Status: Cancelled
Aired: 2023, One Season Totaling 13 Episodes
Series Premiere: March 14, 2023
Network: The CW
Starring: Oscar Morgan, Fallon Smythe, Tyler DiChiara, Olivia Rose Keegan, Navia Robinson, Misha Collins
Series Website: www.cwtv.com/shows/gotham-knights/
Description: In GOTHAM KNIGHTS, Batman is dead, and a powder keg has ignited Gotham City without the Dark Knight to protect it. In the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder, his adopted son Turner Hayes (Oscar Morgan) is framed for killing the Caped Crusader, along with the children of some of Batman’s enemies: Duela (Olivia Rose Keegan), an unpredictable fighter and skilled thief who was born in Arkham Asylum and abandoned by her father, Harper Row (Fallon Smythe), a streetwise and acerbic engineer who can fix anything, and her brother Cullen Row (Tyler DiChiara), a clever transgender teen who is tired of being polite and agreeable. With the charismatic and hard-charging District Attorney Harvey Dent (Misha Collins) and the GCPD hot on their trail, Turner will rely on allies including his best friend and formidable coder Stephanie Brown (Anna Lore), and unlikely Batman sidekick Carrie Kelley (Navia Robinson). But our Knights will soon learn there is a larger, more nefarious force at work within Gotham City. This team of mismatched fugitives must band together to become its next generation of saviors known as the GOTHAM KNIGHTS. www.cwtv.com
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Why Was It Cancelled? This show seemed to be dead on arrival before its premiere because it was given the greenlight prior to a change in network ownership and it is not tied to any other DC franchise. But its ratings were good early on and it is less expensive to produce than the other CW genre shows, so the network did consider keeping it around for a second season. It did not make the final cut, though, as network execs decided to cancel this one and stick with their four top-rated shows. Gotham Knights has developed a notable fanbase during its short tenure, and I expect they will continue to lobby for it to find a new home with Max (previously HBO Max) the most likely destination.
You can keep up with the renewal/cancellation status of this and all the current sci fi and fantasy shows at the Cancellation Watch Page on CancelledSciFi.com.
