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Penny Dreadful (2014)

Penny Dreadful is a gothic horror thriller series that follows characters forced to brave historic British literature creations in Victorian London. Centering on Vanessa Ives across the series, the show has Vanessa and her allies face-to-face with supernatural entities that will challenge their reality while dealing with their own personal demons.

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Penny Dreadful
Horror
Drama

Cast
Timothy Dalton , Josh Hartnett , Eva Green
Release Date
May 11, 2014
Seasons
3
Network
Showtime
Writers
John Logan
Directors
John Logan
Showrunner
John Logan
Story By
John Logan

Summary

Sir Malcolm Murray (Dalton), Vanessa Ives (Green) and Ethan Chandler (Hartnett) team up together to fight against supernatural threats in Victorian London.

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