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Gotham spoilers: Jim Gordon could die, for real

Nobody in the Gotham cast is safe, according to Batman prequel showrunner Bruno Heller

Donal Logue and Ben McKenzie as Harvey Bullock and James Gordon in Gotham
Donal Logue and Ben McKenzie as Harvey Bullock and James Gordon in Gotham

It’s something of a truism that prequels automatically sap tension – after all, we know that in Fox’s Gotham the bulk of the characters are going to make it out alive so that they can take their rightful place in Batman lore… or are they?

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Bruno Heller opined, “I wouldn’t say it’s iron clad. You’d need a damn good reason to do it and a damn good end game to justify it.

Gotham series creator Bruno Heller
Gotham series creator Bruno Heller

 

“We’re certainly just learning the ropes at this stage. Not to be modest about it, but we’re still learning how to do a show this big. I’m always deeply reluctant to kill off characters simply for the shock value of killing them off. I’m not averse to cheap tricks. But apart from anything else, this season literally every actor has come through and [performed really strong]. I would hate to lose any of them.

 

“Killing off Sean Bean in the first season of Game Of Thrones made everyone go, “Oh, what a good idea that is!” But I don’t think it’s a good idea if you’ve got Sean Bean. The bad one was on Deadwood, when they had David Carradine doing that marvelous Wild Bill Hickok, and then he was gone.”

Gotham airs on Monday nights on Channel 5 at 10pm in the UK. You can find out more on the comics that have inspired the show by picking up our 100 All-Time Greatest Comics bookazine now!