Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for The Penguin episode 1The Penguin introduces Sofia Falcone to Matt Reeves' version of Gotham City in the DC Universe. Played by Cristin Milioti, Sofia Falcone is the daughter of the major Gotham crime boss Carmine Falcone who died in The Batman.

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.

Who is Cristin Milioti's character Sofia Falcone in The Penguin, and why do they call her The Hangman? Here's what you need to know about this terrifying Batman villain.

HBO's The Penguin introduces Oz Cobb's unlikely sidekick Victor Aguilar, who serves as the titular DC villain's equivalent to Batman's Robin. The Penguin episode 1 reveals Gotham's criminal hierarchy,

Yes, Sofia is a DC Comic character who first appeared in the Long Halloween series of Batman, which ran from 1996 to 1997. The character was created by Jeff Loeb, who once confessed that Sofia’s inspiration was taken from 1972’s The Godfather’s Sonny Corleone.

While HBO’s The Penguin will naturally devote most of its attention to the rise to power of Colin Farrell’s titular character, also known as Oswald “Oz” Cobb, in the Gotham City underworld, it’s clear he will have plenty of competition from the Falcone crime family.