A New Teaser and Another Behind-the-Scenes Look at Penny Dreadful

Steve Barton |

Jan 13, 2014

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A New Teaser and Another Behind-the-Scenes Look at Penny Dreadful Two new videos have arrived for Showtime’s upcoming “Penny Dreadful.” One is a teaser titled “Not Human,” and the other serves as Chapter 3 of the series’ Production Blog, detailing the pre-production process.

Timothy Dalton, Reeve Carney, Josh Hartnett, Harry Treadaway, Rory Kinnear, Billie Piper, and Eva Green star.

“Penny Dreadful” is created, written, and executive produced by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator) and executive produced by Oscar winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) and Neal Street’s Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road, “Call the Midwife”).

Juan Antonio Bayona, best known for his work on the hugely successful 2007 horror film The Orphanage and the 2012 Oscar contender The Impossible, directs the first two episodes.

“Penny Dreadful” is set to premiere on Showtime in spring 2014. For more info in the meantime, visit “Penny Dreadful” on Showtime, “like” “Penny Dreadful” on Facebook, and follow @SHO_Penny on Twitter.

Synopsis
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.