Toronto – CTV announced on May 23 it has acquired the most-buzzed about and sought-after new programmes of the season for its 2014/15 primetime schedule following the conclusion of the L.A. Screenings. Immediately strengthening Canada's most-watched network for the 13th year in a row are 11 newly acquired series including the three must-have dramas from the market, Batman back-story drama Gotham, the latest addictive series from hit-maker Shonda Rhimes How To Get Away With … [Read more...] about CTV acquires 11 new TV series for primetime lineup
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“Gotham” gets series order from Fox
According to reports, Fox has officially given a series order to its upcoming drama Gotham, an origin story of the great DC Comics super-villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. The series, based upon characters published by DC Entertainment, will star Southland alum Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney and Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, among others. Bruno Heller (The Mentalist) wrote the pilot for … [Read more...] about “Gotham” gets series order from Fox
FOX to launch new series “Gotham”
Fox described its new show Gotham as "the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous," the network said on Wednesday. Gordon is the police commissioner of Gotham City, and often supports Batman to defeat the city's villains. Each episode will be one hour, and the pilot will be written and produced by Bruno Heller, a British screenwriter best known for co-creating the HBO-BBC produced drama Rome, which explored Ancient Rome's reign … [Read more...] about FOX to launch new series “Gotham”