Naian Gonzalez Norvind Cast as Mad Hatter’s Alice in Gotham

Following this morning’s reveal that Marvel’s Jessica Jones co-star Kieran Mulcare has joined the cast in an unconfirmed role, Variety reports that Mexican actress Naian Gonzalez Norvind has been cast as Alice Tetch, the younger sister of Jarvis Tetch, aka The Mad Hatter (played by Benedict Samuel in the series).

Gotham‘s version of The Mad Hatter is searching for his younger sister, who had gone missing in Gotham many years ago. The outlet also notes that Alice will posses powers in the show which her brother thinks are blessing to be used.

Gotham stars Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, Michael Chiklis as Detective Nathaniel Barnes, Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Cory Michael Smith as Edward nygma/the future Riddler, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox, and Jamie Chung as Valerie Vale, the aunt of future Batman love interest Vicki Vale.

New villains from the Batman lore are set to be present for the new season including The Court of Owls, Mad Hatter (The Walking Dead‘s Benedict Samuel), Solomon Grundy, and more. In addition, the new season will also see Poison Ivy undergoing a change with the character now set to be played by Maggie Geha, taking over for Clare Foley who played the character in the first two seasons of the series. It was revealed that the character finds herself “reborn as a 19-year-old woman who’s harnessed the full power of her charms and sets her sights on Bruce Wayne.”

If you’ve missed any of the new episodes of Gotham or just need a refresher, be sure to check out our weekly recaps by clicking here.

Gotham Season 3 will premiere on September 19 at 8 PM ET on FOX.

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