Just a few days after the extended UK trailer, Fox has unleashed a three-part, 18-minute special for the highly-anticipated series Gotham. Series creator Bruno Heller explains that the show was born out of his desire to find a "fresh way into the DC mythology," while Danny Cannon, who directed the pilot episode, reveals that the series explores why this city will eventually need a vigilante like Batman to emerge.

We also hear from stars Ben McKenzie (James Gordon), who teases the Joker's inclusion in the series, Donal Logue (Harvey Bullock), Robin Taylor (The Penguin), Jada Pinkett Smith (Fish Mooney) and many more from this highly-anticipated series, debuting Monday, September 22 at 8 PM ET on Fox.

Before there was Batman, there was Gotham. 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? Gotham is an origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told.

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