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{{Infobox television
| image                = Penny Dreadful title card.jpg
| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[drama (film and television)|Drama]]
* [[Gothic horror]]
* [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
* [[Dark fantasy]]
* [[Historical fantasy]]}}
| creator              = [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]]
| writer               = {{Plainlist|
* John Logan
* Andrew Hinderaker
* [[Krysty Wilson-Cairns]]}}
| director             =
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
<!--Keep list as billed per [[WP:FILMCAST]]-->
* [[Reeve Carney]]
* [[Timothy Dalton]]  
* [[Eva Green]]
* [[Rory Kinnear]]
* [[Billie Piper]]
* [[Danny Sapani]]
* [[Harry Treadaway]]
* [[Josh Hartnett]]
* [[Helen McCrory]]
* [[Simon Russell Beale]]
* [[Patti LuPone]]
* [[Wes Studi]]
}}
| narrator             = 
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Abel Korzeniowski]]
* [[Tom Kitt (musician)|Tom Kitt]] (series finale)
}}
| open_theme            = {{Plainlist|
* "Demimonde" by Abel Korzeniowski
* "A Prayer" by Sophie Meade (series finale)
}}
| end_theme             = 
| composer             = Abel Korzeniowski
| country              = {{Plainlist|
* United States
* United Kingdom}}
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 3
| num_episodes         = 27
| list_episodes        = List of Penny Dreadful episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Pippa Harris
* [[Sam Mendes]]
* John Logan
* Karen Richards
}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* James Flynn
* Morgan O'Sullivan
* Sheila Hockin
}}
| location             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dublin]]
* [[London]]
}}
| cinematography       = {{Plainlist|
*Xavi Giménez
*Nigel Willoughby
*P. J. Dillon
*Owen McPolin
*John Conroy
}}
| editor               = {{Plainlist|
*Geoff Ashenhurst
*Aaron Marshall
*Michele Conroy
*[[Christopher Donaldson]]
}}
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| runtime              = 47–60 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* Desert Wolf Productions
* [[Neal Street Productions]]
* [[Showtime Networks]]
}}
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2014|5|11}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2016|6|19}}
| related              = ''[[Penny Dreadful: City of Angels]]''
| channel              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] (US)
* [[Sky Atlantic]] (UK)
}} 
}}
'''''Penny Dreadful''''' is a [[horror film|horror]] [[drama (film and television)|drama]] television series created for [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] and [[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]] by [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]], who also acts as executive producer alongside [[Sam Mendes]]. The show was originally pitched to several American and British channels, and eventually landed with Showtime,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/46586-sam-mendes-to-direct-vampire-tv-series/ |title=Sam Mendes to direct vampire TV series? |work=The List |date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=July 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708120900/https://www.list.co.uk/article/46586-sam-mendes-to-direct-vampire-tv-series/ |url-status=live}}</ref> with [[Sky Atlantic]] as co-producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/sky-atlantic-to-co-produce-showtimes-penny-dreadful-billie-piper-joins-cast-587962/ |title=Sky Atlantic To Co-Produce Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful'; Billie Piper Joins Cast |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |date=September 16, 2013 |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427124640/http://deadline.com/2013/09/sky-atlantic-to-co-produce-showtimes-penny-dreadful-billie-piper-joins-cast-587962/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It premiered at the [[South by Southwest]] film festival on March 9 and began airing on television on April 28, 2014, on Showtime on Demand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_FS15055 |title=Penny Dreadful |publisher=South by Southwest |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627182645/http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_FS15055 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/04/28/showtime-samples-the-premiere-of-its-highly-anticipated-series-penny-dreadful-on-multiple-platforms-now-497101/20140428showtime01/ |title=Showtime(R) Samples the Premiere of Its Highly-Anticipated Series "Penny Dreadful" on Multiple Platforms Now |publisher=Showtime |date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2015 |archive-date=April 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150425224934/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/04/28/showtime-samples-the-premiere-of-its-highly-anticipated-series-penny-dreadful-on-multiple-platforms-now-497101/20140428showtime01/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The series premiered on Showtime in the United States on May 11, 2014, and on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2014.<ref name="premiere">{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/penny-dreadful-nurse-jackie-and-californication-get-premiere-dates.html |title='Penny Dreadful,' 'Nurse Jackie' and 'Californication' get premiere dates |publisher=Zap2it |last=Reiher |first=Andrea |date=January 16, 2014 |access-date=January 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117224450/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/penny-dreadful-nurse-jackie-and-californication-get-premiere-dates.html |archive-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a570723/penny-dreadful-sex-blood-violence-and-good-looking-people/ |title=Penny Dreadful: Sky's new horror hit |last=Jeffery |first=Morgan |date=May 13, 2014 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=March 19, 2019 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117205411/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a570723/penny-dreadful-sex-blood-violence-and-good-looking-people/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/josh-hartnett-meets-vampires-frankenstein-and-egyptian-mummies-9328218.html |title=Josh Hartnett goes gothic for new Sky Atlantic series Penny Dreadful |date=May 7, 2014 |website=The Independent |first=Gerald |last=Gilbert |access-date=March 19, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002192657/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/josh-hartnett-meets-vampires-frankenstein-and-egyptian-mummies-9328218.html |url-status=live}}</ref> After the third-season finale on June 19, 2016, series creator John Logan announced that ''Penny Dreadful'' had ended as the main story had reached its conclusion.<ref name="series concluded">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/penny-dreadful-ends-after-three-seasons-eva-green-john-logan-showtime-david-nevins-patti-smith-video-1201775483/ |title='Penny Dreadful' Ends After 3 Seasons, Series Creator & Showtime Boss Confirm |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Dominic |last=Patten |date=June 20, 2016 |access-date=June 20, 2016 |archive-date=November 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121181950/https://deadline.com/2016/06/penny-dreadful-ends-after-three-seasons-eva-green-john-logan-showtime-david-nevins-patti-smith-video-1201775483/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/20/penny-dreadful-series-finale-john-logan |title=Penny Dreadful will not return for season 4 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Kelly |last=Connolly |date=June 20, 2016 |access-date=June 20, 2016 |archive-date=June 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621151121/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/20/penny-dreadful-series-finale-john-logan |url-status=live}}</ref>

