--- description: The unprecedented deal was brokered nearly three weeks in advance of the superhero-sans-superhero series' September 22 debut title: Gotham Rights Nabbed by Netflix in Groundbreaking Move image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf62badca4dcebad1/6986a1d006f2c120f53308c4/gotham-fox-ben-mackenzie-donal-logue.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Netflix Scores Rights to Fox's _Gotham_ by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 3, 2014 5:57 PM CUT  Benjamin Mackenzie and Donal Logue star in Fox's 'Gotham' Benjamin Mackenzie and Donal Logue star in Fox's 'Gotham'Fox by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 3, 2014 5:57 PM CUT _Gotham_ hasn’t aired a single episode yet. It won’t do so for another three weeks (its highly anticipated — and mostly well-received — pilot airs on Fox on Sept. 22), but this reality hasn’t deterred Netflix from jumping out in front and [investing heavily in the show](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-takes-rights-gotham-launch-729689 "undefined"). The streaming service is paying a reported [$1.75 million per episode](http://deadline.com/2014/09/gotham-netflix-deal-826991/ "undefined") for the exclusive video on demand rights for the [superhero-less superhero show](http://time.com/3018943/gotham-fox-superhero-show/ "undefined") starring Benjamin Mackenzie and Donal Logue. Episodes are expected to be made available on Netflix in the fall of 2015. The deal not only demonstrates Netflix’s great confidence in _Gotham_, which is being helmed by _Rome_ showrunner Bruno Heller, but also its willingness to mix and match superhero universes that are currently engaged in a [fevered arms race on both the big and small screen](http://time.com/56472/arrow-dc-comics-best-superhero-franchise/ "undefined"). The streaming service is expected to release its own superhero series, _Daredevil_, in May 2015\. _Daredevil_ is part of the Marvel Comics Universe, whereas _Gotham_ (as well as _Arrow_, which Netflix also streams) is part of the DC universe. Though there’s no guarantee, the smart money’s on Netflix also adding CW’s _The Flash_ after its first season. And Netflix already has _The Avengers_ and other Marvel films available on demand. Basically, if you’re some sort of audio-visual representation of a superhero story — with or without a superhero — Netflix wants _you_. \[[_Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-takes-rights-gotham-launch-729689 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3263872/netflix-gotham-fox-streaming/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3263872/netflix-gotham-fox-streaming/"},"headline":"Netflix Scores Rights to Fox's Gotham","datePublished":"2014-09-03T17:57:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:59:12.213Z","description":"The unprecedented deal was brokered nearly three weeks in advance of the superhero-sans-superhero series' September 22 debut","url":"https://time.com/3263872/netflix-gotham-fox-streaming/","keywords":["Television","Netflix","daredevil"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf62badca4dcebad1/6986a1d006f2c120f53308c4/gotham-fox-ben-mackenzie-donal-logue.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Dodds","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf62badca4dcebad1/6986a1d006f2c120f53308c4/gotham-fox-ben-mackenzie-donal-logue.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Benjamin Mackenzie and Donal Logue star in Fox's 'Gotham'","caption":"Benjamin Mackenzie and Donal Logue star in Fox's 'Gotham'","creditText":"Fox","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3263872/netflix-gotham-fox-streaming/","name":"Netflix Scores Rights to Fox's Gotham"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"House of Cards and the Rising Success of Netflix","description":"Netflix used to mail DVDs. 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