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| HBO Max | Release 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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S3:E10. Highland Wedding
Air Date: November 24, 2022
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S3:E9. Rag Trade
Air Date: November 17, 2022
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S3:E8. Red Marauder
Air Date: November 10, 2022
Positive:
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IndieWire
Jul 24, 2019
Season 1 Review:
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.
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Jul 17, 2019
Jul 25, 2019
Season 1 Review:
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.
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Jul 26, 2019
Season 1 Review:
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.
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Jul 29, 2019
Season 1 Review:
[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.
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Jul 25, 2019
Season 1 Review:
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.
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Jul 25, 2019
Season 1 Review:
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.
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Jul 23, 2020
2 of 4 users found this helpful22
Sep 18, 2019
as a stand alone, this is a strong story line with a depth of story. if people are complaining while looking for a " batman feel" they have never picked up a comic book and read a back story. very good series and hope they continue many seasons.
1 of 4 users found this helpful13
Nov 15, 2021
This is a gem of a tv show. Didn’t even know it existed until I found it on amazon. Probably the best show DC have done. Some great acting and characters, Paloma faith is fantastic as bet
1 of 1 users found this helpful10
Aug 9, 2023
Gets better as the seasons progress and I ended up really loving it. Good writing with lots of action and fun. Didn't end well because it was cancelled, but only really needed a couple more episodes to tie it all together.
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Feb 26, 2021
1 of 1 users found this helpful10
Aug 18, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyed this 'batman's butler' prequel. Set in an alternate 60's England with a great performance by the lead player. Where else could you see Paloma Faith getting doggied by a beefeater in the tower of London !?!
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May 12, 2020
The plot armor is thick in this show. We know that Alfred must survive to buttle for Batman, but plausibility would have been nice. Perhaps that will be added for Season 2?
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Seasons & Episodes
- Series Overview
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Season 3
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Season 3 Overview
Air Date: October 6, 2022
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S3:E10. Highland Wedding
Air Date: November 24, 2022
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S3:E9. Rag Trade
Air Date: November 17, 2022
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S3:E8. Red Marauder
Air Date: November 10, 2022
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S3:E7. Don't Push It
Air Date: November 3, 2022
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S3:E6. Hedgehunter
Air Date: October 27, 2022
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S3:E5. Rhyme 'n' Reason
Air Date: October 20, 2022
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S3:E4. Silver Birch
Air Date: October 13, 2022
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S3:E3. Comply or Die
Air Date: October 6, 2022
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S3:E2. Many Clouds
Air Date: October 6, 2022
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S3:E1. Well to Do
Air Date: October 6, 2022
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Season 3 Overview
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: December 13, 2020
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Season 2 Overview
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: July 28, 2019
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Season 1 Overview