The title refers to the [[penny dreadful]]s, a type of 19th-century British fiction publication with lurid and sensational subject matter. The series draws upon many [[public domain]] characters from 19th-century [[Victorian literature#Supernatural and fantastic literature|Victorian]] [[Gothic fiction]], including [[Dorian Gray (character)|Dorian Gray]] from [[Oscar Wilde]]'s ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]''; [[Mina Harker]], [[Abraham Van Helsing]], [[John Seward]], [[Renfield]], and [[Count Dracula]] from [[Bram Stoker]]'s ''[[Dracula]]''; [[Victor Frankenstein]] and [[Frankenstein's monster|his monster]] from [[Mary Shelley]]'s ''[[Frankenstein]]''; and [[Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (character)|Henry Jekyll]] from [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s ''[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'', showing their origin stories as an explorer searches for his daughter. [[Justine (de Sade novel)|Justine]] from ''Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue'' by the [[Marquis de Sade]] also appears.

A spin-off series, ''[[Penny Dreadful: City of Angels]]'', aired from April 26 to June 28, 2020.

== Plot ==
The first season begins in [[London]], 1891. [[Larry Talbot|Ethan Chandler]], an American gunman and roadshow artist, is hired by the adventurer-explorer Malcolm Murray and the mysterious [[Vanessa Ives]] to help rescue [[Mina Harker|Murray's daughter]] from [[Vampire|a mysterious creature]]. They receive help from a young doctor named [[Victor Frankenstein]] who soon is stalked by [[Frankenstein's monster|an undead creature]] he once reanimated and abandoned. Ives becomes romantically involved with the handsome, artistic [[Dorian Gray]] but also finds herself haunted by [[Satan|Lucifer]], who wishes to make her his bride and queen.

In the second season, Ives is hunted by a coven of witches led by the charismatic Evelyn Poole, who wants to deliver Ives to Lucifer. Frankenstein is forced to make his creature [[Bride of Frankenstein (character)|a bride]], and an inspector investigates a grisly murder that Chandler committed in a London inn.

In the third season, the main characters find themselves scattered across the world – Ives is in London, consulting the [[Psychiatrist|alienist]] [[John Seward|Florence Seward]], Ethan is being extradited to the United States, and Murray is in Zanzibar. [[Count Dracula]] soon appears in London, setting the stage for the final battle for Ives' soul.

