There's no premiere date. And we haven't seen a second of footage.

But it's impossible for any television fan not to be excited for Gotham.

The upcoming Fox drama is executive-produced by Bruno Heller (The Mentalist, Rome) and Danny Cannon (CSI series, Nikita) and based on DC Entertainment characters before they became famous.

Who was James Gordon before he become Commissioner? What about Selina Kyle before she turned into Catwoman? Or Oswald Cobblepot prior to being the Penguin?

Look for the series to explore these questions and meet the five actors behind five key roles now:

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