'Pennyworth': Ryan Fletcher and Hainsley Lloyd Bennett cast in Epix series on Batman's butler
Ryan Fletcher and Hainsley Lloyd Bennett have been cast as series regulars in the upcoming EPIX drama series 'Pennyworth'. The series follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier in his 20s, who forms a security company and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne, who’s not yet Bruce’s father, in 1960s London.
Epix and Warner Bros. TV have already announced Jack Bannon as the lead in the drama series 'Pennyworth', from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, based on the characters from DC. Fletcher (Shetland and Outlanders) and Bennett (Casualty and Eastenders) will portray “Dave Boy” and “Bazza,” respectively; both are lifelong friends of Alfred’s from their army days serving in the same corps.
