While Pennyworth serves as a predecessor to the Batman story, the character Thomas Wayne is a predecessor to Batman himself. Actor Ben Aldridge talks about taking on the role of Bruce Wayne's someday father in Epix's new TV series.
Pennyworth is the 2019 live-action TV series based on DC Comics characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger.
It follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon), a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), Bruce’s billionaire father, in 1960’s London. The pair are drawn into conflict with Lord Harwood (Jason Flemyng) who runs a shadow organization called the Raven Union which aims to overthrow the U.K. government.
Bruno Heller (Gotham, The Mentalist, Rome) serves as executive producer/writer and Danny Cannon serves as executive producer/director (Gotham, CSI series).
The show originated on the cable/streaming service EPIX, but relocated the HBO Max for its third season.
As of season three the show is promoted under the title Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler.
