Gotham (TV series)

Gotham
Season two title card
Also known as	Gotham: Rise of the Villains Gotham: Wrath of the Villains Gotham: Mad City Gotham: Fallen City
Genre	Action Crime Police procedural
Based on	Characters published by DC Comics
Developed by	Bruno Heller
Starring	Ben McKenzie Donal Logue David Mazouz Zabryna Guevara Sean Pertwee Robin Lord Taylor Erin Richards Camren Bicondova Cory Michael Smith Victoria Cartagena Andrew Stewart-Jones John Doman Jada Pinkett Smith Morena Baccarin James Frain Jessica Lucas Chris Chalk Drew Powell Nicholas D'Agosto Michael Chiklis Maggie Geha Benedict Samuel
Composer(s)	Graeme Revell David E. Russo
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	58 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Danny Cannon Bruno Heller John Stephens Ben Edlund Ken Woodruff
Producer(s)	Scott White Rebecca Perry Cutter
Location(s)	Manhattan, New York
Cinematography	David Stockton Thomas Yatsko Christopher Norr Crescenzo Notarile
Editor(s)	Daniel Gabbe David Ekstrom Mark C. Baldwin John Ganem Barrie Wise Leland Sexton Sarah C. Reeves
Running time	42–49 minutes
Production company(s)	Primrose Hill Productions DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Fox
Picture format	16:9 HDTV
Original release	September 22, 2014 (2014-09-22) – present
External links
Official website
Production website

Crescenzo Notarile

Gotham is an American crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, based on characters published by DC Comics and appearing in the Batman franchise, primarily those of James Gordon and Bruce Wayne. The series stars Ben McKenzie as the young Gordon, while Heller executive produces along with Danny Cannon who also directed the pilot.

Originally the series would have related only Gordon's early days on the Gotham City Police Department, but the series subsequently included the Wayne character and the origin stories of several Batman villains, including the Penguin,the Riddler,Catwoman,Poison Ivy,Two-Face,the Scarecrow,Mr. Freeze, and Hugo Strange.

Gotham premiered on Fox on September 22, 2014. In March 2016, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on September 19, 2016.

In the first season, a new recruit in the Gotham City Police Department named James Gordon is paired with veteran detective Harvey Bullock to solve one of Gotham City's highest-profile cases: the murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne. During his investigation, Gordon meets the Waynes' son Bruce who is now in the care of his butler Alfred Pennyworth. Meeting the younger Wayne further compels Gordon to catch the mysterious killer. Other characters encountered early on include low-level gang member Oswald Cobblepot, forensics worker Edward Nygma, street orphans Selina Kyle and Ivy "Pamela" Pepper, assistant district attorney Harvey Dent, and medical doctor Leslie Thompkins. Gordon becomes involved with Gotham's crime families and associates including gangster Fish Mooney, Don Carmine Falcone, and Don Salvatore Maroni. Eventually, Gordon forms an unlikely friendship with Bruce, one that will help shape the boy's future in becoming Batman.