== Episodes ==
{{main|List of Penny Dreadful episodes{{!}}List of ''Penny Dreadful'' episodes}}
{{:List of Penny Dreadful episodes}}

== Cast and characters ==

===Main cast===
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* [[Reeve Carney]] as [[Dorian Gray (character)|Dorian Gray]], a charismatic man who is ageless and immortal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/spider-mans-reeve-carney-nabs-614548|title=''Spider-Man''{{'}}s Reeve Carney Nabs Key Role in Showtime's ''Penny Dreadful'' (Exclusive)|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=August 26, 2013|access-date=August 27, 2013|archive-date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009211238/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/spider-mans-reeve-carney-nabs-614548|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Timothy Dalton]] as Malcolm Murray, a hardened explorer-adventurer of the [[Africa|African continent]], on a deeply personal quest to save the remaining members of his family<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/timothy-dalton-added-to-showtimes-penny-dreadful-cast-1200587334/ |title=Timothy Dalton Added to Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful' Cast |work=Variety |first=AJ |last=Marechal |date=August 23, 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2014 |archive-date=December 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201183050/http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/timothy-dalton-added-to-showtimes-penny-dreadful-cast-1200587334/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Eva Green]] as [[Vanessa Ives]], an enigmatic, quietly driven heroine who proves herself a force to be reckoned with as she battles powerful, relentless forces from the underworld<ref name="THR" /> 
* [[Rory Kinnear]] as [[Frankenstein's monster|the Creature]], a creation Frankenstein abruptly abandoned, who, not given a name, variously uses the aliases [[Caliban]] and [[John Clare]]<ref name="YT" />
* [[Billie Piper]] as [[Brona Croft]] / [[Bride of Frankenstein (character)|Lily Frankenstein]], an [[Irish migration to Britain|Irish immigrant]] seeking to escape her brutal, violent past<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/0820/469146-billie-piper-cast-in-showtimes-penny-dreadful/ |title=Billie Piper cast in Showtime's ''Penny Dreadful'' |last=Rigby |first=Sam |publisher=RTÉ.ie |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820141949/http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/0820/469146-billie-piper-cast-in-showtimes-penny-dreadful/ |archive-date=August 20, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Danny Sapani]] as Sembene (seasons 1–2), a mysterious, long-time ally of Malcolm<ref name="DS" />
* [[Harry Treadaway]] as [[Victor Frankenstein]], an arrogant, socially inept young doctor whose ambition and research involve transcending the barrier between life and death<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/showtime-horror-drama-penny-dreadful-624701 |title=Showtime Horror Drama ''Penny Dreadful'' Casts its Frankenstein |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 9, 2013 |access-date=September 9, 2013 |archive-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913002156/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/showtime-horror-drama-penny-dreadful-624701 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Josh Hartnett]] as Ethan Chandler (born [[Larry Talbot|Ethan Lawrence Talbot]]), a charming, brash and daring American man of action with uncanny marksmanship, who detests violence, and is more complicated than he likes to admit<ref name="THR">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/eva-green-josh-hartnett-star-595615 |title=Eva Green, Josh Hartnett to Star in Showtime's ''Penny Dreadful'' |last=Goldberg |first=Leslie |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 30, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2013 |archive-date=August 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802105257/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/eva-green-josh-hartnett-star-595615 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Helen McCrory]] as Evelyn Poole {{Aka}} Evelyn Paul (season 2, recurring season 1), a professional [[Spiritualism (movement)|spiritualist]] known by the alias Madame Kali who is secretly the leader of a powerful coven of witches called "Nightcomers"<ref name="DS">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/ustv/news/a515904/penny-dreadful-helen-mccrory-simon-russell-beale-join-cast.html |title=''Penny Dreadful'': Helen McCrory, Simon Russell Beale join cast |last=Rigby |first=Sam |magazine=[[Digital Spy]] |date=September 16, 2013 |access-date=September 16, 2013 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117205414/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a515904/penny-dreadful-helen-mccrory-simon-russell-beale-join-cast/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Simon Russell Beale]] as Ferdinand Lyle (season 2, recurring seasons 1 and 3), an eccentric [[Egyptologist]]<ref name="DS"/>
* [[Patti LuPone]] as [[John Seward|Florence Seward]] (season 3), an [[psychiatrist|alienist]] or early [[psychotherapist]] treating Vanessa's depression<ref name="season 3 characters">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/penny-dreadful-patti-lupone-season-3-1201582782 |title=Patti LuPone Cast in a New Role for 'Penny Dreadful' Season 3 |work=Variety |first=Whitney |last=Friedlander |date=September 1, 2015 |access-date=September 1, 2015 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215301/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/penny-dreadful-patti-lupone-season-3-1201582782/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="EW"/>
** LuPone previously guest-starred as Joan Clayton in season 2
* [[Wes Studi]] as Kaetenay (season 3), an [[Apache]] with a connection to Ethan, who becomes an ally to Malcolm<ref name="season 3 characters"/>

