'Gotham' casts Lori Petty, Michael Bowen, teases Mr. Freeze

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Fox's hit Batman prequel series Gotham has cast Lori Petty and Michael Bowen in new roles when the show returns in February.

According to Variety, Petty, who was last seen as Lolly on Orange is the New Black will guest star in an upcoming episode as Jeri, a "flamboyant and enigmatic hostess of an underground club where mass murder and art are celebrated in equal measure.

Jeri will reportedly help out young Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) hunt down his parents' killer before being less cooperative with future Gotham city police commissioner Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie).

Bruce's hunt may lead him to Matches Malone, a new character on the show set to be played by Bowen whom Silver St. Cloud (Natalie Alyn Lind) outed as the culprit earlier in the season."One of Gotham's deadliest killers, Matches Malone is a weathered, philosophical hitman who may be the triggerman behind one of the most important crimes in Gotham's history," reads the characters' description.

Also joining Gotham when the show returns in February is Victor Fries, aka Mr. Freeze (Nathan Darrow). Fox teased the character's arrival on Facebook Monday with a new teaser showing a Gotham City police badge being frozen before shattering. "It's getting chilly in Gotham," wrote the network.

Back in October, Jurassic World actor B.D Wong also signed on to star in Gotham as villain Hugo Strange.