The CW Developing Gotham Knights Series

The CW is developing another DC show for its lineup, this one a live-action take on Gotham Knights. Deadline reports that the series is in development from Natalie Abrams (Supergirl) and Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux (The Vampire Diaries, Gotham).

The series will be based on the DC characters created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, and will be written by Abrams, Fiveash, and Stoteraux. It is described as follows:

“In the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder, his rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman’s enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader,” reads the synopsis. “And as the city’s most wanted criminals, this renegade band of misfits must fight to clear their names. But in a Gotham with no Dark Knight to protect it, the city descends into the most dangerous it’s ever been. However, hope comes from the most unexpected of places as this team of mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors known as the Gotham Knights.”