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*Wayne & Kent*
Wayne & Kent
Genre	Action; Crime drama; Superhero; Comedy;
Created by	Nathan Hotlon; Enrico Casarosa;
Based on	Characters; by DC Comics;
Written by	Nathan Hotlon; Enrico Casarosa;
Voices of	Samuel Leakey; Azriel Dalman; Nathan Holton; Travis Willingham; Laura Bailey; Sean Pertwee; Stuart Allan; Parker Bates; Danielle Bisutti; Leah Jeffries;
Theme music composer	Lorne Balfe
Composers	Patrick Stump; Fall Out Boy;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Nathan Holton; Victoria Alonso; Enrico Casarosa; Bruno Heller; Danny Cannon;
Producers	Dylan Sprayberry; Jonathan Nolan;
Animators	Stephan Franck; Scott Wright;
Editors	Graham Fisher; Joel Fisher; Anton Capaldo-Smith;
Running time	31–40 minutes
Production companies	Holton Studios; Legendary Animation; Epic Games;
Original release
Network	Max
Release	2025
Related
	Wayne; Gotham; Pennyworth;

*Wayne*
Wayne
Genre	Action; Crime drama; Superhero; Thriller;
Created by	Nathan Holton
Based on	Characters; by DC Comics;
Written by	Nathan Holton
Starring	Nathan Holton; Luke Grimes; Cody Christian; Sawyer Sharbino; Sean Pertwee; Ben McKenzie; Ewan McGregor; Chris Chalk; Cory Michael Smith; Robin Lord Taylor; Esai Morales; Saxon Sharbino; Alexander Siddig; Aramis Knight; Cameron Monaghan; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; Shane West; Javon Walton;
Theme music composer	Graeme Revell
Composers	Lorne Balfe; David E. Russo;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6 + 3 specials
No. of episodes	132 + 12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Bruno Heller; Danny Cannon; John Stephens; Ben Edlund; Ken Woodruff; Dylan Sprayberry; Jon Watts; Aramis Knight;
Producers	Nathan Holton; Christopher Nolan; Jonathan Nolan;
Production locations	New York City, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	David Stockton; Thomas Yatsko; Christopher Norr; Crescenzo Notarile;
Editors	Daniel Gabbe; David Ekstrom; Mark C. Baldwin; John Ganem; Barrie Wise; Leland Sexton; Sarah C. Reeves;
Running time	48–135 minutes
Production companies	Holton Studios; HBO Entertainment; DC Entertainment;
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	October 8, 2018 –; December 18, 2023
Related
	Gotham; Pennyworth; Wayne & Kent;

Wayne is an American crime drama television series created by Nathan Holton, produced by HBO Entertainment and later Holton Studios starting from the show's third season and based on characters published by DC Comics and appearing in the Batman franchise, primarily those of Damian and Bruce Wayne. The series aired on HBO from October 8, 2018 to December 18, 2023, with over six seasons and three television specials, comprising a total of 132 episodes (144 also counting the specials). The series features an ensemble cast that includes Nathan Holton as Damian Wayne, Luke Grimes as Bruce Wayne, Cody Christian as Richard Grayson, Sawyer Sharbino as Timothy Drake, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Ben McKenzie as Commissioner James Gordon, Saxon Sharbino as Barbara Lee Gordon among others. The series is intended as a stand-alone sequel to the 2014 television series, Gotham, being set 21 years after the series finale and focusing on the life of the Bat-Family living in Gotham City. The show takes elements from the police-procedural genre and from various Batman stories, including videogames and movies while also including an original take on the characters by Nathan Holton and Christopher Nolan, the two lead writers.

Development for a sequel series based on Batman began in August 2017, when Nathan Holton made a deal with HBO to serve as a writer and producer. In October 2017, HBO originally ordered 12 episodes for its first season before expanding it to 24 in March 2018. Filming primarily took place across New York City. A prequel series, Pennyworth, starring Jack Bannon as a younger version of the iteration of Alfred Pennyworth portrayed by Sean Pertwee in Gotham and Wayne, began airing on HBO in July 2019.

It received massive critical praise and is considered one of the best TV series of all times.

