Gotham is a quirky prequel to the Dark Knight mythology with nary a glimpse of the caped crusader, instead focusing on detective James Gordon, the future Police Commissioner of the world's most tumultuous town, and his partner Harvey Dent as they face a super-villain incubator in the form of Gotham City.
The action begins with the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne leaving behind a traumatized so who'll eventually channel that anger into a life of crimefighting. Weaving a web around the mayhem are young versions Selina Kyle (Catwoman), Oswald Cobblepot (the Penguin), Gerald Crane (Scarecrow) and the emerging demented denizens of Arkham Asylum.
A sizzlingly excellent re-imagining of the DC universe that smartly keeps it's lens on a tight cadre, wiling to take it's time in exploring the psyches of some very interesting if bizarre personalities that ultimately give rise to the Batman. The best is yet to come!
From the product info: Before there was Batman, there was GOTHAM. Everyone knows the name of Commissioner Gordon. But what of his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the layers of corruption in Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? 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 Bruno Heller, this crime drama follows one cop's rise through a dangerously corrupt city and chronicles the genesis of one of the most popular super heroes of our time. Although the crime drama follows Gordon's turbulent and singular career, it also focuses on his unlikely friendship with the young heir to the Wayne fortune – a friendship that will play a crucial role in helping the young boy eventually become the crusader he's destined to be.
Special Features
Gotham Invented: Building Our Gotham
Gotham Invented: Paving the Way for the Caped Crusader
Gotham Invented: Fractured Villains of Gotham
Designing the Fiction
The Game of Cobblepot
Gag Reel / Unaired Scenes
DC Comics Night at Comic-Con 2014 Presenting Gotham, The Flash, Constantine and Arrow
GOTHAM: The Legend Reborn / Character Profiles: Detective Harvey Bullock / Detective James Gordon / Oswald Cobblepot / Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth / Fish Mooney / Dr. Leslie Thompkins / Killer Character