But the very first episode of HBO’s The Penguin ends with something Batman fans have definitely never seen before: The Penguin (Colin Farrell) rocking out to Dolly Parton‘s “9 to 5” after getting away with murder.

Colin Farrell had to undergo a complete transformation to play the role of Oz Cobb in HBO’s The Penguin. According to Farrell, that even included adding on a fake crotch. Speaking to People ahead of The Penguin’s premiere tonight,

WARNING: This article includes spoilers from The Penguin episode 1. The death of one of the new big DC players in The Penguin TV show is explained by the episode 1 director, Craig

The Penguin introduced Sofia Falcone in the first episode and has a compelling history in the comics that may play out in the series.

At the time of its premiere, The Penguin is already receiving higher critical praise than The Batman, with some already putting it on the same top tiers as HBO's other famous mob drama series The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire.

HBO's "The Penguin" is set in the world of 2021 movie "The Batman," as Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) tries to fill a void in Gotham's criminal underworld.

The titular character is not an umbrella wielding, whimsically rotund dandy named Oswald Cobblepot, as he has long been in the Batman world. He is now Oz Cobb, a shambling golem of a man, coarse and ruthless as he tries to claw his way to the top of Gotham’s criminal hierarchy.