Pennyworth (2019)

Original title

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler

Directed by

Danny Cannon

Genre

action television series, drama television series, adventure television series, alternate history television series

Country

United States

Length

3 seasons, 30 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 381 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Alfred Pennyworth works as a former soldier in 1960s London. He starts a security company and gets involved with a secret society and the British government.

stylishgrittydarkly dramaticfast-pacedperiodsuspensefulcharacter-drivenviolent

What happens

Pennyworth, marketed as Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler for its third season, is an American television series developed by Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon for Epix, based on the DC Comics character Alfred Pennyworth. Jack Bannon stars as Pennyworth, a younger version of the iteration of the character previously portrayed by Sean Pertwee in Heller's and Cannon's Fox series Gotham (2014–2019), with the series serving as a prequel to both Gotham and V for Vendetta, by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, and Tony Weare. Ben Aldridge, Hainsley Lloyd Bennett, Ryan Fletcher, Dorothy Atkinson, Emma Paetz, Paloma Faith, Polly Walker, James Purefoy, and Jason Flemyng also star. The first season premiered on July 28, 2019 on Epix. The second season began filming in January 2020, but the filming was paused in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The second season premiered on December 13, 2020. In October 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on HBO Max for its third season, although it would still continue to air on Epix in addition. The third season premiered on October 6, 2022, and concluded on November 24, 2022. In February 2023, the series was canceled after three seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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