Cristin Milioti portrays serial killer Sofia Falcone / The Hangman in the HBO series The Penguin, a spin-off of Matt Reeves’ The Batman (2022). Milioti recently spoke about her interest in the superhero genre and how she faced multiple rejections before landing the role in The Penguin.

The Penguin star Cristin Milioti reflects on her memorable breakout role as "Sexy Baby" Abby Flynn on NBC's Tina Fey-starring sitcom 30 Rock.

Cristin Milioti portrays serial killer Sofia Falcone / The Hangman in the HBO series The Penguin, a spin-off of Matt Reeves’ The Batman (2022). Milioti recently spoke about her interest in the superhero genre and how she faced multiple rejections before landing the role in The Penguin.

From the moment she first emerges a soft-focus haze over Oz Cobb’s shoulder in HBO’s The Penguin series premiere, Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone is a riveting, terrifying, live-wire presence; her opaque eyes never missing a trick and aggressively advertising her widely presumed instability - sure,

Sofia’s heightened emotions lead to deadly consequences for the fall guy, set up by Oz when he planted incriminating evidence on him. But just as Sofia’s about to pull the trigger, it’s her uncle Luca (Scott Cohen) who takes out the “rat.