The Animated Series included much of Batman’s iconic rogue’s gallery, but one villain was absent – at least in the DC show’s original run. Originating as a series that would market Batman Returns following the game-changing success of 1989’s Batman,

The events of The Penguin start on November 13, 2022, a week after the election night catastrophe of The Batman. That much is confirmed by Alberto Falcone’s grave plate in Episode 2, “Inside Man,” which means the November 18th date of this mysterious new drug shipment isn’t far off.