Pennyworth 2: Batman's butler in love triangle with superhero's parents

Jack Bannon stars in Pennyworth. PHOTO: WARNER TV
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LOS ANGELES - The legendary butler from the Batman comics, Alfred - who loyally serves Bruce Wayne and his family - now has a television series devoted to his own origin story.

Pennyworth dives into the history of Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) as a young man, decades before he became the right-hand man of Wayne's superhero alter ego, Batman.

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