Gotham B.B. — Before Batman. Before the caped crusader, there was Det. James Gordon, the “suited” crusader. Discover the origin stories of some of Gotham’s most popular characters from the Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin.
Gotham is an origins story of DC Comics super-villains and vigilantes, that premieres on September 25, 9pm on WarnerTV.
This story will reveal an entirely new chapter that’s never been told – before Batman, there was Gotham.
From executive producer/ writer Bruno Heller (The Mentalist, Rome), this one-hour drama follows one cop’s rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the genesis of one of the popular superheroes of our time.
With a reputation synonymous with law and order, Commissioner James Gordon (Ben McKenzie of The O.C. fame) is one of the crime world’s greatest foes. Everyone knows the name. But what is known of Gordon’s rise from rookie detective to police commissioner? And what did it take to navigate the layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world’s most iconic villains?
The crime drama follows Gordon’s turbulent and singular rise through the Gotham City police department, it also focuses on the characters who will become DC Comics’ most renowned and enduring villains, including a teenaged Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman (Camren Bicondova) and Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor). The early story arc will focus on The Penguin. Also making its debut in the criminal roster is notorious gang boss Fish Mooney, played by popular actress, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Gotham has been fast-tracked to Asia and debuts on Thursday, September 25 at 9pm, just two calendar days after the US world premiere. WarnerTV is available on SKY cable channel 77, Destiny Cable channel 80 and Cignal channel 66. Contact your cable operator to subscribe now.
