With its cast in place, Fox's Gotham appears to be taking the first big step toward marketing, as the anticipated Gotham City-set series now has a proper logo, website, Facebook page and Twitter. In this day and age, it's everything a series needs... well, that and episodes. Hopefully those are coming soon. The logo for Bruno Heller's series goes dark and almost completely black and white. Beyond the skyline of the fictional city, there's also a few blimps in view, and a spotlight. But that's unlikely to be the Bat symbol folks, as this series is a prequel set before Bruce Wayne went on to become Batman.
Thanks to ScreenCrush for noting the update, here's the full synopsis listed on the official Gotham website.
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. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist,” “Rome”), GOTHAM follows one cop's rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time.Growing up in Gotham City's surrounding suburbs, JAMES GORDON (Ben McKenzie, “Southland,” “The O.C.”) romanticized the city as a glamorous and exciting metropolis where his late father once served as a successful district attorney. Now, two weeks into his new job as a Gotham City detective and engaged to his beloved fiancée, BARBARA KEAN (Erin Richards, “Open Grave,” “Breaking In”), Gordon is living his dream – even as he hopes to restore the city back to the pure version he remembers it was as a kid.Brave, honest and ready to prove himself, the newly-minted detective is partnered with the brash, but shrewd police legend HARVEY BULLOCK (Donal Logue, “Sons of Anarchy,” “Terriers,” “Vikings,” “Copper”), as the two stumble upon the city's highest-profile case ever: the murder of local billionaires Thomas and Martha Wayne. At the scene of the crime, Gordon meets the sole survivor: the Waynes' hauntingly intense 12-year-old son, BRUCE (David Mazouz, “Touch”), toward whom the young detective feels an inexplicable kinship. Moved by the boy's profound loss, Gordon vows to catch the killer.As he navigates the often-underhanded politics of Gotham's criminal justice system, Gordon will confront imposing gang boss FISH MOONEY (Jada Pinkett Smith, “The Matrix” films, “HawthoRNe,” “Collateral”), and many of the characters who will become some of fiction's most renowned, enduring villains, including a teenaged SELINA KYLE/the future CATWOMAN (acting newcomer Camren Bicondova) and OSWALD COBBLEPOT/THE PENGUIN (Robin Lord Taylor, “The Walking Dead,” “Another Earth”).Although the crime drama will follow Gordon's turbulent and singular rise through the Gotham City police department, led by Police Captain SARAH ESSEN (Zabryna Guevara, “Burn Notice”), it also will focus on the unlikely friendship Gordon forms with the young heir to the Wayne fortune, who is being raised by his unflappable butler, ALFRED (Sean Pertwee, “Camelot,” “Elementary”). It is a friendship that will last them all of their lives, playing a crucial role in helping the young boy eventually become the crusader he's destined to be.GOTHAM is based upon characters published by DC Comics and is produced by Warner Bros. Television. Executive producer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist”) wrote the pilot, which will be directed and executive-produced by Emmy Award nominee Danny Cannon (the “CSI” series, “Nikita”).
The synopsis summarizes much of what we've gleaned about the series from the casting information, which began with Ben McKenzie signing on to play the lead role of Detective James Gordon, a younger version of the police commissioner we're familiar with from the Dark Knight films. This series is set up as a prequel to Batman's era in Gotham, but the synopsis does indicate that part of the show will focus on the start of Gordon's friendship with Bruce Wayne, who's a child in this series.
Since McKenzie was cast, Donal Logue signed on, as did Jada Pinkett Smith and others. And most recently, the series added its young Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle, the former of whom will be played by Touch star David Mazouz, while Selina Kyle will be played by the talented Camren Bicondova.
In addition to the site, Fox also has a Facebook Page and a Twitter for Gotham, for those looking for the latest updates on the series.
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