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“Gotham”

Gotham is headed to Netflix.

The streaming service has nabbed rights to Gotham. It is believed to be the first deal of its kind for a broadcast show that has yet to premiere. The upcoming Batman prequel is set to bow on Fox at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22.

Under the deal between Netflix and Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution, the streaming service will get exclusive subscription video on demand rights for Gotham in the U.S., territories in which Netflix operates, as well as some additional territories. Seasons of the series will become available after their initial broadcast dates starting in fall 2015.

“Gotham is the most anticipated new series of the fall season and we are thrilled to offer it to our members around the world,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos in a statement. “The Batman origin story is sure to have massive global appeal so it is fitting that, along with Warner Television, we have created a new model for distributing a show that international and domestic audiences will love.”

Netflix declined to comment on how much it was paying for the rights. It recently paid a pretty penny for rights to NBC’s The Blacklist, coughing up $2 million an episode for the series. Deadline first reported the news of the Gotham deal.

Gotham, which takes place years before Bruce Wayne becomes Batman, centers on the early days of James Gordon (Benjamin McKenzie), who in DC Comics lore eventually ascends to the position of Gotham police commissioner.

Fox is betting big on Gotham as it works to revamp its scripted lineup following the departure of chairman Kevin Reilly and the appointment of Gary Newman and Dana Walden as his replacements. In late August, the network rolled out a special four-part preview online further exploring the mythology, and at July’s Comic-Con Gotham had a large presence: a harbor-front zip line, a Gotham PD Uber service, Gotham Chronicle newspapers, the GothamChronicles.com town website and branded trolleys and cabs. A trailer and poster contest was also launched to capitalize on fan interest. 

Gotham will have a major presence internationally: Canada’s CTV and the U.K.’s Channel 5 are among the networks abroad that will air the series.

ABC Family is not moving forward with its drama pilot Alice in Arabia.

The recently ordered pilot came under fire from Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization CAIR after Buzzfeed reported Friday it had obtained a script, and described the show as being “about an American teenage girl kidnapped by her extended royal Saudi Arabian family and forced to live with them.”

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CAIR’s Los Angeles office said it asked ABC Family to meet with leaders in the Muslim community to discuss “concerns about potential stereotyping in the pilot,” and on Friday evening the network said it had nixed the pilot.

“The current conversation surrounding our pilot was not what we had envisioned and is certainly not conducive to the creative process, so we’ve decided not to move forward with this project,” an ABC Family spokesperson said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

When the pilot order was announced Monday, Alice in Arabia was described as a high-stakes drama about an American girl who — after tragedy befell her parents — was unknowingly kidnapped by members of her extended family, who are Saudi Arabian. The character was to be a virtual prisoner in her grandfather’s royal compound, but would find herself intrigued by her new surroundings and its people, who were to have surprisingly diverse views on the world and her situation. Alice would need to depend on her independent spirit and wit to find her way back home and survive life behind the veil.

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The Alice in Arabia pilot was written by Brooke Eikmeier, a U.S. Army veteran who worked as a cryptologic linguist in the Arabic language, trained to support NSA missions in the Middle East. She concluded her military service in September 2013 as as a rank E-4 specialist.

ABC Family previously dealt with some controversy over the premise of Twisted, which centers on a man who was charged with killing his aunt when he was younger and his struggles reintegrating into society. That series moved forward and is currently wrapping up its rookie season. 

ABC Family for its part will be rolling out another drama this summer revolving around a sensitive subject. Chasing Life, which debuted its first teaser Tuesday during the Pretty Little Liars finale, follows a 24-year-old woman who is diagnosed with terminal cancer just as her career and personal life takes off.