From the writers of The CW series Batwoman, Gotham Knights will follow Batman’s adopted son, who forms an unlikely alliance with the children of the caped crusaders’ greatest enemies after they are framed for the murder of Bruce Wayne. The new show is neither a spinoff of Batwoman or any other DC property, nor is it connected to in any way the upcoming Gotham Knights video game.
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Per Deadline, Collins’ Harvey Dent is described as “Gotham’s charismatic, hard-charging District Attorney. With a rigid sense of right and wrong, Harvey’s idealism and single-minded quest for justice will ironically and tragically transform him into one of Gotham’s the most feared supervillains, Two-Face.” Collins announced the news on Twitter, saying, “I’ve asked if my version of the character could be wearing a beige trench coat over the grey suit. (I’m just not sure I’ll be comfortable in front of a camera without one).” This is referring to his signature wardrobe on Supernatural.
Collins played the fan-favorite character Castiel on the long-running CW series Supernatural. Described as an Angel of the Lord, The character’s appearance was modeled off of the DC Comics character John Constantine. His other TV credits include 24 and ER. Collins joins a roster of actors who have played the character in live-action, including Billy Dee Williams, who played Dent in Tim Burton’s 1989 film Batman, Tommy Lee Jones in 1995’s Batman Forever, Aaron Eckhart in director Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed sequel The Dark Knight, and more recently Nicholas D’Agosto, who played the character on the Fox series Gotham.
In the comics, Harvey Dent is the upstanding Gotham City District Attorney until he suffers a brutal acid attack that leaves one side of his face permanently scarred. This eventually leads him to transform into the villain known as Two-Face. Created by Batman creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane, Two-Face is one of Batman’s oldest and most formidable enemies, appearing in dozens of comic storylines.
Based on the character description, it sounds like Collin’s Harvey Dent will still be serving as Gotham’s District Attorney, meaning fans will either see his transformation into Two-Face in the pilot or later in the series. Chad Fiveash, James Stoteraux, and Natalie Abrams will serve as executive producers along with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and David Madden. Danny Cannon will executive produce and direct the pilot.
Gotham Knights received a pilot order from The CW.
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Source: Deadline, Misha Collins
