Netflix to be exclusive streaming home for Warner Bros' Gotham
Michelle Clancy
| 04 September 2014
Netflix has snagged an exclusive subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) carriage deal with Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution for the upcoming series, Gotham. Each season of the series will be available to Netflix members following linear broadcast, beginning in 2015.
The deal is the latest in a string of coups for Netflix, which recently got the rights to Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the US and Canada, and new comedy specials from Chelsea Handler, Bill Cosby and others.
Premiering on 22 September on FOX in the United States, Gotham draws on the story of Batman's origins, taking place in Gotham City as young detective (and future commissioner) James Gordon and the recently orphaned Bruce Wayne meet in the troubled days before the arrival of the Dark Knight. The show follows Gordon's rise from rookie detective to police commissioner as he navigates the layers of corruption that secretly rule Gotham City.
"Gotham is the most anticipated new series of the autumn season and we are thrilled to offer it to our members around the world," said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at Netflix. "The Batman origins story is sure to have massive global appeal so it is fitting that, along with Warner Television, we have created a new model for distributing a show that international and domestic audiences will love."
The programme draws on the stories of DC Comics' Super-Villains and Vigilantes series.
"In this era of new business models and expanding windows, this is an unprecedented deal for our company and our industry," said Jeffrey Schlesinger, president at Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution. "While we typically license our programming country by country, we have licensed this very special series to Netflix on a multi-territory basis. Netflix is a perfect home for Gotham following its initial broadcast in each respective country, giving Netflix subscribers the opportunity to catch-up prior to the new season, whether they're already fans or discovering it for the first time."
Michelle Clancy
| 04 September 2014
Netflix has snagged an exclusive subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) carriage deal with Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution for the upcoming series, Gotham. Each season of the series will be available to Netflix members following linear broadcast, beginning in 2015.
The deal is the latest in a string of coups for Netflix, which recently got the rights to Star Wars: The Clone Wars in the US and Canada, and new comedy specials from Chelsea Handler, Bill Cosby and others.
Premiering on 22 September on FOX in the United States, Gotham draws on the story of Batman's origins, taking place in Gotham City as young detective (and future commissioner) James Gordon and the recently orphaned Bruce Wayne meet in the troubled days before the arrival of the Dark Knight. The show follows Gordon's rise from rookie detective to police commissioner as he navigates the layers of corruption that secretly rule Gotham City.
"Gotham is the most anticipated new series of the autumn season and we are thrilled to offer it to our members around the world," said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at Netflix. "The Batman origins story is sure to have massive global appeal so it is fitting that, along with Warner Television, we have created a new model for distributing a show that international and domestic audiences will love."
The programme draws on the stories of DC Comics' Super-Villains and Vigilantes series.
"In this era of new business models and expanding windows, this is an unprecedented deal for our company and our industry," said Jeffrey Schlesinger, president at Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution. "While we typically license our programming country by country, we have licensed this very special series to Netflix on a multi-territory basis. Netflix is a perfect home for Gotham following its initial broadcast in each respective country, giving Netflix subscribers the opportunity to catch-up prior to the new season, whether they're already fans or discovering it for the first time."