=== Supporting cast ===
====Introduced in season 1====
* [[Olivia Llewellyn]] as [[Mina Harker]] (seasons 1–2), Malcolm's daughter and Vanessa's childhood friend who has been abducted
* [[Alex Price]] as Proteus (seasons 1–2), a new creation of Dr. Frankenstein's, named after the [[Proteus#In literature|literary character of the same name]], who was killed by the Creature
* [[Lorcan Cranitch]] as Inspector Goldsworthy (season 1), of the London police
* Robert Nairne as the [[Vampire]] (season 1), an evil creature who leads a cabal of undead and who abducted Mina Harker
* [[Olly Alexander]] as Fenton (season 1), a vampire minion
* Graham Butler as Peter Murray (seasons 1–2), Malcolm's son, who died accompanying his father on one of his expeditions
* Noni Stapleton as Gladys Murray (seasons 1–2), Malcolm's estranged wife and mother of Mina and Peter
* [[Alun Armstrong]] as Vincent Brand (season 1), the leader of a troupe of actors in residence at the [[Grand Guignol]]<ref name="YT">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oLePATmgkQ |title=Penny Dreadful: A New Narrative |publisher=Showtime |date=March 17, 2014 |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405073213/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oLePATmgkQ&app=desktop |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Hannah Tointon]] as Maud Gunneson (season 1), an actress at the Grand Guignol, and object of the Creature's affection
* Gavin Fowler as Simon (season 1), Maud's partner who mistreats the Creature
* [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] as [[Abraham Van Helsing]] (season 1), a [[Hematology|haematologist]] and colleague of Frankenstein
* [[Stephen Lord]] as Warren Roper (seasons 1–2), a [[Pinkerton (detective agency)|Pinkerton]] agent hired to bring Ethan back to the United States

====Introduced in season 2====
* [[Sarah Greene (actress)|Sarah Greene]] as Hecate Poole (seasons 2–3), Evelyn's eldest daughter
* Nicole O'Neill, [[Olivia Chenery]] and Charlotte Beckett as minor witches of Evelyn's coven (season 2)
* [[Douglas Hodge]] as Bartholomew Rusk (seasons 2–3), a [[Scotland Yard]] police inspector investigating the grisly Mariner's Inn Massacre
* [[Jack Hickey (actor)|Jack Hickey]] as the junior inspector working with Rusk (seasons 2–3)
* Jonny Beauchamp as Angelique  (season 2), a mysterious [[transgender woman]] who gains Dorian's attention
* [[David Haig]] as Oscar Putney  (season 2), the owner of a struggling [[wax museum]] who employs the Creature for his own nefarious reasons
* [[Ruth Gemmell]] as Octavia Putney  (season 2), Oscar's wife who is uneasy about the Creature and treats him cruelly
* Tamsin Topolski as Lavinia Putney (season 2), the [[Visual impairment|blind]] daughter of the Creature's new employers, with whom he develops a friendship
* [[Ronan Vibert]] as Geoffrey Hawkes (season 2), a rich landowner who fell under Evelyn's sway

