Much - hyped ` ` Gotham '' premiered that night on Fox . `` Taken strictly on its own terms , the Fox series is a handsome , gritty crime drama , with Ben McKenzie as the idealistic young cop and Donal Logue as his grizzled , ethically compromised partner , '' Brian Lowry said in Variety 's review . ` The new series looks at Gotham City many years before the emergence of Batman . The villains were the focus of the first season .
Much - hyped ` ` Gotham '' premiered that night on Fox . The new series looks at Gotham City many years before the emergence of Batman . The villains were the focus of the first season .