Michael Chiklis Cops Big Gotham Role, Joins Season 2 as Series Regular 

roots, casting the Emmy winner in the series-regular role of Captain Nathaniel Barnes, TVLine has learned exclusively.

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‘s producers, he “lands on the GCPD like a tornado, ripping out the dead wood of Gotham’s police force. He is a law and order zealot; unafraid of making enemies – on either side of the law. For Gordon (Ben McKenzie), Barnes is a hero and a mentor, someone with whom he can share the burden of heroism. Captain Barnes proves himself to be a strong ally to Gordon… but one day he will make an equally powerful enemy.”

Gordon could certainly use an ally right about now. At Comic-Con earlier this month, exec producer Bruno Heller billed Season 2 as “the rise of the villains,” a development that will cause the titular city to “decline into chaos.” Added McKenzie: “As the villains rise, there’s an arms race, and the good guys have to increase their force as well. There’ll be new heroes introduced.”

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kicks off its second season on Monday, Sept. 25 at 8/7c on Fox.

With Michael Chiklis being cast, Season 2 of Gotham won’t disappoint unless if the series can overcome Supergirl in the 8 p.m. Monday night time slot.

Omg watching him on Hollywood game night right now love him and love this news!

I should have added he will always be the commish to me lol

And the cops will lose that arms race, otherwise there wouldn’t be a need for a Bat-Man. I wouldn’t be surprised if by the end of the third season Godon ended up with some sort of bad habit like drinking heavily to drown out his failure to save Gotham. Maybe cage fighting to relieve the stress?

I keep not wanting to watch this show…then they cast Jada, so I watch S1. Then she’s not returning so I can stop watching…and now they add Chiklis?! Dang you Gotham.

Ugh this makes me sad. Such a great actor I am cringing picturing him having to recite this dialogue

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