====Introduced in season 3====
* [[Shazad Latif]] as [[Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (character)|Henry Jekyll / Hyde]], a chemist and college friend of Victor Frankenstein<ref name="season 3 characters"/>
* [[Christian Camargo]] as [[Count Dracula|Dracula]], the brother of [[Satan|Lucifer]] who fell to Earth to feed on the blood of the living as the first vampire. In London, he takes the guise of kindly zoologist Alexander Sweet to captivate Vanessa<ref name="season 3 characters"/>
* [[Samuel Barnett (actor)|Samuel Barnett]] as [[Renfield]], Florence Seward's secretary who becomes involved with Dracula<ref name="season 3 characters"/>
* [[Sebastian Croft]] and Jack Greenlees as minor vampires serving Dracula
* Casper Allpress and Pandora Colin as Jack and Marjorie, the Creature's son and wife from when he was still alive
* Cokey Falkow as Scarman, a gunman in the service of Ethan's father
* [[Jessica Barden]] as [[Justine (de Sade novel)|Justine]], a homeless, brutalized young prostitute who becomes an acolyte to Lily<ref name="season 3 characters"/>
* [[Sean Gilder]] as Franklin Ostow, a marshal in the American West aiding Rusk in the hunt for Ethan
* [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]] as Jared Talbot, a ruthless, powerful American rancher and the estranged father of Ethan<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/29/penny-dreadful-brian-cox-josh-hartnett |title=''Penny Dreadful'' casts Brian Cox as Josh Hartnett's father – exclusive |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Marc |last=Snetiker |date=October 29, 2015 |access-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314053316/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/29/penny-dreadful-brian-cox-josh-hartnett |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Perdita Weeks]] as Catriona Hartdegen, a [[thanatology|thanatologist]] scholar with expert knowledge of the supernatural

Notable non-recurring cast include [[Mary Stockley]] as Victor Frankenstein's mother Caroline, [[Anna Chancellor]] as Vanessa's mother Claire, and Frank McCusker as Christopher Banning, a doctor overseeing Vanessa's treatment while institutionalized, all appearing in flashbacks during the first season, as well as [[Oliver Cotton]] as Father Matthew, having been requested to perform an exorcism on Vanessa in the first season's penultimate episode.

== Production and development ==
In January 2013, it was announced that [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] had made a series commitment for the project. Logan and Mendes previously wrote and directed ''[[Skyfall]]'', respectively. Production began in London in the second half of 2013. Showtime president [[David Nevins (television producer)|David Nevins]] stated that the tone of the ensemble series will be "very realistic and very grounded, not [[Bela Lugosi]]. All exist in human form in turn-of-century London." This was also reflected during production of the sound for the show, where Logan often pulled things back towards more realism.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asoundeffect.com/creating-the-haunting-sinister-sound-of-penny-dreadful/ |title=Creating the haunting, sinister sound of 'Penny Dreadful' |last=Andersen |first=Asbjoern |publisher=A Sound Effect |date=June 30, 2014 |access-date=July 3, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185829/http://www.asoundeffect.com/creating-the-haunting-sinister-sound-of-penny-dreadful/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Logan, a lifelong fan of literary monsters, wrote the project [[Spec script|on spec]] and scripts the majority of episodes of the series. It was intended that Mendes would direct episodes, but scheduling prevented this.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/its-official-showtime-lands-horror-drama-from-skyfalls-john-logan-sam-mendes-402971/ |title=It's Official: Showtime Lands Horror Drama From 'Skyfall's John Logan & Sam Mendes |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 12, 2013 |access-date=June 13, 2013 |archive-date=May 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526192008/http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/its-official-showtime-lands-horror-drama-from-skyfalls-john-logan-sam-mendes/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[J. A. Bayona|Juan Antonio Bayona]] was announced as director for the first two episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/juan-antonio-bayona-direct-showtimes-570661 |title=Juan Antonio Bayona to Direct Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful' |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=June 18, 2013 |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622055856/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/juan-antonio-bayona-direct-showtimes-570661 |url-status=live}}</ref> The remaining episodes of the first season were directed by [[Dearbhla Walsh]], [[Coky Giedroyc]], and [[James Hawes]].

