Experience Gotham City from the inside with HBO’s highly anticipated fantasy-crime drama The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti and Mark Strong on DStv Catch Up and Showmax.

The eight-episode limited stars Farrell as the titular character from the world of DC Comics’ Batman, continuing filmmaker Matt Reeves’ epic crime saga that began with Warner Bros. Pictures’ global blockbuster The Batman. The series delves deep into the master manipulator’s character and explores his transformation from a low-level criminal into one of Gotham’s most feared crime lords.

If you still need more reasons to watch it, here are five!

1)    South African-born actor Marié Botha makes an appearance as the villainous Magpie – and has plenty to tell local audiences about the powerful series.

2)    The Penguin has finally taken its rightful place: the top of IMDb's Most Popular TV Shows list, currently ahead of Rivals, The Lincoln Lawyer, and From.

3)    Vanity Fair said: “The Penguin is a clever show, shrewdly balancing gritty violence with melodrama, social commentary with wry humour”.

4)    Men’s Health compared it to The Sopranos, in terms of its style, as an HBO Mobster Epic: “The Penguin is the grounded mob epic you may have been waiting for but certainly didn't see coming to this degree.”

5)    The Penguin has held a Rotten Tomatoes score of at least 93% since its premiere in September – and it’s currently sitting at 94%, higher than The Batman's 85%.

The Penguin is available to binge watch on DStv Catch Up and Showmax now.

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