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A dramatic and action series tells the challenges faced by a former British soldier working for SAS and a unique security company. Over time, this former soldier finds himself facing a great challenge when he goes to work with Thomas Wayne, Bruce's billionaire father, in London in 1960. Life seems different to the former soldier, especially as he works alongside one of the most important figures in London in that period.
'Gritty prequel about Batman's butler' sounds like a parody of unnecessary superhero spin-offs, but against all odds... it rules? Pennyworth genuinely rules!
The action's pretty nice, the acting's inoffensive, the plotting's fair and the episodes are reasonably paced (for the most part). But that's it. It's not interesting. It's not cool. It's just... okay.
Pennyworth would be more fun if it ditched the origin aspect and just told a story of its own, without feeling the need to tie us into a franchise to which the show is only the most tenuously connected.
Pennyworth is not your run-of-the-mill spy thriller. It's also not a superhero project in the slightest bit. For better or for worse, this quirky little series is in a genre all its own. Epix's Pennyworth is certainly worth your time.
There's something very compelling about Pennyworth as a comic adaptation that's allowed to be more noirish and cultish than cartoonish, and it adds to Epix's strong, growing bench.