Should you watch Gotham?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Gotham
Series · 2014
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
The sides of Gotham
- A young Jim Gordon in a corrupt police force
- Bruce Wayne as a boy after his parents' murder
- The Penguin climbing the underworld
Gotham is good for you if…
- you like a city run by mob bosses and dirty cops.
- you like watching Oswald Cobblepot scheme his way from errand boy to kingpin.
- you like a young Gordon hunting the killer of Bruce Wayne's parents through a corrupt city.
Gotham is bad for you if…
- you can't stand a show full of shootings, torture and bodies.
- five seasons is too much for you.
About: corruption · origins · justice
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