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Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Jada Pinkett Smith, Camren Bicondova, Robin Lord Taylor, Andrew Stewart-Jones, John Doman, Cory Michael Smith, Sean Pertwee (mehr)Streaming (2)
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Season 1 (2014) - 22 Folgen
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Season 2 (2015) - 22 Folgen
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Season 3 (2016) - 22 Folgen
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A Dark Knight (2017) - 22 Folgen
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Legend of the Dark Knight (2019) - 12 Folgen
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Als Kind ist James Gordon (Ben McKenzie), der zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt in seinem Leben zum (aus verschiedenen Batman-Filmen bekannten) Polizei-Chef wird, in einem Außenbezirk von Gotham aufgewachsen. Nun kehrt er zurück in die von ihm romantisierte Stadt, in der sein Vater einst erfolgreich als Anwalt gewirkt hat und mit der er viele schöne Erinnerungen verbindet. Als Police Detective geht er einem neuen Job nach und will die Metropole mit Mut und Ehrlichkeit wieder zu einstiger Größe verhelfen. Zusammen mit seinem Partner, der aufdringlichen, aber cleveren Polizei-Legende Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue), stößt er auf einen großen Fall: der Mord an den Milliardären Dr. Thomas und Martha Wayne (Grayson McCouch und Brette Taylor). Am Tatort begegnet Gordon ihrem 12-jährigen Sohn Bruce (David Mazouz), der dieses unsägliche Verbrechen mit ansehen musste. Von dem Schicksal des Jungen bewegt, schwört er den Mörder dingfest zu machen.
Zwischen dem Polizisten und Bruce, der von nun an von Butler Alfred Pennyworth (Sean Pertwee) aufgezogen wird, entwickelt sich eine besondere Freundschaft. Auf der Suche nach dem Verbrecher und im Verlauf seiner Laufbahn als Gesetzeshüter trifft Gordon auf zwielichtige Gestalten wie Gangster-Boss Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith) und viele Menschen, die später zu Gothams berühmtesten Bösewichten werden - wie Oswald Cobblepot alias Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor), Selina Kyle alias Catwoman (Camren Bicondova) und Edward Nygma alias Riddler (Cory Michael Smith).
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Judging by the name and the creators’ promises, I was expecting a tough crime movie building on the genus loci of Gotham City, which also happens to be about Batman, but which primarily is able to stand by itself as a gritty crime movie with a sturdy, non-superhero comic-book superstructure for adults. But the opposite is true. The genesis of Batman’s friends/enemies plays first fiddle and Gotham and the criminal aspects play second, which is a shame because those parts are the best that appear in the series. Both aspects hold each other back. The criminal parts are spoiled by the fact that anybody you come into contact with in Gotham will necessarily be someone from the DC Universe and the fates of each of these villains are restricted by the forced grafting into the Gordon storyline; the only situation this doesn’t apply is with the mafia. We see heavily stylized characters that have come straight out of Batman comics and series of the sixties alongside a serious storyline for adults which is taken extremely seriously, no tongue in cheek. It’s trying to catch too many rabbits using mutually exclusive styles and plus it is full to the brim with references to DC characters in every other sentence; which isn’t positive, because the result is something so unrefined and dumbly combined, it’s incredible (while Arrow/Flash is one of the few that can do the same with style). However, there’s no denying that it’s a pretty good watch if your brain is switched off, but that’s about all. Which, in the current plethora of quality series (even those based on comic books), is simply inadequate. ()
My impression of the first season is very positive. I didn’t read anything about it beforehand, so I thought it was going to be a Batman series. I certainly didn't expect Bruce Wayne to be little more than the “glint in the milkman's eye” as Edmund would say. It's basically a prequel to the Batman films, so the main characters are a long way from being superheroes and it's mainly the local police department that has to deal with the Gotham underworld. I enjoy the gradual development of both the positive and negative characters and I'm pleased with the cast and the now classic Gotham atmosphere. ()
I'm satisfied. The pre-Batman era is off to a good start. The acting is perfect. Gordon is cute, the Riddler will be fun, the Penguin is properly sleazy, Catwoman is very cute, hopefully she'll get more space next time and Fish Mooney looks pretty tough. Gotham is properly dark and gloomy, the brutality is surprising too. The third episode is behind us and it's clear what's going on. The Penguin is slowly getting to his dark side and is starting to be a nice beast, Catwoman has been given more space and is lovely, and I especially like that not only the Penguin but other criminal residents of Gotham are on a rampage in each episode. You really wouldn't want to live in this city! For me, the best show of the year so far. ()
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