Gotham: Season 5

2019 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.5

What Season 5 of Gotham

Gotham City teeters on the brink of total anarchy, cut off from the rest of the world. Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne lead a handful of heroes determined to take back the city. Villains have seized several districts: the Penguin, the Riddler, the Sirens and Jeremiah carve up the territory and fight over control. Gordon tries to restore order in a city that no longer answers to the law, while Bruce, destined to become Batman, joins the fight. The season is inspired by the comic book storyline No Man's Land.

12episodes

Jan 3, 2019premiered

Apr 25, 2019Latest episode

8.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Legend of Dark Knight: Year Zero
Jan 3, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
No Man's Land Day 87-391—Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne face the chaos Gotham City has become. Their mission to keep the city safe becomes more complicated as the villains who survived the attack on the city begin to resurface and claim various territories. Selina Kyle grapples with how to deal with her uncertain future.
Directing: Danny Cannon · Writing: John Stephens · Starring: Jessica Lucas, Chris Chalk, David Thompson, Andrew Sellon
5x02 Legend of Dark Knight: Trespassers
Jan 10, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
Gordon and Bullock investigate a location where several kids have been kidnapped. Barbara proves to be an unlikely ally to Gordon. Bruce looks into an alleged witch with healing powers for Selina. Nygma deals with demons of his own.
Directing: Louis Shaw Milito · Writing: Danny Cannon · Starring: Chris Chalk, Alex Morf, Peyton List, Hunter Jones
5x03 Legend of Dark Knight: Penguin, Our Hero
Jan 17, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
With the creation of Haven as a safe place for refugees, Gordon hopes to stop the gang fighting in Gotham. Selina is determined to find Jeremiah and she convinces Bruce to help her. Penguin goes to Haven to reclaim his staff.
Directing: Rob Bailey · Writing: Tze Chun · Starring: Andrew Sellon, Hunter Jones, Deborah Unger, J.Stephen Brantley
5x04 Legend of Dark Knight: Ruin
Jan 24, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 7.5
Gordon and Penguin are forced to work together and alliances are shaken when Lucius, Nygma and Barbara all have different ideas of the culprit behind recent events at Haven. Selina continues her quest for revenge against Jeremiah.
Directing: Nathan Hope · Writing: James Patrick Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash · Starring: Chris Chalk, Alex Morf, Cameron Monaghan, Anthony Carrigan
5x05 Legend of Dark Knight: Pena Dura
Jan 31, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 7.5
A military task force, led by Eduardo Dorrance is called in to provide relief to Gotham. Meanwhile, Nygma looks for answers from Penguin, who leads him back to Hugo Strange. Then, Bruce is concerned about Selina's recent behavior.
Directing: Mark Tonderai · Writing: Iturri Sosa · Starring: Cameron Monaghan, BD Wong, Shane West, Shiva Kalaiselvan
5x06 Legend of Dark Knight: 13 Stitches
Feb 14, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
Gordon assembles an unlikely team to protect Gotham from Eduardo Dorrance and his Delta Force. Just as Lee Thompkins resurfaces, Barbara reveals shocking news that will change Gordon's life forever. Meanwhile, Selina and Penguin team up to outsmart fellow villain Magpie.
Directing: Ben McKenzie · Writing: Seth Boston · Starring: Chris Chalk, Sarah Schenkkan, Cameron Monaghan, Shane West
5x07 Legend of Dark Knight: Ace Chemicals
Feb 21, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
Gordon races to uncover the criminal element threatening to end talks of Gotham's reunification with the mainland. A very much alive Jeremiah returns and organizes a twisted recreation of the murder of Bruce's parents with the help of Jervis Tetch aka Mad Hatter.
Directing: John Stephens · Writing: Tze Chun · Starring: Benedict Samuel, Cameron Monaghan, Brette Taylor, Grayson McCouch
5x08 Legend of Dark Knight: Nothing's Shocking
Feb 28, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 7.2
Bullock's past comes back to haunt him when he and Gordon investigate two murders at Sirens. Meanwhile, Bruce and Alfred explore the tunnels beneath the city, and Penguin and Nygma's plans to escape are thwarted by the least likely of suspects.
Directing: Kenneth Fink · Writing: Seth Boston · Starring: Dan Hedaya, Jimmy Palumbo, Andrew Sellon, Jerry Walsh
5x09 Legend of Dark Knight: The Trial of Jim Gordon
Mar 7, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 6.7
After Gordon is shot in an attempt to establish a cease-fire, he hallucinates a trial for his life that could have deadly real consequences. Meanwhile, Ivy returns and puts her spell on Bruce, leaving Selina to defend herself. Lee has a life-changing moment as Barbara and Penguin consider their next moves.
Directing: Erin Richards · Writing: Ben McKenzie · Starring: Chris Chalk, Anthony Carrigan, Peyton List, Hunter Jones
5x10 Legend of Dark Knight: I Am Bane
Mar 21, 2019 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
On the precipice of Gotham's reunification, Gordon and Bruce find themselves face-to-face with a newly transformed Eduardo, and discover the real mastermind behind the city's current chaos. Meanwhile, a pregnant Barbara turns to Lee for help.
Directing: Kenneth Fink · Writing: Chad Fiveash, James Patrick Stoteraux · Starring: BD Wong, Shane West, John Bedford Lloyd, Jaime Murray
5x11 Legend of Dark Knight: They Did What?
Apr 18, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 7.5
As Bane enacts his final plan for Gotham's destruction, Gordon rallies his former enemies to save the city. Meanwhile, Nyssa al Ghul kidnaps Barbara's newborn daughter, with ambitions to raise her as her own. Then, Bruce's decision to leave Gotham points him to his destiny, while devastating Selina.
Directing: Carol Banker · Writing: Tze Chun · Starring: Chris Chalk, Shane West, John Bedford Lloyd, Jaime Murray
5x12 Legend of Dark Knight: The Beginning... Season Finale
Apr 25, 2019 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
The series flash-forwards 10 years into the future, as Bruce is set to return to Gotham for the opening of the new Wayne Tower. A series of crimes leads Gordon to believe Penguin and The Riddler are up to their old tricks. However, when Bullock is framed for a murder, Gordon begins to piece together an even more sinister plot targeting the city, and a new figure emerges from the shadows to be the hero Gotham desperately needs.
Directing: Rob Bailey · Writing: John Stephens · Starring: Chris Chalk, Lili Simmons, Richard Kind, Francesca Root-Dodson