After an intense bidding war, Fox TV has won Warner Brothers TV and The Mentalist's creator Bruno Heller's show Gotham.  

The show will follow DC Comics character James “Jim” Gordon as a Detective of the Gotham City Police Department and the villains that made Gotham City notorious.  In Gotham, it’s important to note that not only has Jim Gordon not yet been made Commissioner, but he also has not yet met Batman, who will not appear in the series.

The Gordon character was introduced in 1939 in the very first Batman comic. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, Commissioner Gordon has appeared in comic books as well as Batman films and series, including in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knighttrilogy where he was played by Gary Oldman. Along with the Superman franchise, the Batman universe is probably the most prized DC property. While Superman spawned the long-running series Smallville, this is the first series featuring a character from the world of Batman in a very long time as WBTV had been exploring a Gotham City-set show for more than a year.

Gotham is presumed to air in the 2014-2015 TV Season.

Source: Deadline