Commissioner Gordon is getting his own television series with ‘Gotham’

Sure, most of the attention has been on Ben Affleck being cast as Batman in Zack Snyder’s sequel to Man of Steel, but what about the rest of the Batman universe? Deadline reports that Fox has closed a deal for a television series centered around none other than the Dark Knight’s ally Commissioner Gordon. Called Gotham, the show focuses on Gordon’s early years as a detective on the Gotham City police force, and while it will include some of Gotham’s most famous villains it will reportedly not feature Batman himself.

Bruno Heller, the creator of The Mentalist, will be producing the show in conjunction with Warner Bros. Television, and Fox’s deal includes a series commitment — signaling just how bullish the network is on the project. The Gotham announcement comes on the same night that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. makes its debut on ABC, and with a Flash show also in the works at the CW, one thing’s for sure: Warner Bros. and DC aren’t ceding television to Marvel without a fight.