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EPIX has given a green light for a second season of Pennyworth, with filming on the 10 episodes set at the UK's Warner Bros Studios Leavesden in the UK beginning January 2020. "Pennyworth has been a big hit for us, embraced by critics and fans alike It was the highest-performing original series ever to premiere on[...]

Batman #81 is out today, from Tom King and John Romita. And it's time for the big reveal. What Batman's plan was, what has been Batman's plan this whole

You know, the ones in which Damian Wayne went into the Bane-fied Gotham headstrong… …despite warnings… …took on his dimensional grandfather Batman… and paid the price. But in today's Batman #79, we discovered it wasn't quite such a headstrong decision afterall. Did Bruce Wayne get Alfred Pennyworth killed at the hands of Bane? Just how safe was Alfred? Or was[...]

It was the story that saw Batman #77 blow out of the doors the other week, as Tom King, Mikel Janin and Tony Daniel told a story in which Damian Wayne entered the boundaries of Gotham, despite the warnings that Bane would kill Alfred Pennyworth if any of the Batfamily did so. Which lead to parallel-universe[...]

Fans of the late Terry Pratchett's (Good Omens) epic comedy/fantasy book series "Discworld" have some good news coming their way, with Adam Hugill (Pennyworth) set to join BBC America's eight-episode series adaptation The Watch in a lead role Written by Simon Allen (Strike Back, The Musketeers), the "punk rock" thriller focuses on City Watch as[...]

Then a British friend told me it was worth a look and I found the first three episodes of EPIX's Pennyworth for free on Amazon Prime. Good Lord, this series is insane – in all the right ways! The show is about young Alfred Pennyworth in the 1960s, fresh from the Army and trying to get on[...]

Premiering On EPIX on July 28 is Pennyworth, starring Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, and Paloma Faith, is the new Batman show that takes place not only before Batman, but before Bruce Wayne ws even born To help put on the new show, EPIX put on one heck of a party on the Thursday night of SDCC 2019[...]

The canonical "universe" setting of Epix' new Pennyworth series has been one of the most fiercely disputed subjects since the series was first announced a few months back Pennyworth centers around young Alfred "Alfie" Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) as he tries to make his place in the world, fiercely refusing to take up his father's vocation[...]

There is virtually no context where Pennyworth should be a good show However, as the world continues to prove, we apparently live in the weirdest timeline Pennyworth is surprisingly funny with plenty of great action and a real sense of style When you look at a series like Pennyworth you don't expect it to be[...]

EPIX's Pennyworth opens with a wide open shot, panning back through the misty countryside as a mounted group of gentry plow ahead, dressed to the nines in a fox hunt set to The Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black" The scene twists suddenly as one of the upper-crust is abducted by a mysterious woman (Paloma Faith)[...]

Television Arrow, Batwoman, Black Lightning, Doom Patrol, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Pennyworth, Riverdale, The Flash, Supergirl, Supernatural, and Titans: Warner Bros Animation DC Super Hero Girls, Harley Quinn, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Teen Titans GO!, ThunderCats Roar, and Young Justice: Outsiders HBO: "Game of Thrones" and "Watchmen" Two versions of Watchmen, with a very[...]

Television Group is offering up two highly-anticipated new series: The CW's Batwoman and EPIX's Pennyworth In addition (and if you're reading Doomsday Clock, you know this counts), HBO will have an exclusive Watchmen keycard available to SDCC attendees. Here's a look at the keyart – minus the Watchmen one since it wasn't released (making us think[...]

This year, the west coast's "pop culture bacchanal" runs from July 18-21 (with a special Preview Night on July 17) and will feature a massive presence from the studio. How massive? We're talking 16 shows – ranging from the CW's Batwoman, Epix's Pennyworth, and Hulu's Veroica Mars to DC Universe's Titans, Doom Patrol, and upcoming animated[...]

The fine folks behind Pennyworth took a quick moment to drop a couple of new trailers for the upcoming Epix series, and we've got a new poster for our troubles, too: //Credit: Epix Pennyworth stars Jack Bannon as the young Alfred Pennyworth, who has set up a security agency of his own after leaving the British secret[...]

