Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- ~60 min/episode
- Length
- 3 seasons · 27 episodes
- Status
- Ended · complete
- Age rating
- TV-MA
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Moderate
The story
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.
- london
- england
- witch
- monster
- underground
- vampire
- incantation
- black magic
- supernatural
- victorian england
- possession
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Reeve Carney
- Rory Kinnear
- Billie Piper
- Danny Sapani
- Helen McCrory
- Olivia Llewellyn
- Simon Russell Beale
- Wes Studi
- Patti LuPone
- Alex Price
- Mary Murray
- Directed
- Coky Giedroyc, J. A. Bayona, James Hawes, Kari Skogland, Toa Fraser, Brian Kirk & 3 more
- Created
- John Logan
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 1,545 ratings
- Network & studio
- Showtime, Neal Street Productions, Desert Wolf Productions
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