Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Penguin episode 4, "Cent'Anni."
I'm even more sad that DC's planned series focused on Arkham Asylum has been canceled yet The penguin Episode 4. Taking place adjacent to the mainstream DC Universe, Matt Reeves' The Batman Introduced a new version of Arkham Asylum, named Arkham State Hospital, where a number of notable Batman villains are incarcerated. While The Batman The exploration of Arkham was short, I loved watching the first spinoff series of the movie, The penguinProviding a much more detailed look at the notorious institution.
DC Comics' Arkham Asylum, otherwise known as the Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane, was first introduced in the 1974s. Batman #258. A forensic psychiatric hospital, Arkham Asylum has been home to some of DC's most evil, and some of my favorite villains, most commonly those in Batman's rogues gallery.As Arkham is located in Gotham City. The institution featured heavily in Batman's live-action stories, but the version of Archam Asylum in The Batman And, more recently, in The penguinis the darkest iteration yet.
The Penguin's Arkham Asylum is better than I imagined
The Penguin Episode 4 explores Sofia Falcone's time in Arkham Asylum
yet The Batman gave us a look at Arkham Asylum, The penguin's Episodic format meant that the institution could be explored in more detail. The penguin Episode 4, "Cent'Anni," lived up to that promise, as Sofia Falcone's story of being falsely imprisoned and broken down in Arkham Asylum was told. Cristin Milioti's performance in The penguin Episode 4 made me incredibly happy and left me wanting to see more of ArkhamAlthough I'm not sure if the series will take us back there, since Sofia is no longer in prison.
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Relying heavily on the dark tones and grounded textures that Matt Reeves established in 2022 The Batman, The penguin's Arkham Asylum's version was seriously intense. Watching the torturous treatment of Arkham's inmates by its disabled staff, and seeing the desperation of some of the more troubled residents was terrifying and heartbreaking. This version of Arkham Asylum is my favorite ever brought to screen, so I'd love to see it explored further in the futureWhich makes me disappointed that DC Studios' Arkham-centric series has been canceled.
I am sad that the Arkham Asylum series has been canceled by DC Studios
The Arkham Asylum series was set to explore the institution of the DC Universe
Back in March 2022, Matt Reeves confirmed that a series focused entirely on his universe's Arkham Asylum set in The Batman was in development. Reeves appeared to The cyber nerds That The Arkham series would build on its introduction in The Batman and explore the origins of several characters related to the institutionLeaning into the idea of Arkham being a haunted house in a horror movie. In December 2023, however, James Gunn revealed the Arkham series would be set in the rebooted DC Universe, which confused me a bit.
It didn't make sense to me that the Arkham Asylum series would be set in the DC Universe after the institution was first established in Matt Reeves' The Batman Franchise. nevertheless, Variety It was announced in July 2024 that the Arkham Asylum series was cancelled. At first I didn't feel that way, but now The penguin Episode 4 provided a deeper look inside The Batman Arkham Asylum, I am very sad that this series focused on the institution, whether in the DC Universe or The Batman universe or otherwise, will not be produced.
Arkham Asylum already has some inmates that deserve development
The Batman franchise's Arkham Asylum has some powerful and terrifying residents
The story of Arkham Asylum in The Batman Franchise is a long and dark one, with many former and present inmates already known, some of them are notable characters from DC Comics. Former inmates of this version of Arkham Asylum are Sofia Falcone and the late Abby and Magpie from The penguin Episode 4. Long before the Riddler found himself imprisoned in Arkham, his mother was imprisoned there, and she met her death within its walls. Batman's own mother, Martha Wayne, born Arkham, also spent years in and out of Arkham Asylumwho belonged to her own family.
While there are likely many other former residents of Arkham Asylum that I would like to see developed in live-action, the current inmates of the institution must also be reintroduced. Paul Dano's Edward Nashton, aka the Riddler, was incarcerated at Arkham inn The Batman Still waging his war against Gotham's elite. In Arkham, Nashton meets another mysterious prisoner, initially known as "Unseen Arkham Prisoner," but soon confirmed to be the Joker, played by Barry Keoghan. I'm desperate for Keoghan's Joker to develop further, and an Arkham Asylum-set series would have created the perfect opportunity.
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until now, The penguin is the only spinoff of The Batman To complete production and be released. however, The huge success and immediate popularity of the series makes me convinced that even more spinoffs and sequels will be developed. While Matt Reeves is working on the upcoming The Batman - Part IIThere have also been discussions of a number of new TV shows focused on other villains from Batman's rogues gallery. These include the likes of Scarecrow, Clayface and Professor Pig, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Before an Arkham Asylum series was put into development, work had started on a series centered on the Gotham City Police Department. The series would take place during the first year of Batman's career, and would have focused on the corruption in the GCPD. The series ultimately fell apart, and was morphed into the Arkham series, which I was also sad to see cancelled.. Parts of these stories were interwoven The penguinAnd I think that made the series even stronger, but I still would have liked Arkham Asylum to be explored even more.
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