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The title refers to the penny dreadfuls, a type of 19th-century cheap British fiction publication with lurid and sensational subject matter. The series premiered on Showtime on May 11, 2014. [1] After the third-season finale on June 19, 2016, series creator John Logan announced that Penny Dreadful had ended. [2]
Penny Dreadful is a horror drama television series created for Showtime and Sky by John Logan, who also acts as executive producer alongside Sam Mendes. The show was originally pitched to several US and UK channels, and eventually landed with Showtime, [ 1 ] with Sky Atlantic as co-producer. [ 2 ]
Penny dreadfuls were cheap popular serial literature produced during the 19th century in the United Kingdom. The pejorative term is roughly interchangeable with penny horrible, penny awful, [1] and penny blood. [2] The term typically referred to a story published in weekly parts of 8 to 16 pages, each costing one penny. [3]
When Showtime premiered Penny Dreadful a decade ago, we altogether expected a grand monster mash-up. And certainly, series creator John Logan delivered just that over the course of the three ...
"Penny dreadfuls" were sensational serial publications of the nineteenth century which were issued in weekly penny parts. The main article for this category is Penny dreadful . Pages in category "Penny dreadfuls"
Vanessa Ives is a fictional character in Penny Dreadful, portrayed by Eva Green in the Showtime series created by John Logan. Ives is the main protagonist of the story and is introduced as a mysterious and powerful medium. She is later revealed to be an incarnation of the goddess Amunet.
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls (1846–1847). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend.
Phineas Poe (2005), the trilogy consisting of Kiss Me, Judas, Penny Dreadful, and Hell's Half Acre [citation needed] References This page was last edited on 9 ...