EPISODE
SEASON
Penny Dreadful - Season 1
The story begins with police investigating a series of gruesome deaths, but renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and medium Vanessa Ives know there is something darker at play than mere murder, as Vanessa fights a demon that is determined to possess her. Dorian Gray, Victor Frankenstein and timeless figures from Dracula join a core of original characters in a dark and brutal quest to save a soul, even as they grapple with their own monstrous temptations.
28 August 1959, Dublin, Ireland
14 October 1974, Durban, South Africa
22 June 1985, London, England, UK
4 December 1980, Dublin, Ireland
30 May 1959
May 07, 2014
This John Logan (Skyfall, Hugo) creation promises an intriguing summer pastime, for an eight-week run anyway.
May 08, 2014
For fans of expertly hammy acting and heated-up supernatural doings, it's a lot of fun.
May 08, 2014
The language is wonderful, the performances excellent, and the direction by Bayona so fluid and gorgeous that I found the whole thing a treat even as I quickly lost interest in whatever it is all these people are working together to accomplish.
July 16, 2016
Penny Dreadful stirs the characters of the iconic British horror novels of the 19th century into a shadowy world of vampires, witches, demons, and dark magic in Victorian London, a world both real and unreal.
May 08, 2014
Showtime subscribers have already put their money down, but many of them will probably decide that Penny Dreadful, while hardly dreadful, isn't worth it.
May 08, 2014
Wildly silly.
May 08, 2014
As creator John Logan moves away from the horror by the Thames and more toward the internal demons that haunt his protagonists, Penny veers toward the overwritten and overwrought. But by then, you may well be in for a pound.
May 08, 2014
If you enjoy the challenge of doing complex jigsaw puzzles in low light, Penny Dreadful will be your cup of tea.
May 08, 2014
Some of its mumbo jumbo may hurt your head, but the last words of Episode 2 are precisely on point. They whet the appetite for more, more. We'll see how it all comes out in the bloody wash.
September 20, 2016
The Eva Green seance scene is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen on a TV show.