The popularity of

Batman

among many fans led to numerous stories that have been widely explored in various forms of media. The movies served as the predominant medium in telling those stories, as evidenced by the continued rise of films centered on the Dark Knight. On top of that, other characters from Batman lore have also had a chance to be front and center in their own series’, including the likes of Harley Quinn, Jim Gordon (

Gotham

), and

Batwoman

.

The most recent character who received his own series is

Alfred Pennyworth

. Last year, Epix launched

Pennyworth

,

which follows Alfred’s journey to becoming Bruce Wayne’s trusted butler. The standalone prequel series revealed the story of how Alfred was discovered by the Wayne family while also exploring the character’s past military career.

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The inaugural season of

Pennyworth

received critical acclaim

, leading to the show being renewed for

a second season

. With the first season ending with a massive cliffhanger, fans had a lot of questions coming into the much-anticipated sophomore run of the series. Now, the show’s recent panel from

DC FanDome

revealed a surprising addition to the growing cast.

CONFIRMATION

During the

Pennyworth

panel from DC FanDome: Explore the Multiverse, it was revealed by executive producer Bruno Heller that Martha Kane will be pregnant at some point during the upcoming season of the hit Epix show. This means that an infant Bruce Wayne will soon arrive.

WHAT THIS MEANS

With the imminent arrival of an infant Bruce Wayne, there’s a chance that Alfred’s employment as the Wayne family’s butler will happen sooner rather than later. In a way, this could also mean that Alfred will finally land in Gotham since the setting of the first season was mostly in London.

It still remains a mystery on when Martha Kane’s pregnancy will be unveiled during the sophomore season, but there’s a chance that it will play out during the latter half or even the season finale to hype up a potential third season. Still, the reference to Bruce Wayne is hard to ignore, and

Pennyworth

has all the narrative elements to produce a captivating tribute to the character that will be the Caped Crusader in the future.