HBO’s ‘The Penguin’ (starring Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti and Rhenzy Feliz) is a cocktail of wealth inequality, narcissism and misplaced rage, just like ‘The Batman.’

The comic that arguably has the most influence on The Penguin is Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, which serves as a direct sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween. In Batman: Dark Victory,

However, many fans were left questioning why the iconic DC vigilante was absent throughout the show. Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, the HBO crime drama’s executive producer, Matt Reeves, unpacked the dramatic events of The Penguin season finale and revealed why Batman didn’t intervene.