When The Batman director Matt Reeves knew what the general story of his movie sequel would be, he clued in Lauren LeFranc, the showrunner and lead writer on HBO spinoff series The Penguin. "I'm always interested," she tells Entertainment Weekly.

This article contains major plot details from the finale of HBO's"The Penguin," now streaming on Max. In the pantheon of television spinoffs of blockbuster films, "The Penguin" is an extraordinary achievement.