Batman’s Alfred Pennyworth May Be Getting His Own Series
An interesting bit of news has surfaced regarding a possible new TV series that is set in the Batman universe. The news comes from Bleeding Cool, who reports that DC Entertainment has registered a trademark in the name of Pennyworth, and they say it could be a TV series.
There’s no other information than that. We are just left with a lot of questions. There are two live-action versions of Alfred Pennyworth currently in play. There’s Sean Pertwee’s version on Gotham and Jeremy Irons’ version in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Could it be a spin-off series of one of these characters? Hell, it might not be a TV series at all. It could be for a direct-to-video animated movie. Maybe it could even be a web-series type thing that helps tell the backstory of the character and connects to either Gotham or Batman v Superman.
Who knows, there’s a chance that it doesn’t even center on Alfred. Maybe, whatever it is, will focus on his daughter Julia Pennyworth. It seems like a lot of networks and studios are trying to bring in strong female characters.
As with any trademark like this, it could end up being nothing. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how this plays out.