HBO Max has axed Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler after three seasons.
Pennyworth, the origin story of Batman’s butler Alfred Pennyworth, was a tv sequence produced by Epix and DC Entertainment. It ultimately moved to the WarnerMedia streaming service HBO Max, which marketed it as Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler.
“While HBO Max is not moving forward with another season of Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler, we are very thankful to creator Bruno Heller and executive producers Matthew Patnick, Danny Cannon and John Stephens, along with Warner Bros. Television, for their brilliant, unique, gripping depiction of the origin of Alfred Pennyworth, one of the most iconic characters in the Batman world,” a spokesperson for HBO Max stated in a press release to The Hollywood Reporter. “An incredible blend of action, drama and humor, for three seasons, Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler has taken fans on a mind-bending ride into Alfred’s eccentric world and the beginnings of cutting-edge superheroes and supervillains.”
The cancellation of Pennyworth comes only a few days after the endings of Titans and Doom Patrol, two different fashionable DC Comics-based reveals that aired on the DC Universe streaming service earlier than making the soar to HBO Max. DC Studios co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are gearing as much as launch a brand new wave of DC Universe reveals following the cancellations.
Could Pennyworth return?
Many followers of the present have expressed their disappointment and frustration on the Pennyworth cancellation, and have taken to social media to voice their assist for the sequence and name for its revival. The hashtag #SavePennyworth is already making the rounds on social media platforms like Twitter, and followers have created on-line petitions calling for its return.
Despite its cancellation, Pennyworth has left a long-lasting impression on audiences and has helped to shed new mild on the character of Alfred Pennyworth. The present was praised for its sturdy performances, particularly Jack Bannon’s portrayal of Alfred.
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler additionally starred Ben Aldridge, Emma Paetz, Paloma Faith, Ryan Fletcher, Dorothy Atkinson, Ramon Tikaram, Harriet Slater and Simon Manyonda.
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