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Gotham is a television series based on characters from the Batman mythos in comic books published by DC Comics.
The series is developed by Bruno Heller and premiered on Fox on September 22, 2014. The second and third season premiered on September 21, 2015, and September 19, 2016, respectively with most of the cast returning and reprising their characters. The fourth season premiered on September 21, 2017. The fifth and final season premiered on January 3, 2019, and concluded the series on April 25, 2019, with a total of 100 episodes.
Pennyworth is set in the same continuity as Gotham, with a younger Alfred Pennyworth appearing in the series portrayed by Jack Bannon. The series also served as a prequel to Gotham and set two decades before the events of it.[1][2][3][4] Additionally, Victoria Cartagena reprised her role as Renee Montoya in the third season of Batwoman.
Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]
Before there was Batman, there was GOTHAM.
With a reputation synonymous with law and order, Commissioner James Gordon 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 larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
Gotham is the origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. 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 most popular super heroes of our time.[5]
Main Cast[edit | hide]
- Ben McKenzie as Jim Gordon (seasons 1-5)
- Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock (seasons 1-5)
- David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne (seasons 1-5)
- Zabryna Guevara as Sarah Essen (seasons 1-2) *
- Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth (seasons 1-5)
- Robin Lord Taylor as Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot) (seasons 1-5)
- Erin Richards as Barbara Kean (seasons 1-5)
- Camren Bicondova as Selina "Cat" Kyle (seasons 1-5)
- Cory Michael Smith as Riddler (Edward Nygma) (seasons 1-5)
- Victoria Cartagena as Renee Montoya (season 1) *
- Andrew Stewart-Jones as Crispus Allen (season 1) *
- John Doman as Carmine Falcone (season 1; guest seasons 2, 4; recurring season 3) *
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney (season 1; guest season 2; recurring season 3)
- Drew Powell as Solomon Grundy/Butch Gilzean (Cyrus Gold) (seasons 2-4; recurring season 1)
- Nicholas D'Agosto as Harvey Dent (season 2; guest season 1)
- Morena Baccarin as Leslie "Lee" Thompkins (seasons 2-5; recurring season 1)
- Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox (seasons 2-5; guest season 1)
- Jessica Lucas as Tigress (Tabitha Galavan) (seasons 2-5)
- James Frain as Azrael (Theo Galavan) (season 2)
- Michael Chiklis as Executioner (Nathaniel Barnes) (seasons 2-3)
- Benedict Samuel as Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch) (season 3; recurring season 4; guest season 5)
- Maggie Geha as Ivy "Pamela" Pepper (season 3; guest season 4) *
- Alexander Siddig as Ra's al Ghul (season 4; guest season 3)
- Crystal Reed as Sofia Falcone (season 4)
- Cameron Monaghan as Jerome Valeska / Jeremiah Valeska (seasons 4-5; guest seasons 1-3)
- Shane West as Bane (Eduardo Dorrance) (season 5)
- Jaime Murray as Theresa Walker (Nyssa al Ghul) (season 5)
Notes:
- Zabryna Guevara is credited as a series regular through 2x02 Knock, Knock.
- Victoria Cartagena, Andrew Stewart-Jones, and John Doman are credited as guest stars in 1x01 Pilot and as series regulars from 1x02 Selina Kyle onwards.
- Jessica Lucas is credited as a series regular through 5x01 Year Zero.
- The character was portrayed by Clare Foley as a recurring character in the first and second season. Starting with the second episode of season 3, the role was recast with Geha as a series regular. Peyton List takes over the role in the fourth and fifth seasons, as a recurring character.
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- While no time indicators were given on the show, showrunner Danny Cannon claimed that Pennyworth took place in the 1960s (specifically 1962 for the first season), and set "twenty-something years" before Gotham. This places Gotham in around the 1980s or early 1990s.[6][7]
- With the third season of Pennyworth taking place in 1972, it places the first season of Gotham in 1992.
Gallery[edit | hide]
Logos and Title Cards[edit | hide]
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Title Card for Season 1
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Title Card for Season 2
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Title Card for Season 3
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Title Card for Season 4
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Title Card for Season 5
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Official Logo
Seasons[edit | hide]
References[edit | hide]
- ↑ 'Gotham' EP Danny Cannon Teases Batman Prequel Series 'Pennyworth' - TCA
- ↑ New "Pennyworth" Series Confirmed Same Universe as "Gotham"
- ↑ Pennyworth Season Two Cast & Producer Interview | Epix
- ↑ FEAR STATE continues, Wonder Woman turns 80, and more in the DC Comics October 2021 Solicitations
- ↑ Gotham (2014 - 2019)
- ↑ When the Pennyworth TV Series Takes Place in Gotham Timeline
- ↑ EPIX | Hit Movies, TV Series and More
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