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鈥淕otham鈥� fans know a bit more about new characters on the show ahead of the Sept. 21 debut of the program鈥檚 second season.

鈥淕otham鈥� takes place in the world of Batman, when the Caped Crusader is still a child. The show centers on new member of the police force Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and his attempt to fight the criminals of the city. Younger versions of 鈥淏atman鈥� villains like Catwoman and the Riddler are already on the scene.听

The first season of the show struggled to win over critics and viewers. of the show鈥檚 season finale, 鈥溾�橤otham鈥欌�檚 first season ends much as it lived 鈥� with confusion, poorly plotted scenes, and by turning a blind eye to everything that makes Batman great鈥� and 鈥淔ox's baffling Batman prequel鈥檚 first season gets a fittingly 鈥�

So what will the show鈥檚 second season be like? For one, executive producer Danny Cannon said in an that the program鈥檚 structure will be different. 鈥淩ather than telling so many different stories and treat them as individual stories, it鈥檚 22 episodes of one story,鈥� Cannon said. 鈥淭his season, we are exploring what kind of a world would beg for a vigilante to save them. It鈥檚 the kind of world where the villains run free and where, instead of being denounced by the public, the public actually starts to respect the villains for their freedom and defiance of authority. That becomes a very dangerous thing for Gotham.鈥澛�

McKenzie said in an of the show鈥檚 season one story structure, 鈥淚 think we made a mistake relatively early on in trying to introduce a villain and take care of that villain in one episode.鈥�

In addition, at least two new characters will be popping up in the new episodes: the Galavan siblings. Sister Tabitha Galavan will be portrayed by actress Jessica Lucas. Tabitha is also known as the villain the Tigress in DC comic books, which are the source material for 鈥淕otham." Her brother Theo Galavan will be portrayed by 鈥淭rue Detective鈥� actor James Frain. Theo is also very much a villainous figure, said Cannon.

鈥淭heo Galavan is somebody who comes to town, like The Great Gatsby or Dracula, with huge Machiavellian aspirations and insidious ambitions,鈥� Cannon .听

Another big arrival is 鈥淎merican Horror Story鈥� actor Michael Chiklis as a member of the police force. Chiklis will reportedly play Captain Nathaniel Barnes of the Gotham City Police Department.

鈥淕otham鈥� was renewed for a second season despite a lack of enthusiasm from critics and viewers, but the show will have to recover quickly in order to distinguish itself from its many competitors. Every major network and some streaming services has or recently had at least one superhero program, with ABC hosting the Marvel shows 鈥淢arvel鈥檚 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.鈥� and 鈥淎gent Carter,鈥� NBC airing 鈥淐onstantine鈥� (though the show was just canceled), CBS debuting 鈥淪upergirl,鈥� and the CW airing 鈥淎rrow,鈥� 鈥淭he Flash,鈥� and planning a new show set in the same universe, 鈥淟egends of Tomorrow.鈥� Netflix鈥檚 new show 鈥淒aredevil鈥� was well-reviewed by critics.

That鈥檚 to say nothing of the new superhero movies constantly arriving in theaters, including a new take on Batman starring Ben Affleck that will come to theaters with this March鈥檚 鈥淏atman v Superman.鈥� Fox has to provide a compelling reason for viewers not to choose from the plethora of other superhero programs. The upcoming second season could address those concerns 鈥� or it may not.