Batman Universe Claims Pennyworth Series Female Power

Mexico. “Pennyworth”, a series based on the Batman universe, claims women in its second season with strong and powerful female figures after decades of being subjected to male power in fiction.

“Historically, in the Batman universe, women have not been allowed to be complex. Normally, the power that was given to them fell only on their sexual value and the desire that it could provoke in men and Bet is more complex than that. “He commented Paloma Faith at a round table with Latin American media.

Faith plays Beth Sykes, a sadistic villain who is part of the extremist underground group Raven Society, which aims to turn the British government into a fascist power.

Another key female figure who will show more and more development is that of Martha Kane (Batman’s future mother), a young photojournalist who will risk her life to prevent the Raven Society.

“Marta has found a purpose and is part of the revolution. He has a greater sense of self, now he shows more about who he is. In the first season, I was attached to what a woman should have been in the ’60s, but she left all that behind, ”she says. Emma Paetz, your interpreter.

The series, which presents its second season on February 28 in Latin America through the Starzplay platform, follows the unseen adventures written by a young Alfred Pennyworth, best known for being Batman’s butler in comics and dedicated movies. character.

Set in the 1960s, the production takes place in a realistic universe created by Bruno Heller, which is far from the characteristic productions of superheroes.

Deeper characters

“The first season was the introduction and the second shows more layers of our characters”, Faith emphasizes the complexity and darkness that her characters will experience at the beginning of this season, when the civil war broke out in London.

“At the beginning of the first season Alfred had no worries in the world, now that he has killed his own father he puts him in a completely different place”, dice Jack Bannon, protagonist of “Pennyworth”, about his character.

The remorse of this event, the loss of the great love of his life and other events, bring to the table a more complex Alfred who leaves aside the humor that characterizes him a little to show a darker and more fragile part of himself.

“Her vulnerability is something she is going to explore, but she will try to cover up as well. In the first season he did it with humor, but in this second one he will be darker and even more selfish when he tries to get the money to get to America with his mother. “, Add.

In turn, Thomas Wayne (Batman’s father) played by Ben Aldridge, he will live the reunion with Martha, who is waiting for reciprocity in the sentimental relationship they had begun to develop.

However, she will find an unwell Wayne with no political intentions to disappoint her.

“Wayne will go from being the innocent spy I met to becoming a more cynical, colder and less attached man. I think Martha will bring her a little sense of justice and honor.”Says Aldridge.

In addition, creator Bruno Heller announced that this season Martha will have a pregnancy. However, little is known if the father of this baby is Thomas and if he will be the first to watch Bruce Wayne (Batman) in the series.

On the other hand, Paloma Faith hopes that the series will generate some reflections on the political reality that the world is going through.

“In parallel, the way society works is analyzed. We can see an increase in the contrast between the right and the left of governments. It seems that we cannot distinguish who is the attacker and who is the attacker and it is something that can be seen in the program “, Faith dice.