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Penny Dreadful

7.8 / 10

2014

3 seasons

27 episodes

Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMysteryAction & Adventure

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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Cast

Eva Green

Josh Hartnett

Timothy Dalton

Harry Treadaway

Reeve Carney

Rory Kinnear

Billie Piper

Danny Sapani

Simon Russell Beale

Douglas Hodge

Sarah Greene

Helen McCrory

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Seasons

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.

1.Night Work
7.1
11-05-201454m
London 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them se...
2.Séance
7.3
18-05-201456m
Vanessa and Sir Malcolm encounter the mysteriously beautiful Dorian Gray at a party. Things take a turn, however, when renowned medium Madame Kali hosts a seance. Meanwhile, Ethan...
3.Resurrection
6.8
25-05-201448m
Dr. Frankenstein is confronted by his past. Vanessa has a vision of Mina, which leads to a strange discovery at the London Zoo.
4.Demimonde
6.5
01-06-201460m
Vanessa's infatuation with Dorian Gray grows. Professor Van Helsing is hired to work with Dr. Frankenstein. Fenton draws his master to Sir Malcolm's mansion.
5.Closer Than Sisters
7.5
08-06-201455m
Vanessa recalls her past and the events that ultimately lead to Mina's disappearance.
6.What Death Can Join Together
7.0
15-06-201451m
Vanessa's latest vision leads Sir Malcolm, Ethan and Sembene on a search. Professor Van Helsing reveals more details to Dr. Frankenstein about who has taken Mina.
7.Possession
7.6
22-06-201460m
Over the course of four harrowing weeks, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene do everything they can to save Vanessa from what's within her.
8.Grand Guignol
7.8
29-06-201457m
After a vision of the Grand Guignol, Vanessa, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene explore an empty theater only to be confronted by their worst nightmares.