Viewers appear to be flocking to The Penguin. The HBO series starring Colin Farrell as the notorious DC Comics villain has racked up 10.4 million cross-platform viewers for its series premiere, which debuted Sept.

The Penguin is already a critical hit but we can now confirm that it's been a hit in terms of viewership as well because The Batman follow-up had the biggest 4-day launch since The Last of Us in 2023.

It was a successful Sunday night on HBO, as both The Penguin and Industry brought in solid audiences. The second episode of The Penguin drew 1.6M cross-platform viewers in the U.S., outperforming Episode 1 by 17%,

Although "The Penguin" premiered on HBO and Max on September 19, HBO has switched things up for the rest of the season. "The Penguin" takes us back to Matt Reeves' version of Gotham City to tell a new story set within the city's criminal underworld.