The Batman (season 1)

The first season of The Batman began airing on September 24, 2007, on The WB television network, and concluded its initial airing on December 3 with 11 episodes.

Synopsis
Gotham City has been home to vigilante Batman for a year now. His secret identity, Bruce Wayne, was orphaned at age 12 and now runs his parents company, Wayne Enterprises. Wayne wishes to rid his city of crime. Journalist Vicki Vale seeks to find out Batman's identity, while Assistant District Attorney Harvey Dent teams up with Detective Jim Gordon to find the vigilante and get him to cooperate with them. Gordon's new partner, rookie Renee Montoya has a soft spot for Batman and wants to work with him. Wayne is aided by his butler, Alfred Pennyworth, who raised him, while his best friend Tommy Elliot, knows nothing of his secret life.

Main

 * Sam Witwer as Bruce Wayne/Batman
 * Yvonne Strahovski as Vicki Vale
 * Nicholas D'Agosto as Harvey Dent
 * Hugh Dancy as Tommy Elliot
 * Michelle Rodriguez as Renee Montoya
 * David Wenham as Jim Gordon
 * Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth

Recurring

 * Thomas Jane as Thomas Wayne
 * Lance Reddick as Lucius Fox
 * John Doman as Carmine Falcone
 * Mandy Moore as Silver St. Cloud
 * Emma Stone as Barbara Gordon
 * David Zayas as Sal Maroni
 * Tessa Thompson as Selina Kyle

Production
The series was picked up for sixteen episodes on May 10, 2007. Filming commenced on July 7. Thirteen scripts were completed before the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike interrupted the process. However, rather than resume production once more scripts could be completed, the twelfth and thirteenth episodes were scrapped and the eleventh episode, originally designed as the mid-season finale, aired as the season finale. Therefore, filming for the season completed on November 7.

Critical reception
The first season received positive reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an approval rating of 89% based on 84 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. On Metacritic, the season scored 76 out of 100 based on reviews from 40 critics. IGN awarded the season a 7.4/10.