8 new character posters and character descriptions have been released, exclusively via Entertainment Weekly, for ‘Gotham.’

Det. James Gordon (Ben McKenzie): Idealistic new kid in town; a good cop saddled with a cynical partner

Det. Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) Gordon’s pragmatic, cynical partner

Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor): The psychopathic umbrella-touting underling for crime boss Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith), who is full of secret ambitions.

Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith): A new character to this world — an underworld gangster, club owner and boss of Cobblepot.

Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz): Newly orphaned with enormous wealth, a 12-year-old seeking a new purpose for his life after witnessing his parent’s murder.

Edward Nygma / The Riddler (Cory Michael Smith): A brilliant young forensic scientist working at Gotham PD with a penchant for speaking in, um, cryptic language.

Selina Kyle / Catwoman (Camren Bicondova): A dangerous teen orphan and agile master thief adept at navigating the labyrinthian city.

Ivy Pepper / Poison Ivy (Clare Foley): Not too much known about the Gotham version of her character yet. Likes plants though.

Synopsis:

Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world’s greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon’s story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world’s most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?

GOTHAM is an origin story of the great DC Comics super villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist,” “Rome”), GOTHAM follows one cop’s rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time.

Directed and executive produced by Danny Cannon (CSI and Nikita). Stars Donal Logue (Harvey Bullock), Ben McKenzie (Detective Jim Gordon), David Mazouz (young Bruce Wayne), Robin Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin), Camren Bicondova (Selina Kyle/Catwoman), Cory Michael Smith (Edward Nygma/The Riddler), Sara Paxton (Bette Kane), Jada Pinkett Smith (Fish Mooney), Clare Foley (Ivy Pepper/Poison Ivy) and Sean Pertwee (Alfred Pennyworth).

‘Gotham’ is expected to premiere on FOX in Fall 2014.