I've been watching Gotham on Netflix, and it is an engaging look at the time right after Bruce Wayne's parents are killed, before he becomes Batman. The city is corrupt, mob bosses are trying to outdo each other and have the police department in their pocket. It is dark, but the acting is excellent.
The whole cast contributes to the show, but I especially like Ben McKenzie as Jim Gordon, the honest cop who wants to clean up Gotham, and Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, the streetwise cop who isn't above using the mob for his own ends. Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney, a nightclub owner and mob leader who wants to take crime boss Carmine Falcone's place and Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot, who has his own plans for Gotham, are also excellent. The whole cast is outstanding, but there are too many characters to talk about in one post.
