Fox has officially announced that it has placed a full season order for Gotham, a Batman prequel series from Warner Bros. Television and Bruno Heller (The Mentalist), which sees Ben McKenzie (The O.C.) leading the cast as Detective Jim Gordon. Details of the exact number of episodes and a premiere date are yet to be revealed.
Gotham is set to explore the origins of some of Batman’s most iconic foes and sees McKenzie starring alongside Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers) as Alfred Pennyworth, Robin Lord Taylor (Another Earth) as Oswald Cobblepot, Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy) as Harvey Bullock, newcomer Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle, David Mazouz (Touch) as Bruce Wayne, Cory Michael Smith (Olive Kitteridge) as Edward Nygma, Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix) as Fish Mooney, Zabryna Guevara (The Guilt Trip) as Detective Essen, Erin Richards (Being Human) as Barbara Kean, and Drew Powell (Malcolm in the Middle) as Butch Gilzean.
