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StarzPlay acquires UK rights to Batman prequel series Pennyworth

July 10, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Streaming service StarzPlay has announced that it has acquired the distribution rights for the upcoming Batman prequel series Pennyworth in the Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Latin America.

Created by Gotham’s Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon, Pennyworth follows Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon; The Imitation Game), a former British SAS soldier in his 20s, who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge; Fleabag), who’s not yet become Bruce Wayne’s father.

Along with Bannon and Aldridge, the cast of Pennyworth includes Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack), Hainsley Lloyd Bennett (Eastenders), Ryan Fletcher (Outlander), and Dorothy Atkinson (Call the Midwife), Paloma Faith (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) and Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button).

SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for Pennyworth

StarzPlay is available in the UK via the Apple TV app, Prime Video and Virgin Media.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Batman, DC, Pennyworth

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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