Penny Dreadful
2014 · TV Series · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 7.8 · 83% critics
In Victorian London, terrifying literary horror figures and dark origin stories collide in a psychological thriller. The series blends classic monsters with a new adult drama, weaving eerie plots of fear, mystery, and dread throughout the city’s darkest corners.
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Details
- Years
- 2014–2016
- Release date
- 2014-05-11
- Network
- Showtime
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (1,505 votes)
About
Pick this up if you want a moody, gothic horror-and-mystery drama with rich period visuals and standout performances; Not for you if you dislike slow pacing or want fewer monsters, as it may feel crowded compared with American Horror Story or FROM.
Pros: stunning costumes and sets; great cast performances; tense gothic atmosphere | Cons: slow story development; too many characters; some plots feel unfinished
Themes
- london, england
- witch
- monster
- underground
- vampire
- black magic
- supernatural
- victorian england
- possession
- werewolf
- devil
- gothic horror
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Eva Green
as Vanessa Ives
Josh Hartnett
as Ethan Chandler
- DS
Danny Sapani
as Sembene
- SB
Samuel Barnett
as Renfield
- TT
Tamsin Topolski
as Lavinia Putney
Ronan Vibert
as Sir Geoffrey Hawkes
- GB
Graham Butler
as Peter
- FS
Frank Smith
as Curator
- SC
Sebastian Croft
as Boy Familar
- NO
Nathan O'Toole
as Ernest
Directed by Kari Skogland, J. A. Bayona, Paco Cabezas +6 more
Created by John Logan
Episodes3 seasons · 27 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1Night Work54mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E2Séance56mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E3Resurrection48mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E4Demimonde60mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E5Closer Than Sisters55mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E6What Death Can Join Together51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E7Possession60mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S1E8Grand Guignol57mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 210 episodes
- S2E1Fresh Hell56mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E2Verbis Diablo53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E3The Nightcomers59mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E4Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places51mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E5Above the Vaulted Sky57mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E6Glorious Horrors55mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E7Little Scorpion47mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E8Memento Mori53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E9And Hell Itself My Only Foe53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S2E10And They Were Enemies54mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
Season 39 episodes
- S3E1The Day Tennyson Died59mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E2Predators Far and Near55mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E3Good and Evil Braided Be53mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E4A Blade of Grass57mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E5This World is Our Hell54mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E6No Beast So Fierce50mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E7Ebb Tide58mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E8Perpetual Night44mAmazon Prime VideoHulu
- S3E9The Blessed Dark56mAmazon Prime VideoHulu