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Status
Ended
Release
2014 - 2016
Seasons / Eps
3 / 27
Streaming availability by country
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.
63 Cast Members
Eva Green
Vanessa Ives
27 Episodes
Josh Hartnett
Ethan Chandler
27 Episodes
Timothy Dalton
Sir Malcolm Murray
27 Episodes
Harry Treadaway
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
27 Episodes
Reeve Carney
Dorian Gray
27 Episodes
Rory Kinnear
John Clare / The Creature
27 Episodes
Billie Piper
Lily / Brona Croft
27 Episodes
Danny Sapani
Sembene
18 Episodes
Simon Russell Beale
Ferdinand Lyle
14 Episodes
Douglas Hodge
Bartholomew Rusk
13 Episodes
Sarah Greene
Hecate Poole
13 Episodes
Helen McCrory
Madame Kali
12 Episodes
Jack Hickey
Junior Inspector
11 Episodes
Olivia Llewellyn
Mina Harker
10 Episodes
Patti LuPone
Dr. Seward
9 Episodes
Wes Studi
Kaetenay
9 Episodes
Shazad Latif
Dr. Henry Jekyll
8 Episodes
Samuel Barnett
Renfield
7 Episodes
Christian Camargo
Dr. Alexander Sweet
7 Episodes
Jessica Barden
Justine
6 Episodes
