“Before there was Batman, there was Gotham”
This extended UK trailer for the upcoming dramatic series Gotham explore the world of Gotham City and the cops charged with keeping the peace. Focusing on Detective Gordon (Ben McKenzie), Gotham is an origin story featuring familiar heroes and villains from the world of DC Comics’ Batman before the Dark Knight was created.
Gotham will debut on Fox on September 22, 2014 and stars McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, Zabryna Guevara, Erin Richards, Camren Bicondova, and Jada Pinkett Smith.
The Plot:
Before there was Batman, there was Gotham. Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world’s greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon’s story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world’s most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker? Gotham is an origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told.
-By Rebecca Murray
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