Gotham (2014)

Genre

action television series, drama television series, crime television series, LGBT-related television series, superhero television program, fantasy television series

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 100 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 3,737 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows cop Jim Gordon in his early days on the Gotham City police force, right after the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents. It shows his fight against corruption and crime while young Bruce begins his path toward becoming Batman. The story also reveals the origins of the city's most famous villains.

darkgrittynoirsuspensefulatmosphericslow-buildingbroodingvisceral

What happens

Gotham is an American superhero crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from the Batman mythos in comic books published by DC Comics. It features an ensemble cast that includes Ben McKenzie as James "Jim" Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, and David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne. The show follows Gordon's early days at the Gotham City Police Department following the murder of Bruce's parents, as well as the origin stories of Batman's infamous rogues gallery. The series premiered on Fox on September 22, 2014, and ended on April 25, 2019, after five seasons totalling 100 episodes. Development for a prequel series based on Batman began in September 2013, with Bruno Heller hired by Fox to serve as a writer and executive producer. In March 2014, Fox originally ordered 16 episodes for its first season before expanding it to 22. Filming primarily took place across New York City. In May 2018, Fox renewed the series for a fifth and final season, consisting of 12 episodes, which premiered on January 3, 2019, and concluded on April 25, 2019. A prequel series, Pennyworth, starring Jack Bannon as a younger version of the iteration of Alfred Pennyworth portrayed by Sean Pertwee in Gotham, began airing in July 2019 and concluded in October 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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