Pennyworth: Season 1

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EPIX | HBO Max | Season Premiere Date: July 28, 2019

Summary: A young Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) is fresh out of the SAS and begins a security job with Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) in this drama series executive produced by Gotham's Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Marianna Faithfull
Air Date: September 29, 2019
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S1:E9. Alma Coogan
Air Date: September 22, 2019
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S1:E8. Sandie Shaw
Air Date: September 15, 2019

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Jul 24, 2019

Bannon is a talented lead, flashing charm and strength as well as he balances immediate assuredness (for those hard-to-escape scenarios) and long-view obliviousness (toward his own path in life). The show mimics his versatility, coming across as an exciting new chapter in Bruce Wayne’s growing televised saga. “Pennyworth” sounds like a bad idea, but Batman die-hards and casual fans should both soon discover how very good it is. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Jul 17, 2019

Juggling more adult fare, Heller manages to make Pennyworth a compelling modern drama but adds in a darker hint of comic book ink, never letting the tone tilt too much toward the outlandish or over-the-top, but also just unhinged enough to stand out. Read full review

Michael Starr

Jul 25, 2019

Intermittently murky. ... All in all, though, “Pennyworth” does the job. As the titular character, Bannon (“Medici,” “Endeavour”) is roguish and charming; his British accent reminds me of the GEICO gekko from those classic TV ads, while Corrin et al. provide solid support. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Jul 26, 2019

The stories are fairly thin, but the look of the show and the charisma of Bannon and some of the supporting players — notably the English singer Paloma Faith as Bet Sykes, a Raven Society enforcer who takes a quick dislike to both Alfred and Esme — cover for that for a while. Read full review

Mike Hale

Jul 29, 2019

[Jack Bannon] is a charming, resourceful and alert performer, and his Alfred — with an aggressively pompadoured widow’s peak that embodies the nervous energy of a generation — is a consistently engaging presence at the center of the series. Bannon is well matched by Emma Corrin as Esme ... Rather than amplifying or enriching each other, the straight-ahead drama and the comic contrivances cancel each other out. It’s harder to take either one seriously in the presence of the other. Read full review

Sam Barsanti

Jul 25, 2019

The show is as entertaining as it is frustrating, feeling sort of like an adaptation of a comic based on Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes movies (with all of the Britishness that implies). It has style. It has interesting spy intrigue and snappy acton. It has weirdly theatrical villains. It has anachronistic needle drops. And yet, every detour to explore the motivations of a side character ... feel counter to the show’s stated purpose. Read full review

Jacob Oller

Jul 25, 2019

The plot is wildly written, with huge swathes of time spent on things like Esmé’s acting career while almost none is devoted to fleshing out its strange world. That means we don’t get anything thrilling or complex enough to justify its weary, “troubled ex-military tries to adapt” narrative. Read full review

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JohnMCouch

Oct 14, 2019

Really enjoyed this, good plot, seemed to lose track a bit, but i the end pulled it together.

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acricketer

Aug 12, 2019

Clearly most comments are from non British individuals who are just out of diapers.

The show is superb in its' fusion of 60's London, SAS hegemony and dystopian backdrops. The characters are fantastic live cartoons who make you smile and laugh and cheer or boo. Go with it and enjoy theClearly most comments are from non British individuals who are just out of diapers.

The show is superb in its' fusion of 60's London, SAS hegemony and dystopian backdrops. The characters are fantastic live cartoons who make you smile and laugh and cheer or boo.

Go with it and enjoy the ride.

PS. Lovely nod to Michael Caine… Expand

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Skeletor71

Aug 4, 2019

I really don't get all the negative scores. This show is just excellent! The atmosphere and characters are amazing and I was really blown away by how good the first episode was. Just give it a go.

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hitzestau

Jan 5, 2020

Wow, it’s a prequel and the producers actually manage to not screw up everything that has already been established. Well it is certainly a long way from the young ex-soldier Alfred to the distinguished butler we all love when he works for Bruce in Gotham. But the series is strong enough toWow, it’s a prequel and the producers actually manage to not screw up everything that has already been established. Well it is certainly a long way from the young ex-soldier Alfred to the distinguished butler we all love when he works for Bruce in Gotham. But the series is strong enough to tell a story of its own, with several factions within the UK that battle for political leadership. Alfie is caught up in the middle of it. The style of the show is exquisite, in some scenes, strange things just happen or walk by the camera without any explanation given. The story is set in the 1960’s in London and the filming locations look really great. The characters, the actors (and the dialects they speak) also make the show worthwhile. I’am looking forward to getting to know this Alfred Pennyworth better.… Expand

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geewah

Jan 9, 2021

A great concept for an entertaining show but this series falls short. Has the style, just needs a stronger story.
Still think there is a good story to be told

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MarshallCavalli

Aug 15, 2019

Great concept, but a failed execution. Alfred Pennyworth as a spy show like "The Man from U.N.C.L.E" could have been an awesome show on DC's streaming service but the plots are very generic and aren't really memorable as those type of shows.

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gray44

Mar 20, 2021

I still think this show can be entertaining the stopping after 4 episodes in the second season was stupid. Troll they stopped before the pandemic and the episodes you are now watching were also filmed before the pandemic. The problem you have those who have never seen the show are going toI still think this show can be entertaining the stopping after 4 episodes in the second season was stupid. Troll they stopped before the pandemic and the episodes you are now watching were also filmed before the pandemic. The problem you have those who have never seen the show are going to think Alfred is a douchebag and those who have seen all of the episodes are wondering was he always this big of and ass ? Did they forget who this guy becomes in his old age ? No one changes that dramatically over time. They can have him be tough and smart but having him be and ass to friends and women no they is just lazy and bad writing. One does not become a gentleman in his 60's and 70's if he wasn't one his whole life up to that and its not believable. I know this is all fiction but no woman in that time period walked around like Martha does it would not be accepted in the U.K. at that time. It would take years before that was even accepted in America all i am saying if you are going to take liberties make them believable stop worrying about being P/C That is why Game of Thrones was a hit they had powerful women but they wrote story lines that made them believable. They didn't do things just to be P/C because if they had the show would NOT have been a hit. I am hoping the writing gets better and the well there is no way to put it the pure stupidity of some of these storylines goes away and you could end up with a hit if not maybe one more season as the viewers drop the show will go off the air.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 2022
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: December 13, 2020
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 28, 2019
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  S1:E10. Marianna Faithfull
  Air Date: September 29, 2019
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  S1:E9. Alma Coogan
  Air Date: September 22, 2019
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  S1:E8. Sandie Shaw
  Air Date: September 15, 2019
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  S1:E7. Julie Christie
  Air Date: September 8, 2019
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  S1:E6. Cilla Back
  Air Date: August 25, 2019
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  S1:E6. Cilia Black
  Air Date: August 25, 2019