50 Fun Facts About Gotham

Who developed Gotham for television?

He had previously created The Mentalist and co-created Rome.

On which US network did Gotham air?

It premiered on September 22, 2014 and ended on April 25, 2019.

How many episodes did Gotham run in total?

The 100th episode was also the series finale.

Who plays Detective James Gordon?

He had shot an earlier pilot with Heller for CBS, so Gordon was written with him in mind.

Which actor was rumoured to play Gordon but ended up as Harvey Bullock?

He denied the Gordon rumours on Twitter in January 2014.

Who plays the young Bruce Wayne?

Heller called him 'the best Batman out there' and wanted him back for Pennyworth.

How old is Bruce Wayne when his parents are murdered in the first season?

The case is the first big one Gordon and Bullock catch.

Who plays Alfred, the Wayne family butler?

His take was inspired by the Earth One version of the butler.

Who plays Oswald Cobblepot, the future Penguin?

Cobblepot begins as a low-level thug holding an umbrella for Fish Mooney.

Who plays the young Selina Kyle?

Lili Simmons took over as an adult Selina in the series finale.

Which actor plays Edward Nygma, the future Riddler?

He joined in April 2014 and was promoted to series regular a month later.

Which star plays the crime boss Fish Mooney?

The character was created for the show, and she signed for only one year.

How is Fish Mooney seemingly killed in the season one finale?

Penguin does the dropping; she returned for the back half of season two anyway.

Who plays Dr Leslie 'Lee' Thompkins?

She recurred in season one and was promoted to regular for season two.

Who is Gordon's fiancee in season one?

Played by Erin Richards, she later rekindles a relationship with Renee Montoya.

Which mob boss played by John Doman has ties to Gordon's father?

He was a main character in season one and recurred through season four.

For which secret society does James Frain's villain try to kill Bruce in season two?

James Frain's Galavan also takes up the Azrael identity.

What is the secret facility beneath Arkham where Hugo Strange makes monsters?

Its escaped creations give Gordon his bounty-hunting job in season three.

Which shadowy group controls Hugo Strange's experiments?

Its leader eventually tells Bruce to seek out Ra's al Ghul.

What job does Gordon take in season three after leaving the GCPD?

He is hunting the monsters who escaped Indian Hill.

Which villain threatens the city with a deadly virus in season three?

The Mad Hatter is a psychotic hypnotist searching for his missing sister Alice.

Which Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actor plays Ra's al Ghul?

He appeared in the season three finale and became a regular for season four.

Which daughter returns to Gotham in season four to take the underworld from Cobblepot?

Teen Wolf's Crystal Reed plays her; she initially claims to be helping Gordon.

What system does Cobblepot impose on the city's criminals in season four?

Criminals pay for a licence and in return the Penguin keeps the police away.

What tentative name does Bruce use when he first fights crime masked in season four?

The show could not use many Batman names, reserved for the films.

Who seeks vengeance for her father's death in the final season?

Eduardo Dorrance, the future Bane, controls the military presence at the same time.

How many years into the future does the series finale jump?

Bruce returns to a flourishing Gotham with Gordon as commissioner.

Who wears the Batman suit as the adult Bruce in the finale?

Mazouz's face is kept, but a taller performer filled the suit.

What does Gordon use to contact the new vigilante in the final scene?

He has just decided against retirement.

How many episodes did Fox originally order for season one before expanding it?

Six more were added in October 2014 to make a full 22.

How many episodes were in the fifth and final season?

The order was first 10 and later increased.

Where was Gotham primarily filmed?

Production began there in March 2014.

Who composed the music for Gotham?

The New Zealander also scored The Crow and Sin City.

Whose suggestion led Heller to centre the show on Commissioner Gordon?

Heller had said he did not think Batman worked very well on TV.

Which name were the show's 'higher-ups' never willing to let the Valeska character use?

Names and designs were reserved for the film universe; even the green hair was off-limits.

Which actor plays both Valeska twins?

He was known from Shameless and had been booked for a single episode.

Whom does Jerome murder in his debut episode?

He confesses with a maniacal laugh to Gordon and Lee Thompkins and is sent to Arkham.

What is the title of the episode that introduces Jerome?

Rotten Tomatoes' consensus called it a disappointing introduction, but fans disagreed.

Whose vocal performance did Monaghan draw on for Jerome?

He avoided the film Jokers and studied the animated-universe voice instead.

Who betrays and kills Jerome in season two?

Onlookers begin imitating Jerome's laughter, spreading his ideology like a virus.

Under what alias is Jeremiah Valeska first introduced in season four?

The brother was named after Jeremiah Arkham.

Whose gas turns Jeremiah's skin chalk white and his lips red?

Monaghan called Jerome the chainsaw and Jeremiah the scalpel.

What is the name of Jeremiah's devoted henchwoman?

She is a clear stand-in for Harley Quinn, and is shot by Jeremiah in the finale.

Which The Shield star plays Captain Nathaniel Barnes?

Barnes later becomes the Executioner.

Which enforcer becomes Solomon Grundy?

Drew Powell's character is revealed to be Cyrus Gold before rising from the swamp.

How many actresses played Ivy Pepper across the series?

Clare Foley, Maggie Geha and Peyton List, as the character aged up after drinking an elixir.

What is the title of the Alfred prequel series spun off from Gotham?

Jack Bannon played the young butler; it ran from 2019 to 2022.

On which channel did the Alfred prequel first air in 2019?

Its third season moved to HBO Max and loosely adapted V for Vendetta.

Which streamer bought Gotham's worldwide video-on-demand rights in 2014?

The deal was struck the same month the show premiered.

Who wrote the 'official prequel' novel Dawn of Darkness?

His follow-up City of Monsters sits between seasons two and three.