PENNYWORTH: THE ORIGIN OF BATMAN'S BUTLER Cancelled After Three Seasons

PENNYWORTH: THE ORIGIN OF BATMAN'S BUTLER Cancelled After Three Seasons

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (lol) recently wrapped-up its third season, and it's now come to light that that latest batch of episode will be all we see of the HBO Max series...

By MarkCassidy - Feb 01, 2023 05:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Pennyworth

Though we're sure this news will come as a crippling blow to many of you, HBO Max has decided to cancel Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler after three seasons.

The series, which originally debuted on Epix, focused on the early days of Bruce Wayne's loyal ally Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) and his career as a crime-fighter in his own right.

After a five-year time-jump, the most recent season took full advantage of its swinging sixties setting by thrusting Alfred into a plot involving psychedelic drugs which ultimately result in madness.

“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 said in a statement 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 super heroes and super villains.”

Though the show did tend to come in for a bit of ridicule online, Pennyworth clearly had its share of viewers to remain on the air for three seasons, and was far from a critical flop (it sits at 66% on Rotten Tomatoes).

Even so, the writing was on the wall once Titans and Doom Patrol were given the axe. Superman and Lois is expected to run for at least two more seasons, however, and Gotham Knights is set to premiere on The CW this March (how long that'll last remains to be seen).

What do you guys make of this news? Did you watch Pennyworth? Drop us a comment down below.

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MrDandy
MrDandy - 2/1/2023, 5:09 PM
I am legitimately shocked it made it two three seasons given how widely mocked the concept was and how I regularly forgot about its existence.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 2/1/2023, 5:10 PM


What a huge surprise this isn't.

Never saw one episode.

DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 2/1/2023, 5:18 PM
Wow. Three seasons? I never watched an episode. Hell, I never even thought about watching it.
Blergh
Blergh - 2/1/2023, 5:20 PM
This show was a money laundring scheme, wasn't it?
dracula
dracula - 2/1/2023, 5:21 PM
Sucks, show ended on obvious set up for season 4

Seriously if you arent confirmed for more just wrap up the current plot, then if you are renewed you can pick up the threads and expand on them
dracula
dracula - 2/1/2023, 5:22 PM
Hopefully Sandman is safe.

Show needs 5 seasons to get through the original comic
bobevanz
bobevanz - 2/1/2023, 5:27 PM
@dracula - it's on Netflix lol you'll be lucky to get three seasons
ScaryTerry
ScaryTerry - 2/1/2023, 5:48 PM
@bobevanz - Lucky to get two. Netflix loves to wield that axe.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 2/1/2023, 5:26 PM
I didn’t know it made it past Season 1.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 2/1/2023, 5:27 PM
Never watched it, Crackle sure as hell didn't convince me
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 2/1/2023, 5:31 PM
and it went on for way too [frick]ing long
i mean it was literally the teen titans go joke
dracula
dracula - 2/1/2023, 5:31 PM
You know V for Vendetta is canon to this show
Odin
Odin - 2/1/2023, 6:07 PM
@dracula -
dracula
dracula - 2/1/2023, 6:29 PM
@Odin - would love to see moore's reaction to that
IcePyke
IcePyke - 2/2/2023, 3:27 AM
@dracula -
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/1/2023, 5:42 PM
"Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (lol)"

I'm gonna double that lol. Not because I think the show is laughable, but the fact that it managed to get three seasons in the first place.

Gotham Knights is definitely next.
Origame
Origame - 2/1/2023, 6:18 PM
@bkmeijer1 - thats actually a title change. It was simply pennyworth, but it confused people because the audience that did watch it didn't know it was supposed to be a batman thing.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/2/2023, 3:44 AM
@Origame - did it work though?
Origame
Origame - 2/2/2023, 4:21 AM
@bkmeijer1 - idk. Still don't know how it got 3 seasons. Probably?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/1/2023, 5:44 PM
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 2/1/2023, 5:46 PM
Now kill Gotham Knights before it can breathe.
Origame
Origame - 2/1/2023, 5:54 PM
Three f@#$ing seasons? Teen titans go was mocking this very concept.

Let that sink in. Teen titans go was basically clowning on this show before it even existed, yet it got 3 seasons.

We are truly in the dumbest timeline.
ScaryTerry
ScaryTerry - 2/1/2023, 7:43 PM
@Origame - It wasn’t that bad. Gotham was much worse.
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