Streaming service StarzPlay has announced that it has acquired the distribution rights for the upcoming Batman prequel series Pennyworth in the Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Latin America. Created by Gotham’s Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon, Pennyworth follows Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon; The Imitation Game), a former British SAS soldier in his […]
Batman prequel series Pennyworth gets a trailer and poster
EPIX has released a new trailer for its upcoming Batman prequel series Pennyworth, which follows the early years of Bruce Wayne’s faithful butler Alfred. Check it out here, along with a poster which reveals that the series is set to premiere on July 28th… From Warner Horizon Scripted Television, DC origin story Pennyworth is a ten-episode, one-hour […]
Batman prequel series Pennyworth gets a new trailer
A new promotional trailer has been released for the upcoming Batman prequel series Pennyworth which sees Jack Bannon’s Alfred explaining to his girlfriend Esme (Emma Corrin) that he’s ready to put a life of violence behind him; watch it here… SEE ALSO: The CW’s Batwoman TV series gets a first poster and trailer wFrom Warner […]
Batman prequel series Pennyworth gets a teaser trailer and images
Warner Bros. and Epix have debuted a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Batman prequel series Pennyworth which gives us a look at the first meeting between Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) and young Alfred (Jack Bannon) as he approaches his future butler with a job offer. Along with the trailer a new batch of images […]
Epix releases first teaser and synopsis for Batman prequel series Pennyworth
As Fox’s Gotham is coming to an end in a few weeks, another Batman prequel is set to begin this summer. Epix has released the first teaser for Pennyworth, a new series that follows the exploits of a young Alfred Pennyworth in 1960’s London as he tries to start his own security firm. Along with the teaser […]
Batman prequel series Pennyworth adds two to its cast
Deadline is reporting that Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack) and Jessica Ellerby (Lovesick) have become the latest additions to the cast of Pennyworth, the upcoming Batman prequel series from Epix which follows the exploits of a young Alfred. Paetz is set to play Martha Kane, who will eventually become Martha Wayne, the wife of Thomas Wayne, […]
First look at Jack Bannon as young Alfred in Batman prequel series Pennyworth
With Gotham drawing to a close, executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon are now hard at work on another Batman prequel series Pennyworth, which is set to explore the early life of Bruce Wayne’s future butler. Here’s a first look at Jack Bannon (The Imitation Game) as the young Alfred Pennyworth… Bannon’s Alfred is […]
Batman prequel series Pennyworth will be “unhinged” and “R-rated”
After dipping its toes into R-rated territory with the DC Universe live-action series Titans, it seems that DC will be continuing that trend with Epix’s Batman prequel series Pennyworth, with executive producer Danny Cannon (Gotham) revealing at the Television Critics Association press tour that the show will be “unhinged” and “R-rated”. “It’s twentysomething years before […]
Batman prequel series Pennyworth adds Polly Walker
With filming now underway on Pennyworth, Deadline is reporting that Polly Walker (Line of Duty, Rome) has signed on for a recurring role in the Batman prequel series, which explores the early, pre-butler days of Alfred Pennyworth. Walker is set to portray Peggy Sykes, the sister of main villain Bet Sykes (Paloma Faith), one of […]
Jason Flemyng set for villain role in Batman prequel series Pennyworth
Casting on Epix’s upcoming Batman prequel series Pennyworth continues, with Deadline reporting that Jason Flemyng (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, X-Men: First Class) has signed on to portray a villain called Lord Hardwood who is described as an “”upper-class Englishman; he’s cultured, urbane, brilliant and supremely sure of himself. His sadistic, cruel nature has a […]
