The Batman universe claims female power in the “Pennyworth” series

Mexico. “Pennyworth,” a series based on the Batman universe, vindicates women in its second season with strong, 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. Usually the power they were given only lay in their sexual value and the desire they could cause in men and Bet is more complex than that. “, he commented Paloma Faith at a round table with Latin American media.

Faith gives life to Bet Sykes, a sadistic villain part of the clandestine extremist group Raven Society, which seeks to turn the UK Government into a fascist power.

Another essential female figure who will increasingly show her development is that of Martha Kane (future mother of Batman), a young photojournalist who will risk her life to avoid the rise of the Raven Society.

“Martha has found a purpose and is part of the revolution. She has a greater sense of herself, now she shows more about who she is. In the first season she was clinging to what a woman must have been like in the 60’s but all this has left her back, “he says Emma Paetz, Its interpreter.

The series, which premieres its second season on February 28 in Latin America through the Starzplay platform, follows the never-before-written adventures of a young Alfred Pennyworth, who is best known for being Batman’s butler in comics and films dedicated to the famous 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 in the second more layers of our characters are shown”, Points out Faith about the complexity and darkness her characters will experience at the start of this season when the civil war in London has broken out.

“At the start of the first season Alfred had no worries in the world, now having killed his own father puts him in a completely different place”, daus 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, put on the table a more complex Alfred who leaves aside the humor that characterizes him to show a darker and more fragile part. of himself.

“His vulnerability is something he is going to explore but he also tried to cover it up. In the first season he did it with humor, but in this second he will be more closed and even more selfish in trying to get the money to get there. in America with his mother “, Add.

For his part, Thomas Wayne (Batman’s father) played by Ben Aldridge, he will live the reunion with Martha, who expects reciprocity in the sentimental relationship they had begun to develop.

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

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

In addition the creator Bruno Heller predicted that this season Martha will live a pregnancy. However, little is known if the father of this baby is Thomas and whether it will be the first sighting of Bruce Wayne (Batman) in the series.

On the other hand Paloma Faith is expected that the series will generate certain reflections around the political reality through which it crosses the world.

“In parallel, the way society is walking 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’s something you can see on the show, “ daus Fe.