Premise

Eighteen years after Bruce's victory over Ra's al Ghul and the disappearance of Jeremiah Valeska, Gotham City is living a period of peace thanks to Batman and his allies. Bruce Wayne lives with his biological son Damian and adopted sons Richard and Timothy, alongside the unwavering Alfred. However, the serenity is shattered as the specters of past adversaries reappear, prompting the entire Bat-Family to rally with trusted allies. Together, they face the formidable challenge of confronting and defeating Batman's infamous rogues' gallery, safeguarding Gotham's ongoing security and upholding the enduring legacy of the Dark Knight.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Actor	Character	Seasons
		1	2	3		4		5		6
		Sons of Gotham	Under the Hood	Dawn of the League	Asylum	Arkham City	Knightfall	Forsaken	Gotham Down	The Finale
Nathan Holton^[1]	Damian Wayne Robin / Arkham Knight	Main
Luke Grimes^[2]	Bruce Wayne Batman	Main
Cody Christian^[3]	Richard Grayson Nightwing	Main						Does not appear		Guest
Sawyer Sharbino	Timothy Drake Red Robin	Main
Sean Pertwee^[4]	Alfred Pennyworth	Main
Ben McKenzie	Commissioner James Gordon	Main		Recurring
Ewan McGregor	Roman Sionis Black Mask	Main	Does not appear			Guest	Does not appear
Chris Chalk	Lucius Fox	Recurring	Main	Recurring	Does not appear	Recurring
Cory Michael Smith	Edward Nygma The Riddler	Recurring	Main
Robin Lord Taylor	Oswald Cobblepot The Penguin	Recurring	Main
Esai Morales	Slade Wilson Deathstroke	Guest	Main		Recurring		Does not appear
Saxon Sharbino	Barbara Lee Gordon	Recurring		Main
Alexander Siddig	Ra's al Ghul	Guest	Recurring	Main	Guest	Recurring				Main
Aramis Knight	Dusan al Ghul	Guest	Recurring	Main		Recurring				Main
Cameron Monaghan	Jeremiah Valeska The Joker	Guest			Main		Does not appear	Guest		Main
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	Harvey Dent Two-Face	Recurring	Guest		Main		Recurring
Shane West	Eduardo Dorrance Bane	Does not appear		Guest	Recurring	Main		Recurring
Javon Walton	Connor Hawke Red Arsenal	Does not appear				Recurring		Main

Recurring cast

Lili Simmons as Selina Kyle
- Camren Bicondova as young Selina Kyle
Morena Baccarin as Leslie "Lee" Thompkins
Erin Richards as Barbara Kean
Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock
BD Wong as Hugo Strange
Anthony Carrigan as Victor Zsasz
Nathan Darrow as Victor Fries
Michael Chiklis as Nathaniel Barnes
Benedict Samuel as Jervis Tetch
David W. Thompson as Jonathan Crane
Peyton List as Ivy "Pamela" Pepper / Poison Ivy
Jaime Murray as Nyssa al Ghul

Guest

Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney
Stana Katic as Talia al Ghul

Series overview

Season	Title	Episodes		Originally aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
Season	Title	Episodes		First aired	Last aired	Avg. viewers (millions)
1	Sons of Gotham	24		October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)	April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)	6.73
2	Under the Hood	24		October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)	April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)	12.26
3	Dawn of the League	24	12	September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)	December 14, 2020 (2020-12-14)	11.38
3	Asylum	24	12	January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)	March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29)	11.38
Special	Wayne: Gotham by Gaslight	2		April 5, 2021 (2021-04-05)	April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12)	10.07
4	Arkham City	24	12	October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)	December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20)	12.63
4	Knightfall	24	12	January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17)	April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04)	12.63
Special	Wayne: Soul of the Dragon	2		April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)	April 18, 2022 (2022-04-18)	10.41
5	Forsaken	24	12	October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03)	December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19)	13.18
5	Gotham Down	24	12	January 16, 2023 (2023-01-16)	April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03)	13.18
Special	Wayne: Charmed	8		April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10)	May 29, 2023 (2023-05-29)	11.25
6	The Finale	12		October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)	December 18, 2023 (2023-12-18)	17.12

Specials and Spin-off

Wayne: Gotham by Gaslight

Cast and characters

Luke Grimes as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Nathan Holton as Damian Wayne / The Ripper
- Parker Bates as young Damian Wayne
Lilli Simmons as Selina Kyle
Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth
Ben McKenzie as James Gordon
Donal Logue as Police Chief Bullock
Drew Powell as Cyrus Gold
Morena Baccarin as Sister Leslie Thompkins
Alessio Scalzotto as Jason Todd
Preston Oliver as Dickie Grayson
Felix Jamieson as Timmy Drake
BD Wong as Hugo Strange
Erin Richards as Barbara Eileen-Gordon

Wayne: Soul of the Dragon

Cast and characters

David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Nathan Holton as Richard Dragon
Kelly Hu as Lady Shiva
Michael Jai White as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger
BD Wong as O-Sensei
Alexander Siddig as Jeffrey Burr
Cody Christian as Rip Jagger
Shane West as Sir Edmund Dorrance / King Snake
Natalie Alyn Lind as Silver St. Cloud

