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Now it's primed for a big night at the Emmy's._ by [Eric Dodds](https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Sep 3, 2014 5:57 PM UTC  Benjamin Mackenzie and Donal Logue star in Fox's 'Gotham' Benjamin Mackenzie and Donal Logue star in Fox's 'Gotham' Fox by [Eric Dodds](https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Sep 3, 2014 5:57 PM UTC _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). The streaming service is paying a reported [$1.75 million per episode](http://deadline.com/2014/09/gotham-netflix-deal-826991/) for the exclusive video on demand rights for the [superhero-less superhero show](http://time.com/3018943/gotham-fox-superhero-show/) 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/). 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_. \[[_Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-takes-rights-gotham-launch-729689)\] ## Transcript [00:01] House of Cards. Kevin Spacey, House of Cards. Robin [00:05] Wright, House of Cards. And with that, Netflix went from the [00:08] new kid in school It's all about location, location, location to [00:12] most likely to succeed. Netflix has made a loud and [00:16] pricey statement that they've arrived. Betting $ 100 million [00:20] dollars on a project with David Fincher and Kevin Spacey, [00:23] and, and many others is a real signal to the community that [00:27] they're serious about this. 14 Emmy nominations drove the [00:30] point home. Nine for the series House of Cards alone. It's [00:33] the first time, a series distributed via the internet, was [00:37] nominated in the top categories. If you're a broadcast [00:40] network, you have to be concerned. The numbers don't lie. [00:43] The subscription based provider says, it gained 3 million [00:46] new subscribers once it began airing the original series, [00:49] House of Cards. And in an interview with a Hollywood [00:52] reporter. Netflix CEO says because they've been so [00:56] successful the network plans to double it's original [00:59] programming in 2014. Yes, I said [01:03] network. And now, so does Netflix. On Monday they made [01:07] a small wording change to the company motto. They used [01:10] to say, we are movies and TV shows. Now, it's [01:15] we are a movie and TV series network. You wanna leave [01:18] in a body bag? Think about it. Like another [01:22] of their original series titles suggests, if orange is the new [01:25] black could Netflix be the new HBO? I mean, it is [01:30] completely different now. I find it really frustrating having to [01:33] wake, wait a week for, to watch a show. And, I'm [01:37] just so used to seeing things back to back when I wanna [01:40] see them. Okay, certainly streaming program may not be [01:44] taking over television, but it's creating a buzz. One that [01:48] some critics say may not be sustainable. They're super, [01:51] super smart. It's always hard to have competition, because [01:55] you know, but in terms of are they doing anything that [01:57] terribly different, or That remains to be seen. You know, [02:01] there are as many problems with the Netflix model as there [02:03] are just in terms of like keeping the cul, the cultural [02:05] conversation going. That's why you saw this huge Emmy [02:08] campaign. And seemingly it worked, at least for this year's [02:12] television academy. You know, a lot of the characters, the, [02:15] the landscape is so much broader now on television. That [02:18] you know, you just you, you look for the corners. You look [02:21] for the places that are not obvious. And I think they, that's [02:24] really well represented this year. 14 Emmy nominations. A [02:28] big coup for the company that simply used to mail you [02:31] DVDs. 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