In March 2013, it was announced that the series would be filmed in the United Kingdom  to take advantage of the new UK tax credit for high-end TV productions that offered a 25% rebate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/tax-breaks-to-bring-showtimes-penny-dreadful-to-uk/5053292.article |title=Tax breaks to bring Showtime's Penny Dreadful to UK |last=Curtis |first=Chris |publisher=ScreenDaily |date=March 25, 2013 |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016031408/http://www.screendaily.com/news/tax-breaks-to-bring-showtimes-penny-dreadful-to-uk/5053292.article |url-status=live}}</ref> However, it was reported in August that production would instead take place in [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]]'s [[Ardmore Studios]] and other locations around [[Dublin]], Ireland, because of the country's section 481 tax incentives. Filming began on October 7 and lasted 5 months.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286363&tpl=archnews&force=1 |title=''Penny Dreadful'', Set to Film in Ireland, Adds Billie Piper to Cast |publisher=IFTN |last=Cronin |first=Kevin |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143053/http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4286363&tpl=archnews&force=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> Reports indicated that the change was made as no stage space of a sufficient caliber was available due to the filming of major motion pictures in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/hollywood-pics-pack-uk-soundstages-as-space-crunch-starts-to-squeeze-599460/ |title=Hollywood Pics Pack UK Soundstages As Space Crunch Starts To Squeeze |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=September 30, 2013 |access-date=October 12, 2013 |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014180108/http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/hollywood-pics-pack-uk-soundstages-as-space-crunch-starts-to-squeeze/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2013, Showtime announced its first production [[blog]] for a series with the launch of ''The Penny Dreadful Production Blog''. The venue gave viewers an online, behind-the-scenes look at the series' production from its early stages of filming in Ireland through the end of the first season, featuring interviews with cast and crew.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/20/showtime-launches-penny-dreadful-production-blog/223983/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222165758/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/20/showtime-launches-penny-dreadful-production-blog/223983/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |title=Showtime Launches 'Penny Dreadful' Production Blog |work=TV by the Numbers |first=Amanda |last=Kondolojy |date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref> In February 2014, Showtime released a full-length [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] for the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/14/showtime-releases-full-length-trailer-for-penny-dreadful-video/237284/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222221931/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/14/showtime-releases-full-length-trailer-for-penny-dreadful-video/237284/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |title=Showtime Releases Full-Length Trailer for 'Penny Dreadful' (Video) |work=TV by the Numbers |first=Amanda |last=Kondolojy |date=February 14, 2014 |access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref>

Logan revealed at the 2014 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] panel that one of the texts he thought about while planning the series that he would like to use in a future season is ''[[The Island of Doctor Moreau]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-penny-dreadful-play-721123 |title=Comic-Con: 'Penny Dreadful' to Play Up Helen McCrory's Madame Kali in Season 2 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |date=July 24, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2015 |archive-date=February 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216014149/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-penny-dreadful-play-721123 |url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' prior to the premiere of the third season, Logan stated that the addition of Dr. Henry Jekyll was implemented because the rights to ''Doctor Moreau'' were not available.<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/25/penny-dreadful-season-3-john-logan-preview |title=Penny Dreadful showrunner John Logan promises a 'reckoning' in season 3 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Kelly |last=Connolly |date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511063117/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/25/penny-dreadful-season-3-john-logan-preview |url-status=live}}</ref>

Showtime had announced season renewals shortly before the ends of the first and second seasons;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/showtime-renews-penny-dreadful-for-an-expanded-second-season |title=Showtime renews 'Penny Dreadful' for an expanded second season |work=HitFix |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |date=June 4, 2014 |access-date=August 2, 2014 |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602044034/http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/showtime-renews-penny-dreadful-for-an-expanded-second-season |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="s2 premiere">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/06/penny-dreadful-season-2-premiere-date-moved |title=Penny Dreadful: Season 2 Premiere Date Moved |publisher=IGN |last=Fowler |first=Matt |date=February 6, 2015 |access-date=February 6, 2015 |archive-date=February 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206225532/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/06/penny-dreadful-season-2-premiere-date-moved |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/penny-dreadful-season-3-showtime-john-logan-1201520756/ |title='Penny Dreadful' Renewed For Season 3 By Showtime |work=Variety |first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |date=June 16, 2015 |access-date=June 16, 2015 |archive-date=June 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616195406/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/penny-dreadful-season-3-showtime-john-logan-1201520756/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="s3premiere">{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2016/01/12/penny-dreadful-season-3-premiere-date-showtime/ |title=''Penny Dreadful'' Gets Season 3 Premiere Date at Showtime |publisher=TVLine |first=Kimberly |last=Roots |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |archive-date=January 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115064025/http://tvline.com/2016/01/12/penny-dreadful-season-3-premiere-date-showtime/ |url-status=live}}</ref> however, Logan had decided during the middle of the second season that the third season should be the last, and he pitched the third season to Showtime president David Nevins accordingly. They did not release this information until after the final season had completed, as Nevins stated, "given what I knew the ending of ''Penny Dreadful'' was going to be felt like a massive spoiler and it felt disrespectful to the experience that people were having with the show." Logan said regarding not releasing the information, "That's what the ending of this series is, it is meant to be a strong, bold, theatrical ending because I think that's what our fans like and to water that down with an announcement or having them know I think would be an act of bad faith."<ref name="series concluded"/>