The bad news is that Gotham, the Batman prequel series that has enjoyed 5 seasons of crime fighting hijinks on FOX, is coming to an end. The good news? Epix will be rolling out a Gotham prequel series of its own, about the trials and tribulations of a young Alfred Pennyworth. Pennyworth Season 1 Episode 101: Pilot Now,[...]

It also features tributes from the cast of the DC Universe series Doom Patrol and Young Justice and Fox's Gotham, SyFy's Krypton, and upcoming Epix Batman prequel series Pennyworth. For many people, this is the first chance to see most of the cast members of Batwoman and Pennyworth There are so many British actors here that Americans wouldn't[...]

Epix recently unleashed a new trailer for Pennyworth, a new hour long drama that acts as a prequel to Gotham, which is in itself a prequel to Batman… That's a whole lot of prequels! https://youtu.be/aThLUgsI9-EVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Pennyworth (EPIX 2019 Series) Official Teaser – DC Origin Story, Alfred Pennyworth (https://youtu.be/aThLUgsI9-E) With that[...]

No frets, folks! Epix has unveiled an official teaser for Pennyworth, a 10-episode, one-hour drama from executive producer writer Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist), executive producer/director Danny Cannon (Gotham), and Warner Horizon Scripted TV. From what we can glean from the following scenes, it appears Alfred Pennyworth was a bit a swashbuckling, James Bond-type hero – and the look/tone[...]

Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack) is joining Epix's Batman prequel series Pennyworth in a very "maternal" series regular role, while Lovesick's Jessica Ellerby is set as a recurring character Paetz and Ellerby join Jack Bannon (Alfred) and Ben Aldridge (Thomas Wayne) in the 10-episode, one-hour drama from executive producer writer Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist), executive producer/director Danny Cannon (Gotham), and Warner Horizon[...]

Just because Gotham creators Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon are wrapping up their series run on FOX doesn't mean they are anywhere near done playing around with the Batman mythos, with the producers offering Deadline Hollywood new details Pennyworth, another Batman prequel series that's set to debut on Epix in June 2019. Credit: Jennie Scott Over the course of 10 episodes,[...]

The app is scheduled for release Roku and Amazon Fire TV and other to-be-named platforms in the future, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Epix Now subscribers will have access to the network's programming of thousands of blockbuster films; Epix original series like Get Shorty, Berlin Station, and Deep State; and streaming-exclusive TV shows like Pennyworth, Godfather[...]

Polly Walker (Line of Duty, The Mentalist) is joining Epix's Batman prequel series Pennyworth in a very interesting recurring role Walker joins Jack Bannon (Alfred) and Ben Aldridge (Thomas Wayne) in the 10-episode, one-hour drama from executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist), executive producer/director Danny Cannon (Gotham), and Warner Horizon Scripted Television. Sister of Lord Harwood's partner-in-crime Bet Sykes (UK pop star Paloma Faith), Walker's Peggy Sykes is[...]

Before Alfred Pennyworth inherited Bruce Wayne/Batman's cavalcade of killers, he had his own "big bads" to contend with – and Jason Flemyng (The Missing, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) is bringing one of them to life in Epix's DC Comics adaptation Pennyworth. Flemyng's Lord Harwood will face off against Jack Bannon's Alfred and Ben Aldridge's Thomas Wayne in[...]

Remember when we told you that the boss Bruno Heller behind FOX's Batman prequel series Gotham was developing a spinoff series about Alfred Pennyworth? Well, that's still happening, and as of today, we know who will be playing young Alfred. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jack Bannon has been tapped to bring the iconic future confidant of the Caped[...]

Were you expecting this? DC Comics has registered a trademark in the name of Pennyworth for what seems to be a new TV series. Is this a spin-off of Gotham, featuring Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth played by Sean Pertwee? Is it a DTV animation? Could it star the daughter of Alfred Pennyworth, Julia Pennyworth,who has been more prominent in the[...]