Gotham Knights (Live Action TV Show)

Gotham Knights is an live action series seen on Cartoon Network. It is another attempt making an live action show by Cartoon Network since Incredible Crew. The show stars Bryan Cranston, Ben Affleck, Jeremy Shada and Benedict Cumberbatch. The show will be much darker than the other live action shows since it is based on Batman.

Main Cast

 * Ben Affleck - Batman/Bruce Wayne
 * Bryan Cramston - James Gordon
 * Bradley Steven Perry - Dick Grayson Season 1 as Robin. Season 3 as Nightwing
 * Jeremy Irons - Alfred Pennyworth
 * Benedict Cumberbatch - Bane
 * Ben Kingsley - Hugo Strange
 * James Franco - The Joker
 * Billy Unger - Jason Todd Season 2 as Robin. Season 4 as Red Hood.
 * Jeremy Shada - Tim Drake Season 3 as Robin. Season 5 as Red Robin
 * Zachary Gordon - Damian Wayne Season 5 as Robin.

Reccurring Cast

 * Robert Downey Jr - Ra's al Ghul
 * Paul Giamatti - The Penguin
 * Toby Turner - The Riddler
 * Leonardo DiCaprio - Black Mask
 * Guy Pearce - Tommy Elliot
 * Milo Ventimigila - Terry McGinnis
 * Crispin Glover - Zsasz
 * Emma Stone - Poison Ivy
 * Chris Pratt - Harvey Bullock
 * Bruce Willis - Mr Freeze
 * Matt Smith - Harvey Dent/Two Face
 * Elijah Wood - Dr Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
 * Natalie Portman - Talia al Ghul
 * Olivia Wilde - Catwoman
 * Josh Brolin - Deadshot

Episodes
Description- It is an new year and Bruce Wayne goes to the circus to see the Flying Grayson's performance. But something unexpected happens when an thug for hire, Deadshot, kills Dick Grayson's family. But Dick also finds out that Bruce is Batman. Can Bruce let the boy become Robin, or will Dick Grayson reveal Bruce's secret?
 * 1) New Year 13th March 2016

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Seasons

 * Season 1 - 13th May 2016 - 1st June 2016
 * Season 2 -'''1st January 2017 - 13th February 2017
 * Season 3 -2nd November 2017 - 3rd January 2018
 * Season 4 Part 1 -'''8th May 2018 - 6th June 2018
 * Season 4 Part 2 - 4th July 2018 - 7th September 2018
 * Season 5 -30th December 2018 - 20th February 2018

Reception
IGN ranked the show 9.5/10 and Metacritic rated it 10/10. The first episode got about 9 billion viewers when the show was released on Cartoon Network. The series also got positive reviews when other episodes aired. Scott Thill said that the show was grittier and much more darker than Beware the Batman and Batman: The Animated Series and praised Bryan Cranston's performance as James Gordon. Scott also said that the show delivers some intense action scenes and some memorable lines. Michael Wilmington gave the film an A+ saying that it was good to see Cartoon Network and DC Comics teaming up to make a good television show for both adults and teens. YouTube channels also praised the show and even Bryan Cranston was happy when he watched the first episode. The show still pleases both audiences and critics alike.