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New York, NY - April 24, 2019 - Premium network EPIX announced today that PENNYWORTH will premiere on July 28th at 9 PM ET/PT, 8 C, and also released a new teaser trailer for the highly anticipated series. The 10-episode, hour-long drama series from Warner Horizon Scripted Television is based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. It follows Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon), a former British SAS soldier in his 20s, who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), who's not yet Bruce's father, in 1960s London.

In addition to Jack Bannon (The Imitation Game, Ripper Street) and Ben Aldridge (Our Girl, Fleabag), cast members include multi-award-winning recording artist Paloma Faith, Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ryan Fletcher (Outlander), Hainsley Lloyd Bennett (Eastenders), Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack), Polly Walker (The Mentalist, Rome) and Emma Corrin (The Crown).

Pennyworth is from executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist, Rome) and executive producer/director Danny Cannon (Gotham, CSI series). Production on the series is currently underway at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, in the UK; Pennyworth is the first television series to film at Leavesden.

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/04/24/pennyworth-premieres-july-28th-at-9-pm-et-pt-on-epix-607214/20190424epix01/

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Pennyworth is 10 episodes on Sundays at 9pm EST on Epix starting July 28th. The story is about the adventures of Alfred Pennyworth (Batman's butler) and Thomas Wayne (Batman's father) set in London during the 1960's. 

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A native of Norwich, England, he says he was too busy putting on shows in living rooms as a kid to pore over comic books. To prepare for Alfred, "It was hard to not go back and use other performances as a safety blanket. But this Alfred is unique because he's optimistic, cheeky and flirtatious. The world is his oyster."

Viewers will not only see Pennyworth meet Wayne, Heller promises, they'll also witness the early courtship between Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) and his future wife, Martha (Emma Paetz), as well as Easter eggs and foreshadowing of other characters from the future Batman universe.

Not to mention Jaguars and horsecarts and computers and 1960s clothing. "This is not a superhero show," Bannon says. "It's a character-driven drama and very stylized, and we're all excited by it. Every day when I went to the studio, I counted myself as the luckiest man in the world."

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First off lets define a common used term on the show "SAS". Courtesy of Wiki:

The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. The SAS was founded in 1941 as a regiment, and later reconstituted as a corps in 1950.[5] The unit undertakes a number of roles including covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, direct action and hostage rescue. Much of the information and actions regarding the SAS is highly classified, and is not commented on by the British government or the Ministry of Defence due to the sensitivity of their operations

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DC Fandome Panel Details: Aug 22

Pennyworth – 2:30 pm

Join series stars Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Paloma Faith, Emma Paetz, and executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon as they talk about this unique origin story of the famed butler behind Batman, Alfred Pennyworth. Join in for a fond look back at the show’s exciting first season and the inspiration behind its stunning and edgy 1960s London setting, plus a few unexpected secrets about the new season ahead!

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On 8/16/2020 at 1:45 PM, paigow said:

DC Fandome Panel Details: Aug 22

Pennyworth – 2:30 pm

Join series stars Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Paloma Faith, Emma Paetz, and executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon as they talk about this unique origin story of the famed butler behind Batman, Alfred Pennyworth. Join in for a fond look back at the show’s exciting first season and the inspiration behind its stunning and edgy 1960s London setting, plus a few unexpected secrets about the new season ahead!

 

This is now Saturday, September 12; on demand for 24 hours.

https://www.dcfandome.com

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There's also a Fan Q&A with Bruno Heller.

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New York Comic Con (virtual) panel:

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Join series stars Jack Bannon (Alfred Pennyworth), Ben Aldridge (Thomas Wayne) and Paloma Faith (Bet Sykes) as well as executive producer Bruno Heller for plenty of behind-the-scenes scoop about Pennyworth’s upcoming second season.

 

 

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Arrow Veteran Jessica de Gouw To Recur In Pennyworth Season 2
Oct 11, 2020 Craig Byrne
http://www.ksitetv.com/pennyworth/arrow-veteran-jessica-de-gouw-to-recur-in-pennyworth-season-2/205610/

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Arrow never did manage to get their “Huntress” Jessica de Gouw back for an encore performance, but we can tell you that the actress will be appearing in a DC Comics-related project in the near future, as EPIX and Warner Bros. Television have confirmed to KSiteTV that she will be recurring in the upcoming second season of Pennyworth.

