PENNYWORTH: THE ORIGIN OF BATMAN'S BUTLER Trailer Ushers In An Era Of Psychedelic Supervillains

PENNYWORTH: THE ORIGIN OF BATMAN'S BUTLER Trailer Ushers In An Era Of Psychedelic Supervillains

HBO Max has debuted the first trailer for season 3 of Pennyworth, and after a 5-year time-jump, Alfred finds himself facing a psychedelic new threat and the imminent emergence of supervillains...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 08, 2022 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Pennyworth

We recently learned that the upcoming third season of Epix's Pennyworth has been given the hilariously direct subtitle "The Origin of Batman's Butler," and HBO Max has now released the first full trailer.

After a five-year time-jump, the show is clearly taking full advantage of its swinging sixties setting by thrusting Alfred into a plot involving psychedelic drugs which ultimately result in madness. A precursor to the Scarecrow's Fear Gas, perhaps? It's not spelled out here, but we'd say it's a strong possibility.

After two (relatively) grounded seasons, Pennyworth seems to be ushering in an era of supervillains. We don't see any familiar faces in this trailer, but there is a shot of a guy shooting electricity from what appear to be some sort of gauntlets (several DC Comics baddies could fit the bill). Plus, right at the end, ol' Alfred is handed one of The Dark Knight's signature tools of the trade.

Check out the teaser below along with some new key art.

“Season three of the psychological thriller begins after a five-year time jump: the civil war is over, and a cultural revolution has changed the world for better or worse – ushering in a new age of Super Heroes and Supervillains.”

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler stars Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Emma Paetz, Paloma Faith, Ryan Fletcher, Dorothy Atkinson, Ramon Tikaram, Harriet Slater, and Simon Manyonda. Season 3 is set to premiere on HBO Max on October 6.

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Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 9/8/2022, 8:34 AM
I forgot that this show exists. They did 3 Seasons of this already? Wow.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 9/8/2022, 8:44 AM
Never found Alfred so interesting that I wanted to see what he did before Batman. In fact I’ve never cared about what Alfred did while working with Batman. Where the f is Batman?
KWilly
KWilly - 9/8/2022, 9:48 AM
@slickrickdesigns - Gotham covered Alfred's origins in one episode. That's all that's needed.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/8/2022, 8:47 AM
THE ORIGIN OF BATMAN'S BUTLER…
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 9/8/2022, 9:08 AM
@GhostDog - someone won big money in the WB office when he said he could get that out in the title
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 9/8/2022, 8:48 AM
I know that the concept of “Guy Fawkes masks” goes back to the 1800s, but they didn’t look like the one from “V for Vendetta”. Weird to see DC use it for Pennyworth.
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/8/2022, 8:48 AM
Does anyone actually we all discuss viewing figures what does this get?
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/8/2022, 8:49 AM
@marvel72 - watch this 🙄
IcePyke
IcePyke - 9/8/2022, 9:06 AM
EZBeast
EZBeast - 9/8/2022, 9:17 AM
Had no idea this show still existed lol
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 9/8/2022, 9:50 AM
Can't wait for Ace the bathound show.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 9/8/2022, 9:58 AM
Who the hell has been watching this for it to have had 3 seasons?
Deadinside
Deadinside - 9/8/2022, 1:17 PM
@BlackStar25 - 👋🙂 Hellooo...!
LiteraryJoe
LiteraryJoe - 9/8/2022, 9:58 AM
To be fair, we all watched a show about Jarvis...kind of.
grif
grif - 9/8/2022, 10:24 AM
wow this name change was a real thing?
Tpo81
Tpo81 - 9/8/2022, 10:32 AM
This guy. I actually think it’s a good series. The first 2 seasons were great, really cool London set pieces back in the 60’s. And the dude who plays Alfred is great. The fact that it’s got connection to Batman is just a bonus imo. But really it’s a show about a dude who’s kindve a fixer for hire. And gets into all sorts of espionage shenanigans. But it’s a decent show, that’s why there’s 3 seasons
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 9/8/2022, 11:42 AM
@Tpo81 - I feel like the premise of the show is strong enough to survive on it's own and all the efforts the writers are making to remind the audience this is Batman related are only holding the show back.
MaximusTheMad
MaximusTheMad - 9/8/2022, 12:12 PM
How the F does this have 3 seasons and I'm only hearing about it NOW!!!???
Tpo81
Tpo81 - 9/11/2022, 4:04 AM
@MaximusTheMad - I’ve watched every show the night it aired. But I also have no life.
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