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===
{{Television critical response
| rotten_tomatoes1 = 81% (62 reviews)
| metacritic1      = 70 (37 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes2 = 100% (21 reviews)
| metacritic2      = 77 (14 reviews)

| rotten_tomatoes3 = 93% (15 reviews)
| metacritic3      = 83 (9 reviews)
}}

The first season of ''Penny Dreadful'' received positive reviews from critics, with a [[Metacritic]] rating of 70 out of 100 based on 37 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/penny-dreadful/season-1 |title=Penny Dreadful: Season 1 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518043104/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/penny-dreadful/season-1 |url-status=live}}</ref> It holds an 81 percent rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with an average score of 7.4 out of 10, based on 62 reviews, with the site's consensuses stating, "Skillfully shot and superbly acted, ''Penny Dreadful'' is perplexing in a good way – even if it's a bit silly at times."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/penny-dreadful/s01/ |title=Penny Dreadful: Season 1 (2014) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=June 11, 2014 |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010220845/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/penny-dreadful/s01 |url-status=live}}</ref> The first season was described "as riotous as it is ridiculous, taking the macabre to new heights (or depths)" by ''[[The Guardian]]'' reviewer Ben Hewitt.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hewitt |first=Ben |title=Penny Dreadful box set review – a Victorian horror show that takes the macabre to new heights (or depths) |date=November 7, 2014 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/nov/06/penny-dreadful-box-set-review-eva-green |access-date=December 26, 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226145414/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/nov/06/penny-dreadful-box-set-review-eva-green |url-status=live}}</ref>

