“Gotham” is indeed coming to television, along with the legendary Commissioner James Gordon.
Reports of a series based on Batman’s hometown are true, and Fox has given the one-hour drama a series commitment, a Warner Bros. Television representative told TheWrap.
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Executive-produced and written by Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist”), who has an overall deal with Warner Bros. TV, it tells the origin stories of DC Comics’ Commissioner Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous. On the series, Gordon is a young detective who has yet to meet the Caped Crusader who, alas, will not be a part of the series.