Batman is about to begin again.
Last night during 24: Die Another Day Fox premiered the first trailer for Gotham, the new show (officially ordered to series yesterday) that focuses on the early career of James Gordon, the man who'll one day become commissioner of Gotham City and Batman's trusted confidant in the ongoing fight against evil.
Southland's Ben McKenzie takes the role of Gordon in the series, with Terriers veteran Donal Logue playing fellow cop Harvey Bullock. As you can see from the trailer, the series will feature younger incarnations of familiar Batman villains—including Catwoman, the Riddler, and the Penguin—as well as a particularly young Bruce Wayne, as played by Touch's David Mazouz.
The trailer promises "the origins of the infamous city," but whether or not the series turns out to be more Smallville than Arrow—or, worst-case scenario, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.—remains to be seen. Gotham will launch this fall on Fox.
