
Gotham
Rookie detective James Gordon fights to uphold law and order in Gotham’s crime‑infested streets, racing against a wave of emerging supervillains who threaten to plunge the city into chaos.
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Commissioner James Gordon is one of Gotham City's most prominent defenders, a law enforcement figure whose career has been defined by his unwavering commitment to justice. His journey from a rookie detective to Police Commissioner reflects the challenges of maintaining integrity in a city plagued by deep-rooted corruption. Gotham, known for giving rise to some of the world's most notorious villains, has shaped the emergence of figures such as Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face, and The Joker. These individuals, each with their own distinct personas, have become central to the city's criminal landscape and have played a significant role in testing Gordon's resolve and leadership.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 122 episodes · premiered Sep 22, 2014
Season 222 episodes · premiered Sep 21, 2015
Season 322 episodes · premiered Sep 19, 2016
Season 422 episodes · premiered Sep 21, 2017
Season 512 episodes · premiered Jan 3, 2019
- 5.01Legend of Dark Knight: Year ZeroJan 3, 2019Rate

On Day 87-391 of No Man's Land, Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne confront the escalating chaos in Gotham City. As they continue their mission to protect the city, their efforts become increasingly complicated by the resurfacing of surviving villains who begin to seize control of different areas. Meanwhile, Selina Kyle struggles with the uncertainty of her future.
- 5.02Legend of Dark Knight: TrespassersJan 10, 2019Rate

Gordon and Bullock investigate a location where several children have been kidnapped. Barbara proves to be an unlikely ally to Gordon. Bruce looks into an alleged witch with healing powers for Selina. Nygma deals with demons of his own.
- 5.03Legend of Dark Knight: Penguin, Our HeroJan 17, 2019Rate

Gordon establishes Haven as a refuge for displaced individuals in an effort to curb the escalating gang violence in Gotham. Meanwhile, Selina is determined to locate Jeremiah and persuades Bruce to assist her in the search. At the same time, Penguin travels to Haven with the intention of retrieving his missing employees.
- 5.04Legend of Dark Knight: RuinJan 24, 2019Rate

Gordon and Penguin are forced to work together as alliances shift, with Lucius, Nygma, and Barbara each holding differing views on who is responsible for the recent events at Haven. Meanwhile, Selina continues her pursuit of revenge against Jeremiah.
- 5.05Legend of Dark Knight: Pena DuraJan 31, 2019Rate

A military task force led by Eduardo Dorrance is deployed to provide relief in Gotham. At the same time, Nygma seeks answers from Penguin, who directs him to Hugo Strange. Meanwhile, Bruce becomes concerned about Selina's recent behavior.
- 5.06Legend of Dark Knight: 13 StitchesFeb 14, 2019Rate

Gordon gathers an unexpected team to defend Gotham from Eduardo Dorrance and his Delta Force. As Lee Thompkins reappears, Barbara delivers a startling revelation that will have a profound impact on Gordon's life. At the same time, Selina and Penguin join forces to outwit the villain Magpie.
- 5.07Legend of Dark Knight: Ace ChemicalsFeb 21, 2019Rate

Gordon investigates a criminal threat that could derail efforts to reunite Gotham with the mainland. Jeremiah, who was believed to be dead, reappears and teams up with Jervis Tetch, also known as the Mad Hatter, to stage a disturbing reenactment of Bruce's parents' murder.
- 5.08Legend of Dark Knight: Nothing's ShockingFeb 28, 2019Rate

When investigating two murders at Sirens, Bullock is confronted by a past he thought buried, as he works alongside Gordon. Meanwhile, Bruce and Alfred delve into the tunnels beneath Gotham, uncovering secrets hidden beneath the city. At the same time, Penguin and Nygma attempt to escape, only to be stopped by an unexpected individual.
- 5.09Legend of Dark Knight: The Trial of Jim GordonMar 7, 2019Rate

After Gordon is shot in an attempt to establish a cease-fire, he hallucinates a trial for his life that could have deadly real consequences. Meanwhile, Ivy returns and puts her spell on Bruce, leaving Selina to defend herself. Lee has a life-changing moment as Barbara and Penguin consider their next moves.
- 5.10Legend of Dark Knight: I Am BaneMar 21, 2019Rate

As Gotham moves toward reunification, Gordon and Bruce confront a newly transformed Eduardo, uncovering the true mastermind behind the city's ongoing turmoil. At the same time, a pregnant Barbara seeks assistance from Lee.
- 5.11Legend of Dark Knight: They Did What?Apr 18, 2019Rate