Pennyworth Season 2 has been announced as premiering December 13 on EPIX. Here’s the official logline for Jessica’a character “Melanie Troy.”

Melanie Troy is a military orphan, who became a woman of the world far too young. She married a dominating older man, but with her wry intelligence and a sardonic sense of humor, she’s no submissive and gives as good as she gets. Introduced to Alfie as the wife of his former SAS Captain, the two kindred spirits have an immediate connection.

TVLine Items: Pennyworth Adds Arrow Vet, Freeman's Great Escapes and More
By Matt Webb Mitovich / October 12 2020,
https://tvline.com/2020/10/12/pennyworth-season-2-cast-jessica-de-gouw/

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Pennyworth has Arrow‘s Huntress in its crosshairs, with the addition of Jessica de Gouw to its cast.

It was announced this weekend at the virtual New York Comic Con that for Season 2 of the Epix series (premiering Sunday, Dec. 13), de Gouw will play Melanie Troy, the wife of Alfie’s former SAS Captain.

Additionally, Simon Manyonda (His Dark Materials) has landed the plum role of Lucius Fox, who at this early stage is but a young scientist who suffers no fools gladly.

Previously announced Season 2 castings include James Purefoy (The Following) as Captain Gulliver Troy, Alfie’s aforementioned former SAS Captain; Edward Hogg (Harlots) as would-be despot Colonel Salt; and Jessye Romeo (Curfew) as idealistic and defiant art student Katie Browning.

 

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Pennyworth Season 2 Official Trailer

The new season finds England embroiled in a civil war, with the powerful, neo-fascist Raven Union, led by Lord Harwood (Jason Flemyng), threatening to control the country. North London remains one of the few resistance holdouts, and its here in the West End Neutral Zone that we find Alfred, who is running The Delaney, a black-market Soho club that welcomes everyone regardless of their politics.

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Series stars Jack Bannon (“Alfred Pennyworth”), Ben Aldridge (“Thomas Wayne”), Emma Paetz (“Martha Kane”), Simon Manyonda (“Lucius Fox”), executive producer Bruno Heller, and moderator Christian Holub (Entertainment Weekly) dive into the twists and turns of Pennyworth season two and tease surprises still to come. ...

 

 

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While no official word on a third season has been announced, but WarnerMedia and Epix are in talks to share PENNYWORTH if it is renewed. Having PENNYWORTH on HBO Max will be fantastic. It took moving to HBO Max from DC Universe Online for more people to discover DOOM PATROL.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/pennyworth-hbo-max-epix-may-share-dc-comics-drama

Sources say Epix and HBO Max will likely end up sharing Pennyworth, with the streamer getting the first window to season three. Epix would air the third season of the Jack Bannon starrer at a later date. HBO Max would be home to the first two seasons of Pennyworth, with Epix also having the right to air repeats of the drama about the former British SAS soldier who goes to work for a young billionaire named Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge).

Reps for Epix, Warners and HBO Max declined comment as a deal has not yet been closed.

Sources say Epix executives had yet to make a decision on the future of Pennyworth, which wrapped its 10-episode second season April 11, when execs from HBO Max reached out with the offer to take over the series as an original.

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Pennyworth Season 3: The Origin of Batman’s Butler      October 6      HBO Max     10 episodes 

The story does a time jump into the 1970's, it has been a few years since the Civil War between Britain's Democratic Government and the Fascist Raven Union ended. New inventions are starting to have a significant effect on the direction this show will go in.

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The DC origin series PENNYWORTH: THE ORIGIN OF BATMAN’S BUTLER follows Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon), a former British SAS soldier, who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) and his wife Martha (Emma Paetz), before they become Bruce Wayne’s parents. Season three of the psychological thriller begins after a five-year time jump: the civil war is over, and a cultural revolution has changed the world for better or worse – ushering in a new age of Super Heroes and Supervillains.

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