Pilot

**Pilot** is the first episode of the first season of The CW's superhero drama, *Gotham Knights*. It aired on March 14, 2023.

## Synopsis

**SERIES PREMIERE** — Batman is dead, and a powder keg has ignited Gotham City without the Dark Knight to protect it. In the wake of Bruce Wayne's murder, his adopted son Turner Hayes is framed for killing the Caped Crusader, along with the children of some of Batman's enemies: Duela Doe, aka The Joker's Daughter, an unpredictable fighter and skilled thief who was born in Arkham Asylum and abandoned by her father, Harper Row, a streetwise and acerbic engineer who can fix anything, and her brother Cullen Row, a clever transgender teen who is tired of being polite and agreeable. With the charismatic and hard-charging District Attorney Harvey Dent and the GCPD hot on their trail, Turner will rely on allies including his best friend and formidable coder Stephanie Brown, and unlikely Batman sidekick Carrie Kelley. But our Knights will soon learn there is a larger, more nefarious force at work within Gotham City. This team of mismatched fugitives must band together to become its next generation of saviors known as the "Gotham Knights."

## Plot

Turner Hayes is the adoptive son of Bruce Wayne who has his caregiver Cressida watch over him when he is busy. In the wake of Bruce Wayne's death, his identity as Batman is also revealed. Joker's alleged daughter Duela Doe, siblings Harper and Cullen Row are arrested after an attempted break in at Wayne Tower for stealing the gun that Joe Chill used to murder Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne and become prime suspects in Wayne's murder. Turner, who didn't know Bruce was Batman, and his best friend Stephanie Brown discover the Batcave after the funeral. Stephanie learns that money had been wired from Turner's account to the suspects and is arrested as well. Bruce's friend Harvey Dent tells Turner that Bruce's lawyers don't want to represent them as Dent receives pressure from Commissioner Yindel. With no other choice, Turner teams up with the suspects to break out and figure out the true murderer and clear their names. They receive aid from Carrie Kelley in her Robin alias after she saves them from Detective Ford and his fellow police officers who want them dead. While hiding in the Belfry at Gotham Academy, they also learn that the secret organization the Court of Owls are somehow involved when a mysterious masked operative kills Ford.

## Cast

* Olivia Rose Keegan as Duela Doe
* Navia Robinson as Carrie Kelley/Robin
* Fallon Smythe as Harper Row
* Tyler DiChiara as Cullen Row
* Anna Lore as Stephanie Brown
* Rahart Adams as Brody March
* Misha Collins as Harvey Dent
* Joel Keller as Ford

Co-starring* Fiona Byrne as Commissioner Yindel
* Sean Jones as GCPD Officer
* Blair Johannes as GCPD Officer #2
* James Burke as Coach
* Tammie Sutherland as Gotham News Now Reporter
* Darrin Maharaj as Channel 64 Reporter
* Rory O'Shea as Goth - A.M. Reporter

Uncredited* David Alexander Miller as Bruce Wayne/Batman

## Gallery

### Videos

Harvey Delivering News To Turner - Gotham Knights Season 1 Episode 1 - The CWHarvey Interrogates Duela - Gotham Knights Season 1 Episode 1 - The CWPrisoner Transport - Gotham Knights Season 1 Episode 1 - The CW

## References

1. ↑ Gotham Knights - Episode 1.01 - Pilot - Sneak Peek, Promotional Photos + Press Release - SpoilerTV