Providing the biggest hint yet that Netflix is preparing to launch locally, the US-based company has secured exclusive Australian subscription video on-demand rights to the highly anticipated superhero television series Gotham.

The US streaming giant, which has not launched its platform in Australia, looks to be building its arsenal ahead of a rumoured launch in 2015.

A scene from the first episode of the highly anticipated Batman prequel Gotham. Credit:Fox

By acquiring subscription video on-demand (SVOD) rights from Time Warner's Warner Bros, Netflix is giving its biggest sign yet that it intends to launch in Australia.

While the local rights were part of a larger internationally exclusive SVOD rights deal between Warner Bros and Netflix announced two weeks ago, Australia was not mentioned.