Wayne: Charmed

Cast and characters

Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell
Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews
Nathan Holton as Damian Wayne / Damian al Ghul
Luke Grimes as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Sawyer Sharbino as Timothy Wayne / The Source
Aramis Knight as Dusan al Ghul
Alexander Siddig as Ra's al Ghul
Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
Dorian Gregory as Darryl Morris

Wayne & Kent

Placeholder. Wayne & Kent is an animated spin-off series of Wayne and it was announced in January 2024. As for the specials, the series doesn't share continuity with the main shows but instead tells an original story with teenagers, Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent, as main characters. Produced by Holton Studios and Legendary Animation, the series is set to premiere in 2025. Thanks to the partnership between Holton Studios and Epic Games, the show is animated through Unreal Engine 5.

Is an American crime drama television series created by Nathan Holton, produced by HBO Entertainment and later Holton Studios starting from the show's third season and based on characters published by DC Comics and appearing in the Batman franchise, primarily those of Damian and Bruce Wayne. The series aired on HBO from October 8, 2018 to December 18, 2023, with over six seasons and three television specials, comprising a total of 132 episodes (144 also counting the specials). The series features an ensemble cast that includes Nathan Holton as Damian Wayne, Luke Grimes as Bruce Wayne, Cody Christian as Richard Grayson, Sawyer Sharbino as Timothy Drake, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Ben McKenzie as Commissioner James Gordon, Saxon Sharbino as Barbara Lee Gordon among others. The series is intended as a stand-alone sequel to the 2014 television series, Gotham, being set 21 years after the series finale and focusing on the life of the Bat-Family living in Gotham City. The show takes elements from the police-procedural genre and from various Batman stories, including videogames and movies while also including an original take on the characters by Nathan Holton and Christopher Nolan, the two lead writers.

Development for a sequel series based on Batman began in August 2017, when Nathan Holton made a deal with HBO to serve as a writer and producer. In October 2017, HBO originally ordered 12 episodes for its first season before expanding it to 24 in March 2018. Filming primarily took place across New York City. A prequel series, Pennyworth, starring Jack Bannon as a younger version of the iteration of Alfred Pennyworth portrayed by Sean Pertwee in Gotham and Wayne, began airing on HBO in July 2019.

It received massive critical praise and is considered one of the best TV series of all times.

Cast and characters

Main

Actor	Character	Seasons
		1	2
		A Legacy United	Super Sons
Samuel Leakey	Damian Wayne Robin	Main
Azriel Dalman	Jonathan Kent Superboy	Main
Nathan Holton	Bruce Wayne Batman	Main
Travis Willingham	Clark Kent Superman	Main
Laura Bailey	Lois Lane	Main
Sean Pertwee	Alfred Pennyworth	Main
Stuart Allan	Richard Grayson Nightwing	Main
Parker Bates	Jimmy Olsen Flamebird	Main
Danielle Bisutti	Diana Prince Wonder Woman	Recurring	Main
Leah Jeffries	Donna Troy	Recurring	Main

Supporting

Ben McKenzie as Commissioner James Gordon
Jennifer Hale as Martha Kent
Saxon Sharbino as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl
Nolan Gross as Chris Kent
Preston Oliver as Bart Allen / The Flash
Stana Katic as Talia al Ghul
Nolan North as Jor-El

Villains

Troy Baker as The Joker
Darin De Paul as Lex Luthor
Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma / The Riddler
Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
Giancarlo Esposito as Ra's al Ghul
Thomas Gibson as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
Norman Reedus as General Zod
Melissa McBride as Ursa

Episodes

Season	Title	Episodes	Originally aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
Season	Title	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Avg. viewers (millions)
1	A Legacy United	12	2025	TBA	TBA
2	Super Sons	12	TBA	TBA	TBA

Production

Development

In August 2017, Holton made a deal with HBO and the creator of Gotham, Bruno Heller, and started developing the script for Wayne. The rights of Heller's show were bought from FOX by HBO in order to use former scenes shown in Gotham as flashbacks and to create the "HBO's Gothamverse" that would later also include Pennyworth, a TV show where Holton is co-creator and executive producer only. Creator of the Dark Knight trilogy, Christopher Nolan, and his brother Jonathan are also involved in the project. This new TV series was intended as a standalone sequel to Heller's show being set 18 years after the show's finale and focusing on the life of the Bat-Family living in Gotham City. The show takes elements from the police-procedural genre and from various Batman stories, including videogames and movies while also including an original take on the characters by Holton and Christopher Nolan, the two lead writers.

