Pennyworth - Season 2 Apr 2026

Streaming on: Max

While the shadow of Gotham City looms large over modern television, few prequel series have taken as bold and unexpected a path as Pennyworth . When Season 1 introduced us to a young, suave Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon) as a British SAS operative turned mercenary, it was clear this wasn't your father’s butler origin story. With Season 2 —officially subtitled “The King of London” —the show didn’t just raise the stakes; it detonated them. Pennyworth - Season 2

He partners with the sadistic and the mysterious Salt (Jessye Romeo) to form a private security firm. But this isn't about bodyguard work anymore. Alfred essentially becomes a crime lord—dubbed "The King of London" by the underworld. He runs illegal gambling dens, smuggles goods across the quarantine line, and brutally tortures enemies for information. Streaming on: Max While the shadow of Gotham

The conflict is between the German-inspired (authoritarian, eugenicist fascists) and the English League (a populist, right-wing nationalist group). However, a third, more terrifying power has emerged: The Cutter virus. A bioweapon unleashed by the Raven Society, the virus has plunged the capital into a lockdown reminiscent of The Walking Dead meets V for Vendetta . People are dying in the streets, masked soldiers patrol checkpoints, and paranoia is the true currency of the city. Alfred’s Transformation: From Soldier to King In Season 1, Alfred was trying to escape his past. In Season 2, he embraces a monstrous version of his future. After losing loved ones and facing the sheer chaos of the virus, Alfred makes a pragmatic deal with the devil. He partners with the sadistic and the mysterious