The long awaited TV show Gotham begins filming in New York this month.

In September 2013, Fox announced that it had bypassed the traditional pilot phase and placed a straight-to-series order for Gotham, to be written and executive produced by Bruno Heller. Danny Cannon was later announced as director for the project. The actual series will be separate from any cinematic universe DC is attempting to build with their films.

(Ben McKenzie will play Detective James Gordon)

Gotham is an upcoming American television series created by Bruno Heller, based on characters appearing in and published by DC Comics, specifically those of Detective James Gordon and Bruce Wayne, who were created by Bob Kane, and others in DC's Batman franchise.

(Sara Paxton will play Bette Kane)

The series is scheduled to premiere in the 2014-15 television season. As originally conceived, the series would have served as a straightforward story of Gordon's early days on the Gotham City Police force. The idea evolved not only to include the Bruce Wayne character, but will also tell the origin stories of several Batman villains, including the Penguin, the Riddler, Catwoman, Two-Face and the Joker.