As Bane carries out his ultimate scheme to destroy Gotham, Gordon unites his past adversaries to protect the city. At the same time, Nyssa al Ghul abducts Barbara's infant daughter, intending to raise her as her own. Meanwhile, Bruce's choice to depart from Gotham leads him toward his fate, causing deep emotional pain for Selina.
- 5.12Legend of Dark Knight: The Beginning...Apr 25, 2019Rate
The series features flash-forwards 10 years into the future, with Bruce returning to Gotham for the opening of the new Wayne Tower. A string of crimes leads Gordon to suspect that Penguin and The Riddler are once again involved in criminal activity. However, when Bullock is framed for a murder, Gordon starts to uncover a more dangerous plot against the city, and a new figure emerges from the shadows to become the hero Gotham urgently requires.
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high confidencesource-verifiedComplete episode list confirmed: 100 episodes across 5 seasons (September 22, 2014 – April 25, 2019). All ★★★ events have 2+ independent sources confirmed this run. One material factual error found and corrected (Penguin shot in S4E22 — false). Three character debut tags upgraded from ~ to confirmed episodes. Coverage of the Events Index spans 20 major beats across all 5 seasons; the most significant omitted beats remain: Nygma's exact episode killing Kristen Kringle, the Court of Owls' first introduction episode, and Penguin's election as Mayor.
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Jim Gordon · Ben McKenzie · debut [S1E1✓]
Idealistic GCPD detective assigned to the Wayne murders. Fights a constant war against corruption in his own department and the mob-controlled city. His moral lines are repeatedly tested — he fakes executions, works beside criminals, and eventually shoots a man alongside Penguin. By the series end he becomes Commissioner of the GCPD.
Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin · Robin Lord Taylor · debut [S1E1✓]
Small-time mob errand boy who engineers his own rise from umbrella carrier to King of Gotham through manipulation, betrayal, and calculated violence. His journey from underling to crime lord to political figure spans the entire series.
Edward Nygma / The Riddler · Cory Michael Smith · debut [S1E1~]
Meticulous GCPD forensic scientist who harbors a dangerous obsessive personality. His first murder triggers a fracture into a dual identity, and he gradually becomes one of Gotham's most dangerous villains, the Riddler.
Bruce Wayne · David Mazouz · debut [S1E1✓]
Orphaned at age 12 by his parents' murder, Bruce becomes determined to understand the truth behind their deaths and the corruption consuming Gotham. Over five seasons he trains his body and mind, gradually becoming the city's vigilante protector — a journey that culminates in the series finale with his emergence as Batman.
Harvey Bullock · Donal Logue · debut [S1E1✓]
Gordon's morally compromised but ultimately loyal partner. Bullock has long accommodated Gotham's corruption and mob connections, but Gordon's influence slowly stiffens his backbone. He eventually rises to Acting Commissioner during the city's worst crisis.
Selina Kyle / Catwoman · Camren Bicondova · debut [S1E1✓]
Street-smart orphan and survivor who witnesses the Wayne murders from a nearby fire escape. She drifts between alliance and independence throughout the series, forming a complex bond with Bruce Wayne.
Fish Mooney · Jada Pinkett Smith · debut [S1E1✓]
A charismatic and ruthless crime boss operating under Carmine Falcone. She schemes to topple Falcone but her plans unravel catastrophically. She is killed — or so it seems — at the end of Season 1, then resurfaces in Season 2 having been resurrected by Hugo Strange with enhanced abilities.
Barbara Kean · Erin Richards · debut [S1E1✓]
Gordon's fiancée who descends into darkness across the first two seasons — seduced by the Ogre, then by Galavan's Maniax circle — before eventually carving out her own independent criminal identity. By Season 5 she has a daughter with Gordon and becomes an unlikely ally.
Jerome Valeska · Cameron Monaghan · debut [S1~]
A gleefully violent Arkham escapee whose anarchic philosophy — that chaos is the purest truth — spreads like a contagion even after his deaths. He is killed, resurrected, killed again, and then outlasted by his twin brother Jeremiah, whose transformation Jerome ultimately engineers.
Jeremiah Valeska · Cameron Monaghan · debut [S4~]
Jerome's twin brother, initially presented as a sane engineer. Exposed to a modified toxin by Jerome, Jeremiah becomes the show's primary Joker figure — methodical where Jerome was anarchic, and fixated on Bruce Wayne as his nemesis. He orchestrates the No Man's Land catastrophe and is the final villain the proto-Batman confronts.
Alfred Pennyworth · Sean Pertwee · debut [S1E1✓]
Bruce Wayne's devoted butler and surrogate father, a former British soldier whose protective instincts guide Bruce through childhood and toward his vigilante destiny. Alfred is a fierce, sometimes brutal guardian who supports Bruce's growth while trying to keep him safe.
Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze · Nathan Darrow · debut [S2E12✓]
A cryogenic scientist who develops a freeze gun trying to find a cure for his terminally ill wife Nora. Her death and his own accidental transformation leave him dependent on sub-zero temperatures and recruited by Hugo Strange.
Theo Galavan · James Frain · debut [S2E1~]
Gotham's most dangerous Season 2 villain: a wealthy, charismatic schemer from a family with a centuries-old grievance against the Waynes. He uses the Maniax as a smokescreen, engineers his own rise as a hero and then mayoral candidate, and is ultimately killed by Gordon and Penguin at the docks.
Hugo Strange · B.D. Wong · debut [S2E12✓]
The sinister director of Arkham Asylum and secret head of Indian Hill, a Wayne Enterprises sub-facility conducting illegal experiments on human subjects. He resurrects the dead, creates human-monster hybrids, and manipulates everyone around him.
Ra's al Ghul · Alexander Siddig · debut [S3~]
The immortal leader of the League of Shadows, who views Bruce Wayne as his destined heir. He subjects Bruce to brutal tests and eventually orchestrates catastrophe through the Galavan family and later through Jeremiah Valeska.
Lee Thompkins · Morena Baccarin · debut [S1~]
The GCPD's medical examiner and Gordon's love interest. Her relationship with Gordon is the emotional anchor of his arc — they fall apart and reconcile repeatedly, and she is eventually revealed to have married him in the show's finale.
Sofia Falcone · Crystal Reed · debut [S4~]
Carmine Falcone's daughter who returns to Gotham in Season 4 presenting herself as an ally to Gordon while secretly rebuilding her family's criminal empire. She orchestrates her own father's murder and is ultimately shot by Lee Thompkins, falling into a coma.
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