Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone is the standout villain of Max’s The Penguin. But she started in Batman comics as a mafia enforcer and serial killer the Hangman.

With The Penguin streaming now all eyes are on Colin Farrell's scheming Oz Cobb. While the new series is not a part of James Gunn's relaunched DC Universe, it is a spin-off of Matt Reeves' 2022 film The Batman, centred on the infamous supervillain and criminal mastermind – you can read our The Penguin review here.

But if Farrell was the revelation of “The Batman,” Cristin Milioti is the revelation of “The Penguin,” premiering Thursday on HBO and Max. Milioti, who grew up in Cherry Hill, stars alongside Farrell as Sofia Falcone,