On Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter reported that MGM cable network Epix has ordered Pennyworth straight to series for ten episodes. Pennyworth can lay the groundwork for that character arc by developing the relationship between Alfred and Thomas Wayne - something that we've seen very little of in the past, given that most Batman stories begin with Thomas getting shot in an alleyway. Pennyworth premieres Sunday, July 28 @9pm on EPIX. '” the EP added.

The first full trailer of the season is dropping at San Diego Comic Con on Sunday – so we can’t wait to see what the team bring to the table. For those who loved previous Batman prequel series Gotham, Pennyworth actually comes from the same production team of Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon. “13 degrees history is different: It’s not the England we know.

The sensible matriarch in a family of maniacs, Peggy is fiercely loyal, endlessly resourceful and lives by her own strange but rigorous moral code. Alfred’s main adversary, Bet Sykes, will be played by Paloma Faith, who is described as a spirited, sadistic and sharp-tongued villain. Jack will be taking over the role from Sean Pertwee, who plays the weathered version of the iconic right-hand man and confidant to the Caped Crusader to be. Pennyworth is from executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist, Rome) and executive producer/director Danny Cannon (Gotham, CSI series). A new look at the upcoming series Pennyworth – a prequel to the Batman prequel Gotham – sees Jack Bannon as the 26-year-old Alfred on the brink of his life-changing introduction to Thomas Wayne. What has been extremely pleasing to Cannon is that early test audiences already are bowled over by Pennyworth. Flemyng’s credits include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Journey, The Missing and Jamestown. At today’s Fox session for Gotham, Cannon’s fellow EP John Stevens revealed that David Mazouz will indeed wear the final Batman costume at the end of series, but there’s also a taller guy standing in the costume. Alfred doesn't know how to reconcile the kind-hearted boy he used to be with the cold, calculated killer he was forced to become. Proving to be a huge adversary for Alfred, the sharp-tongued business woman is out for blood and she doesn’t care whose. The obvious ones that spring to mind are the Dark Knight trilogy, and FOX's Gotham, which has the same showrunners as Pennyworth. If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. Michael Caine played the role in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, with Jeremy Irons and Michael Gough also taking on the character in his various forms over the years. Gotham executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon will also produce Pennyworth. But Gotham City’s most loyal butler is getting one anyway in Pennyworth, a new prequel series coming to Epix from Bruno Heller, the showrunners of Fox’s Gotham. Pennyworth is currently in production at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden in the UK. But Gotham City’s most loyal butler is getting one anyway in Pennyworth, a new prequel series coming to Epix from Bruno Heller, the showrunners of Fox’s Gotham. However, executive producer Danny Cannon has said that Pennyworth is a standalone show and has no connection to Gotham. All Rights reserved. Epix's Batman prequel show Pennyworth explores the early life of the man who will eventually become Bruce Wayne's butler and confidant - which has led many to wonder if it's a direct prequel to any of the existing Batman TV shows and movies. Platinum-selling UK pop star Paloma Faith also stars as villainess Bet Sykes, a cruel partner-in-crime to Lord Harwood, an upper-class Englishman. From Game Of Thrones to Glee: 17 brilliant TV shows that ended this decade Details for the Pennyworth series include that Alfred is being played by Jack Bannon, with the character previously described as a boyishly handsome, cheerful, charming, clever young man from London. He was in the officer’s mess and there was a sergeant there who had been badly wounded and couldn’t go back to the war, and he didn’t want to go into Civvy Street, so he took charge of the sergeant’s mess, and that’s me.”. It’s a different genre and different format." Whereas Gotham was a frequently wacky comic book show with outlandish characters like the (sort of) Joker, Penguin, and the Riddler, Pennyworth will be more of a gritty crime drama, and Cannon said that it will be "standalone." Alfred had a strong character arc throughout the three Dark Knight movies as he provided emotional guidance for the troubled orphan who had been left in his care, and got a poignant send off at the end of The Dark Knight Rises when he saw Bruce finally living a peaceful life in Italy. Gotham star fights back against homophobic trolls slamming Penguin and Riddler romance Send us a tip using our annonymous form. However, executive producer Danny Cannon has said that Pennyworth is a standalone show and has no connection to Gotham. “[Nolan] lets you on your own a great deal because he’s so confident in his casting,” Caine said. It follows Alfred, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with Thomas Wayne, Bruce’s billionaire father, in 1960s London. Related: All 25 DC Movies & TV Shows Coming In 2019. Pennyworth launches on Epix this Summer in the US.

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“We had a test audience and there were only so many who knew it was a DC-related series. The series focuses on Alfred’s life well before the birth of Bruce Wayne and is a ten-episode drama series that comes from Gothamexecutive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon.