Batman.
The series expands upon the world Reeves has created for Warner Bros. Pictures’ blockbuster and centers on the character played by Farrell in the film.
Milioti will play Sofia Falcone, daughter of Carmine Falcone, who was played by John Turturro in the film. Sofia is fighting with The Penguin (Farrell) for control of the city.
The character was prominent on the Fox series Gotham where Sofia was played by Crystal Reed. The Penguin is executive produced by Reeves, Dylan Clark, Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, who writes and serves as showrunner, and Craig Zobel, who directs the first two episodes.
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