Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler (2019)

Name: Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Released: 2019
Rating: 7
Cast: Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Emma Paetz, Ryan Fletcher, Dorothy Atkinson

TV-MA 54m 7.0/10 IMDb

Drama Crime

The origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, before they become Bruce Wayne’s parents.

Creator: Bruno Heller

Cast: Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Emma Paetz, Ryan Fletcher, Dorothy Atkinson

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Hate crimes (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction War / combat

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

14 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 9 warnings

Avg severity:(2.8)

Hate crimes (depicted)Death of a parentKidnapping / abductionWar / combatExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 2 10 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Hate crimes (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatExplicit sexual content / nudityDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

Season 3 8 warnings

Avg severity:(3.0)

Hate crimes (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionWar / combatExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture