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In today’s TV News roundup, Showtime dropped a new trailer for its upcoming comedy “Black Monday” and Facebook Watch released a new clip from the second season of “Red Table Talk.”

Dates

Netflix will release “Motown Magic” on Nov. 20. The children’s series inspired by the iconic music of Motown will feature original characters in a fantastical world from Josh Wakely. The show will feature 52 newly-recorded versions of songs first made famous by artists including Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gay, the Jackson 5, Lionel Richie, the Supremes, the Temptations and Stevie Wonder. Some of the contemporary artists who will be featured in the 11-minute episodes include Ne-Yo, Becky G, Bj The Chicago Kid, Skylar Grey, Calum Scott and Trombone Shorty.

First Looks

Showtime released the official trailer for its upcoming comedy “Black Monday,” which is set to premiere Jan. 20 at 10 p.m. Released on the anniversary of the United States’ worst...

If you thought Epix's planned Batman prequel series Pennyworth was a left-field prospect before, just wait until you hear who they cast as a villainess for the offbeat comic adventure. Early this afternoon, the network announced that British pop star Paloma Faith has been tapped for the role of Bet Sykes, a cunning foe set to put a young Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) through…...

Epix’s drama Pennyworth has found its villainess at the top of the British pop charts: Platinum-selling singer Paloma Faith has joined the cast in the role of Bet Sykes, a cruel adversary who will test the courage of young Alfred Pennyworth and his new boss, Thomas Wayne, the future father of Bruce Wayne.

Faith’s character is described as a “spirited, sadistic and sharp-tongued villain,” according to Warner Horizon Scripted Television. The characters are based on the adventures dating back to the Fdr years and published in the pages of Batman, Detective Comics and other DC Comics titles.

Faith has acted before — her onscreen credits include Peter & Wendy and Doctor Parnassus — but is best known as a UK music star with a strong track record at home but little traction in the American market.

The singer’s fourth full-length album, The Architect, was released last November and hit No.

The cast of Epix’s upcoming Batman prequel series “Pennyworth” continues to grow.

Paloma Faith has joined the cast, which already includes Jack Bannon and Ben Aldridge, as Bet Sykes, who is described as a “spirited, sadistic and sharp-tongued villain.”

The 10-episode, one-hour drama will follow Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Bannon), a former British Sas soldier in his 20’s, who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne (Aldridge), who’s not yet Bruce’s father, in 1960s London.

Production on the series — based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger — begins Monday, Oct. 22 at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, in the UK.

The cast also includes Ryan Fletcher and Hainsley Lloyd Bennett, who will take on the series regular roles of Dave Boy and Bazza,...

TBS’ Search Party has located NCIS: New Orleans alumna Shalita Grant: The actress will recur during Season 3 of the dark comedy, our sister site Deadline reports.

In the series about a group of self-absorbed twenty-somethings covering up a murder, Grant will play Cassidy, a superficial law school grad. The lawyer takes on Dory (Alia Shawkat) as a client pro-bono in the hopes of accelerating her career, but soon finds herself in way over her head.

Search Party‘s third season does not yet have a premiere date.

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In today’s TV News Roundup, the upcoming Showtime series “Black Monday” rounds out its cast, as does the Epix series “Pennyworth”

First Looks

The Season 2 premiere of hit podcast “What Really Happened?” just dropped, along with a teaser for episode 5. The series follows documentarian Andrew Jenks as he explores the mysterious truths and unanswered questions behind famous figures and events. A sneak peak at the 5th episode reveals an intent to get to the bottom of why Dave Chappelle notoriously turned down a check for $50 million and forfeited his hit comedy show.

Casting

A list of stars will join the guest cast of the upcoming Showtime comedy “Black Monday,” including Horatio Sanz, Bruce Dern, Melissa Rauch, Julie Hagerty, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Tim Russ and Jason Michael Snow. They join previously announced series stars Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, and Paul Scheer. The 10-episode series premieres in January 2019.

Jen Richards,...

Ryan Fletcher (Outlander) and Hainsley Lloyd Bennett (Casualty) have been cast as series regulars opposite Jack Bannon and Ben Aldridge in the upcoming Epix drama series Pennyworth, the Batman prequel from Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller, executive producer/director Danny Cannon and Warner Horizon Scripted TV.

The 10-episode, hour-long drama series is based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. It follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Bannon), a former British Sas soldier in his 20s, who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne (Aldridge), who’s not yet Bruce’s father, in 1960s London.

Fletcher and Bennett will portray Dave Boy and Bazza, respectively; both are lifelong friends of Alfred’s from their army days serving in the same corps. Dave Boy, a haggard Highland Scotsman who is slowly drinking himself to death since leaving the army, is...

“Gotham” boss Bruno Heller’s next Batman prequel series, “Pennyworth,” is taking shape, as two more actors have been added to the cast of the upcoming Epix drama: Ryan Fletcher and Hainsley Lloyd Bennett.

The series will focus on the early life of Batman’s legendary butler Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon). A former British Sas soldier in his 20s, Pennyworth forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge), who’s not yet Bruce’s father, in 1960s London. Aldridge’s character is described as a “fresh-faced billionaire hailing from the east coast of the United States. Confident and extremely disciplined, this young aristocrat meets an unlikely business partner in Alfred Pennyworth.”

Fletcher and Bennett will take on the series regular roles of Dave Boy and Bazza, respectively — both lifelong friends of Alfred’s from their army days.

Also Read: 'Pennyworth': Ben Aldridge...

A Batman prequel is coming to Epix. Recently, the network announced Jack Bannon and Ben Aldridge will star in their upcoming TV show, Pennyworth.

The superhero drama will focus on "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 a young billionaire Thomas Wayne, who's not yet Bruce's father, in 1960s London."

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Breaking news: the hot young Alfred show is still happening, and hot young Alfred has been found. Jack Bannon, who appeared in The Imitation Game and on Ripper Street, will play the future butler in Pennyworth, a new Epix series. It seems that before Alfred started washing Batman’s socks and dusting the many bookcases in Wayne Manor, he […]

The post Jack Bannon to Play Young, Sexy Alfred in Batman-Free Series No One Asked For appeared first on /Film.

That Batman-spired Alfred Pennyworth series that Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller has been developing, Pennyworth, is moving forward and two actors have been cast in the lead roles. Jack Bannon (The Imitation Game) is the actor set to take on the role of a much younger Alfred and Ben Aldridge (Our Girl) will take on the role of Thomas Wayne.

Pennyworth follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British Sas soldier in his 20’s, who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire, Thomas Wayne, who’s not yet Bruce’s father, in 1960s London. These characters were created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Here’s a description of the title character that was provided:

Bannon’s Pennyworth is a boyishly handsome, cheerful, charming, clever young man from London. Honest, open-faced and witty; you’d never take him for an Sas killer. Alfred...

Ben Aldridge has been cast as Thomas Wayne, the co-lead opposite lead Jack Bannon in “Pennyworth,” Bruno Heller’s upcoming Batman prequel series at Epix.

The series will focus on Batman’s legendary butler Alfred Pennyworth (Bannon), a former British Sas soldier in his 20s, who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne, who’s not yet Bruce’s father, in 1960s London. Aldridge’s character is described as a “fresh-faced billionaire hailing from the east coast of the United States. Confident and extremely disciplined, this young aristocrat meets an unlikely business partner in Alfred Pennyworth.”

Also Read: 'Pennyworth': Jack Bannon to Star as Alfred in Bruno Heller's Batman Prequel Series on Epix

The 10-episode, one-hour drama will begin production on Oct. 22 at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, in the U.K., and is based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger.

Exclusive: Ben Aldridge has been cast as the co-lead opposite lead Jack Bannon in the upcoming Epix drama series Pennyworth. Aldridge will play Thomas Wayne to Bannon’s Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman prequel from Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller, executive producer/director Danny Cannon and Warner Horizon Scripted TV.

The 10-episode, hour-long drama series is based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger. It follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Bannon), a former British Sas soldier in his 20s, who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne (Aldridge), who’s not yet Bruce’s father, in 1960s London.

Aldridge’s Thomas Wayne is a young, fresh-faced billionaire hailing from the East Coast of the United States. Confident and extremely disciplined, this young aristocrat meets an unlikely business partner in Alfred Pennyworth.

Heller and Cannon executive produce and Cannon will direct the pilot episode.

Remember the Epix prequel series to Batman?

Well, it's still going ahead, and we know who will be stepping into the role of Young Alfred.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jack Bannon will take on the role the iconic character in the ten-episode drama which has been titled Pennyworth.

The report describes this young Alfred as "a boyishly handsome, cheerful, charming, clever young man from London. Honest, open-faced and witty, people would never take him for an Sas killer." adding:

"Alfred doesn't know how to reconcile the kind-hearted boy he used to be with the cold, calculated killer he was forced to become. He's a man on the make, who doesn't know what to make of himself yet."

Related: Gotham Renewed for Fifth and Final Season!

Gotham showrunner, Bruno Heller, is on board to write the pilot and will serve as an Executive Producer on the series.

"As genuine fans of these classic DC characters,...

Epix’s forthcoming Batman prequel Pennyworth, which will tell the early story of Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, has found its leading man in British thespian Jack Bannon, Warner Bros. announced Monday.

The drama, which received a 10-episode series order in May, will follow a young Alfred Pennyworth as he forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire named Thomas Wayne — who is not yet Bruce Wayne’s father — in 1960s London.

Update: It has also been announced that Ben Aldridge (Reign, Fleabag) will fill the role of Thomas.

Bannon’s version of Alfred, formerly a British Sas soldier,...

Epix and Warner Bros. TV have found their Alfred Pennyworth. Jack Bannon has been cast in the title role of the upcoming Epix drama series Pennyworth, a Batman prequel from Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller, executive producer/director Danny Cannon and Warner Horizon Scripted TV.

The 10-episode Pennyworth will begin production October 22 at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in the UK, becoming the first series to film in the Warner Bros.-owned studio complex north of London which has housed production for such movies as WB’s Harry Potter/Fantastic Beasts franchise, The Dark Knight, Inception and Wonder Woman as well as outside productions such as Jason Bourne, Kingsman, Paddington and the most recent Mission Impossible installments.

Based on DC characters created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger, Pennyworth follows Bruce Wayne’s legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth (Bannon), a former British Sas soldier in his 20’s, who forms a security company and...

Epix has found its Alfred for its Batman prequel Pennyworth.

Jack Bannon (The Imitation Game, Ripper Street) has been tapped to take on the title role in the premium cable network's 10-episode scripted drama about Bruce Wayne's legendary butler Alfred Pennyworth.

The series — which is not a Gotham prequel despite hailing from showrunner Bruno Heller — revolves around Alfred Pennyworth, a former British Sas soldier in his 20s, who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne, who is not yet Bruce's father, in 1960s London.

Pennyworth's Alfred is described ...

Mike Cecchini Oct 15, 2018

After Gotham and Krypton, get ready for...Pennyworth, a Batman prequel focusing on Alfred.

Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon, the masterminds behind Batman prequel, Gotham, are staying in the DC Universe a little longer. Epix has made a straight to series order for Pennyworth, the story of Batman's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, and how he came to work for the Wayne family.

No, wait, come back. There's a rather cool hook to this, as Pennyworth will be a period piece, set in London in the 1960s.

Here's the official synopsis:

"[Pennyworth] 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 a young billionaire Thomas Wayne, who's not yet Bruce's father, in 1960’s London."

The series has found its title character in the form of Jack Bannon. As for what we can expect from young Alfred?...

Jack Bannon, who portrayed the amiable assistant city editor Art Donovan on the acclaimed CBS drama Lou Grant, has died. He was 77.

Bannon died Wednesday in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, according to a report in The Spokesman-Review. He had lived in the town with his wife, actress Ellen Travolta — the older sister of John Travolta — since 1995.

Bannon's parents were actors. His mother, Bea Benaderet, received two Emmy nominations for her work on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, portrayed Kate Bradley on Petticoat Junction and Green Acres and was the voice of Betty Rubble...