An opening montage reminds viewers about the state of things in Matt Reeves’ version of Gotham City, and the short version is: Batman kind of beefed it. The Riddler bombed the city, flooding its streets and turning its poorer districts into a disaster zone.

Here is when the events of Batman’s spin-off series, The Penguin, will take place in relation to the Robert Pattinson-starring film.

The Penguin takes the byway of streaming, to tell the story of the power grab by Oz Cobb and Gotham after the catastrophic deluge. Right off the bat, The Penguin is a by-product of The Batman, and Reeves' DC expansion.