Batman's villains help make the hero great, and movie foes like the Riddler and Scarecrow show how challenging they can be.

In the world of The Batman, Zoe Kravitz's Selina Kyle is the illegitimate daughter of mob boss ... how Catwoman would embrace outright villainy and take control of the mob in Gotham City.

It was then that a series made a more daring bet: that of telling the origin of all the characters of Gotham City ... Penguin, Riddle, Catwoman, they all start out as plausible characters ...

SZA makes an appearance as Batman eternal frenemy/lover Catwoman in a new State Farm commercial that looks like it had the budget of a feature film — or at least, a prestige drama on HBO.