Epix has released the full-length trailer forPennyworth, the 1920s-set Batman prequel that follows a young Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) as he protects the life of Bruce Wayne’s father, the billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge). Yes, before you ask, this Alfred does, in fact, fuck. The series comes fromBruno Heller, who also created FOX’s Dark Knight prequel butPennyworthsequel,Gotham. Heller will serve as executive producer and writer on Pennyworth alongsideDanny Cannon, also onboard as executive producer and director.
It’s certainly an interesting trailer, considering the fact that if you took out the character names and the DC Comics logo it wouldn’t seem like a comic book show at all. Aesthetically, it’s about as far as theBurton-meets-Banksylook ofGothamas possible. Pennyworth seems to be giving off vibes much more similar to straightforward spy romps like theJames BondorKingsmanfilms. Bannon is charming in the lead role, so I hope he’s up to the task of proving why, exactly, we need an entire origin series for Batman’s butler.
Check out the trailer and official poster below.Pennyworthpremieres on Epix on August 08, 2025. The series also starsPaloma Faith,Hainsley Lloyd Bennett,Ryan Fletcher,Jason Flemyng, andPolly Walker.
Here is the official synopsis forPennyworth:
The 10-episode, hour-long drama seriesfrom Warner Horizon Scripted Televisionis 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.
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