Filming

Principal photography for the pilot episode took place in New York City, and lasted until May 12, 2018. Filming for the rest of the first season began on May 14, 2018 in New York City and Chicago, Illinois, and was scheduled to last until August 16, 2018. The exterior shots and some interior shots of Wayne Manor were filmed at the Webb Institute's Stevenson Taylor Hall, as for Gotham, the Joel Schumacher's movies and the 2019 film, Joker.

Release

In October 2018 the 24-episode first season of Wayne aired on the HBO network with the pilot having 6.7 milion views and receiving high critical praise with a 91% of approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 8.96/10 based on 431 reviews. This season also marked the live-action debut of the son of Ra's al Ghul and Damian Wayne's rival, Dusan al Ghul, portrayed by Aramis Knight in a guest role. In December 2018, HBO renewed the show for a 24-episode second season that premiered in October 2019.

The second season was a huge success with 8.9 milion views for the pilot and 10.2 for the season finale. It received massive critical praise for the action, the narrative and the acting by critics and viewers. On Rotten Tomatoes this season holds an astonishing 100% of approval rating with an average rating of 9.95/10 based on 874 reviews. In June 2019, four months before the premiere of season two, it was again renewed for a 24-episode third season that will be aired in September 2020 and will be split into Season 3A and 3B.

The first part of the third season was met with huge critical praise with the pilot having 12.5 milion views and a 96% of approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 9.38/10 based on 125 reviews. Season 3B was initially delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic but it was then released on time in January 2021. Aramis Knight returns as part of the main cast after only appearing in two episodes of the first season and Morena Baccarin returns with a recurring role as her Gotham character, Dr. Leslie "Lee" Thompkins. In October 2020, the show was renewed for a fourth and fifth season.

Reception

Critical response

It received massive critical praise for the action, the narrative and the acting by critics and viewers. On Rotten Tomatoes the second season holds an astonishing 100% of approval rating with an average rating of 9.95/10 based on 874 reviews.

HBO's Gothamverse

HBO's Gothamverse (also known as Holton's Gothamverse) is an American superhero shared universe that is centered on various interconnected television series based on DC Comics superhero characters, airing on HBO. The series were developed by Bruno Heller and Nathan Holton. Set in a shared fictional multiverse much like the DC Universe and DC Multiverse in comic books, it was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters that span three live-action television series.

The franchise began with Gotham, based on the characters Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne, which debuted in September 2014. It was followed by Wayne in 2018, mainly based on the character Damian Wayne. The franchise was further expanded in 2019, when in July of that year a new series titled Pennyworth debuted, starring characters that originally appeared on both Gotham and Wayne, mainly Alfred Pennyworth. In addition to the live-action series, the franchise has spawned three television live-action specials, Gotham by Gaslight, Soul of the Dragon, and Charmed; released in 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively.

An animated spin-off series titled Wayne & Kent was announced in January 2024. Similar to the specials, the series doesn't share continuity with the main shows, instead telling an original story with teenagers, Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent, as main characters. Produced by Holton Studios and Legendary Animation, the series is set to premiere in 2025.

Series	Season	Episodes	Originally aired		Showrunner	Status
Main series
Gotham	1	22	September 22, 2014 (2014-09-22)	May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04)	Bruno Heller	Released
	2	22	September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)	May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23)
	3	22	September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)	June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15)
	4	12	September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21)	May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17)
Wayne	1	24	October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)	April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)	Nathan Holton	Released
	2	24	October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)	April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)
	3	24	September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)	March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29)
	4	24	October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)	April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04)
	5	24	October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03)	April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03)
	6	12	October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)	December 18, 2023 (2023-12-18)
Pennyworth	1	10	July 28, 2019 (2019-07-28)	September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)	Danny Cannon	Released
	2	10	December 13, 2020 (2020-12-13)	April 11, 2021 (2021-04-11)
	3	10	October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)	November 24, 2022 (2022-11-24)
Spin-off series
Wayne & Kent	1	TBA	2025	TBA	Nathan Holton	Pre-production
Specials
Wayne: Gotham by Gaslight	1	2	April 5, 2021 (2021-04-05)	April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12)	Nathan Holton	Released
Wayne: Soul of the Dragon	1	2	April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)	April 18, 2022 (2022-04-18)	Nathan Holton	Released
Wayne: Charmed	1	8	April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10)	May 29, 2023 (2023-05-29)	Nathan Holton	Released

References

^ Parker Bates is a young Damian Wayne in seasons 1-3.
^ David Mazouz is a young Bruce Wayne in seasons 1-2, reprising his role from Gotham, part of HBO's Gothamverse.
^ Preston Oliver is a young Richard Grayson in seasons 1-3.
^ Jack Bannon is a young Alfred Pennyworth in seasons 1-2 and 5. Bannon later reprises his role as a lead in Pennyworth, part of HBO's Gothamverse.