Penny Dreadful

Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new adult drama.

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Penny Dreadful | Seasons 1-3 Super Trailer | Eva Green & Josh Hartnett SHOWTIME Series

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Patti LuPone
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Eva Green
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Billie Piper
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Reeve Carney

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Creator:
John Logan
Fist Air Date:
2014-05-11
Episode Runtime:
60m
Production Companies:
Neal Street Productions, Desert Wolf Productions
Genres:
Action & Adventure Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Season 1

8 Episodes

Air Date: 2014-05-11

Vanessa Ives wages a personal battle against an evil demon determined to possess her; Sir Malcolm Murray tries to save his daughter from a fate worse than death; Ethan Chandler becomes enmeshed with a group of London vampire hunters and falls for a doomed local prostitute, even as his own mysterious past threatens to catch up with him; Dr. Victor Frankenstein must face the consequences of his successful death-defying experiments; Dorian Gray falls for the unapproachable Vanessa Ives; Brona Croft confronts her imminent demise from consumption.

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Season 2

10 Episodes

Air Date: 2015-05-03

Vanessa Ives and her allies find themselves locked in an epic battle against an unholy evil; Sir Malcolm falls under the spell of a bewitching temptress; Ethan's big secret becomes known as his past comes back to haunt him; Dr. Frankenstein's newest creation breaks hearts and then some; Dorian Gray falls for an unlikely woman.

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Season 3

9 Episodes

Air Date: 2016-05-01

Confronting new horrors in dangerous new lands, Ethan Chandler, Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, Sir Malcolm, the Creature, and the ravishing but deadly Lily must each face -- and embrace -- their own most truly monstrous selves. But for Vanessa Ives, accepting her demons could exact a terrible cost and plunge the world into unending darkness.

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Penny Dreadful | Seasons 1-3 Super Trailer | Eva Green & Josh Hartnett SHOWTIME Series
Penny Dreadful | Production Blog: Choreography for Dorian Gray's Ball | Season 2
Penny Dreadful | Dreadfuls Roundtable with Reeve Carney | Season 2
Penny Dreadful season 1 trailer [SHOWTIME]
Penny Dreadful: The Literary Origins
Penny Dreadful | Harry Treadaway is Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Penny Dreadful | Sembene
Penny Dreadful: British Exploration & the Search for the Nile (Production Blog #8)
Penny Dreadful | Timothy Dalton is Sir Malcolm Murray
Penny Dreadful | Dorian Gray and Brona Croft
Penny Dreadful: Behind the Scenes
Penny Dreadful: Prostitution & Sex in the Victorian Age (Production Blog #7)
Penny Dreadful | Josh Harnett is Ethan Chandler
Penny Dreadful | Eva Green is Vanessa Ives | Showtime Series
Penny Dreadful: The Grand Guignol (Production Blog #6)
Penny Dreadful: The Artisans Pt. 2 (Production Blog #5)
Penny Dreadful: The Artisans Pt. 1 (Production Blog #4)
Penny Dreadful: Coming Together (Production Blog #3)
Penny Dreadful: Literary Roots (Production Blog #2)
Penny Dreadful Tease: We All Have Our Demons
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