With the fifth and final go-around ofGothamflying in like Batarang, Fox has released a whole batch of new images from the season premiere, “Year Zero.” A good portion of the photos reveal more of a stand-off beside a crashed Wayne Enterprises helicopter betweenRobin Lord Taylor’s Oswald Cobblepot andErin Richards' Barbara Kean thatTVLinepreviously described as Oswald “in the midst of striking a deal for some seized cargo —afterhaving just slain a long-running character.”
No, you don’t learn which veteran character kicks the bucket, but you do get a sense of Oswald’s fresh AF new look. There’s also a few shots of Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) in his not-yet-a-Bat-MAN costume, which is less cape-and-cowl with ears and more like the jackets motorcycle enthusiasts wear to avoid road rash. This season willreportedlyfeature a major time jump for its finale, which means we’ll ostensibly see Mazouz rocking a much more contemporary version of the Dark Knight’s iconic costume. But for now, Bruce Wayne is sneaking his away around Gotham City in a pair of night vision goggles from Sports Authority, with thenot-quite a Bat-symbolto go along with it.
Gothamseason 5 picks up after the events of the season four finale, which saw Jeremiah Valeska (Cameron Monaghan) and Ra’s al Ghul (Alexander Siddig) teaming up to destroy the bridges into Gotham, turning the city into a villain-controlled No Man’s Land. (The entire season is based on the comic book storyline of the same name from 1999, plus the 2013 “Batman: Year Zero” arc.) Turf has been divided up between various Rogues Gallery gangs, which explains the new images of Scarecrow (David W. Thompson) and his plague mask-inspired crew of goons.
You can check out the images below.Gotham—which also starsBen McKenzie,Morena Baccarin,Cory Michael Smith,Sean Pertwee,Donal Logue, andCamren Bicondova—returns for season 5 on August 18, 2025.