The second season also received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it has a score of 77 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/penny-dreadful/season-2 |title=Penny Dreadful: Season 2 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=May 5, 2015 |archive-date=May 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526180156/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/penny-dreadful/season-2 |url-status=live}}</ref> On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100 percent rating with an average score of 7.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews, with the site's consensus stating, "''Penny Dreadful''{{'}}s second season maintains the show's intense, bloody drama, utilizing a vast array of fascinating characters and locales to tell a unique story."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/penny-dreadful/s02/ |title=Penny Dreadful: Season 2 (2015) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 7, 2015 |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502180231/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/penny-dreadful/s02/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The third season received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, it has a score of 83 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/penny-dreadful/season-3 |title=Penny Dreadful: Season 3 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-date=May 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508073117/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/penny-dreadful/season-3 |url-status=live}}</ref> On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 93 percent rating with an average score of 8.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews, with the site's consensuses stating, "''Penny Dreadful'' is back for a beautifully bloody third season of ever-expanding mysteries and Gothic horrors."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/penny-dreadful/s03/ |title=Penny Dreadful: Season 3 (2016) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-date=May 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508115855/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/penny-dreadful/s03/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Ben Travers of [[Indiewire]] gave it a B+ grade and wrote, "Season 3's American-set storyline breaks things up nicely with some classic western elements mixed in with the show's established creature horrors, and the aesthetics of the production have never looked better."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/penny-dreadful-review-season-3-eva-green-josh-hartnett-20160428 |title=Review: 'Penny Dreadful' Season 3 Is Still So Much Better Than It Should Be |publisher=Indiewire |first=Ben |last=Travers |date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=April 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430114924/http://www.indiewire.com/article/penny-dreadful-review-season-3-eva-green-josh-hartnett-20160428 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Ratings ===
The series debuted to 872,000 viewers (1.44{{nbsp}}million including re-runs). This number does not include the 900,000 viewers who previewed the series on Showtime on Demand and the Showtime app.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/p257522/ |title=Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful' Premiere Ratings Beat 'Homeland,' 'Masters of Sex' Debuts |publisher=TheWrap |first=Tim |last=Kenneally |date=May 12, 2014 |access-date=April 20, 2015 |archive-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427124652/http://www.thewrap.com/p257522/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Award
!align="left"|Category
!align="left"|Nominee(s)
!align="left"|Result
|-
|rowspan="1"|2014
|[[4th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/critics-choice-tv-awards-name-top-new-series-sets-ryan-murphy-for-icon-honor-786787/ |title=Critics' Choice TV Awards Name Top New Series, Sets Ryan Murphy For Icon Honor |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=June 9, 2014 |access-date=September 4, 2014 |archive-date=January 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112214621/http://deadline.com/2014/06/critics-choice-tv-awards-name-top-new-series-sets-ryan-murphy-for-icon-honor-786787/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series|Most Exciting New Series]]
|''Penny Dreadful''
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="28" |2015
| rowspan="5" |[[BAFTA Television Craft Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/tvcraft |title=Television Craft in 2015 – BAFTA Awards |publisher=[[BAFTA]] |access-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429020036/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/tvcraft |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| data-sort-value="Pescucci, Gabriella" | [[Gabriella Pescucci]]
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Make-Up & Hair Design|Best Make Up and Hair Design]]
| data-sort-value="Mastrantonio, Enzo, Nick Dudman, Stefano Ceccarelli" | Enzo Mastrantonio, Nick Dudman, Stefano Ceccarelli
|{{won}}
|-
|[[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Television Music]]
| data-sort-value="Korzeniowski, Abel" | [[Abel Korzeniowski]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]
| data-sort-value="McKinstry, Jonathan, Philip Murphy" | Jonathan McKinstry, Philip Murphy
|{{won}}
|-
|[[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Titles & Graphic Identity|Best Titles]]
| data-sort-value="Friedman, Erik, Rudy Jaimes, Ray Burris" | Erik Friedman, Rudy Jaimes, Ray Burris
|{{nominated}}
|-
| [[British Society of Cinematographers|British Society of Cinematographers Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bscine.com/media/uploads/Awards/bsc-tv-drama-award.pdf?v=2023-02-04|title=Best Cinematography in a Television Drama - Winners|website=[[British Society of Cinematographers]]|accessdate=February 4, 2023}}</ref> 
| [[British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama|Best Cinematography in a Television Drama]]
| PJ Dillon {{small|(for "And They Were Enemies")}}
| {{nominated}}
|-
|[[Canadian Cinema Editors|Canadian Cinema Editors Awards]]<ref name="IMDb" />
|Best Editing in Long Form Television Series
| data-sort-value="Donaldson, Christopher" | [[Christopher Donaldson]] <small>(for: "Closer than Sisters")</small>
|{{won}}
|-
|[[5th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2015/05/31/critics-choice-television-awards-winners-2015-full-list/ |title=Critics' Choice Television Awards: HBO, ''Better Call Saul'', Taraji P. Henson and Amy Schumer Among Big Winners |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=May 31, 2015 |publisher=TVLine |access-date=June 1, 2015 |archive-date=June 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601184600/http://tvline.com/2015/05/31/critics-choice-television-awards-winners-2015-full-list/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Green, Eva" | [[Eva Green]]
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[Dorian Awards]]<ref name="IMDb" />
|Campy TV Show of the Year
|''Penny Dreadful''
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards|''Fangoria'' Chainsaw Awards]]<ref name="IMDb" />
|Best TV Actor
| data-sort-value="Hartnett, Josh" | [[Josh Hartnett]]
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best TV Actress
| data-sort-value="Green, Eva" | Eva Green
|{{won|place=2|2nd place}}
|-
|Best TV Makeup/Creature FX
| data-sort-value="Dudman, Nick" | [[Nick Dudman]]
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best TV Series
|''Penny Dreadful''
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best TV Supporting Actor
| data-sort-value="Kinnear, Rory" | [[Rory Kinnear]]
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best TV Supporting Actress
| data-sort-value="Piper, Billie" | [[Billie Piper]]
|{{won|place=3|3rd place}}
|-
|[[IGN|IGN Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/best-of-television/tv-actress/eva-green-penny-dreadful |title=IGN.com: Best of 2014 – Best TV Actress |publisher=[[IGN]] |access-date=January 15, 2015 |archive-date=August 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804171802/http://www.ign.com/lists/best-of-television/tv-actress/eva-green-penny-dreadful |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best TV Actress
| data-sort-value="Green, Eva" | Eva Green
|{{won}}
|-
|[[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Awards]]<ref name="IMDb" />
|Best Original Score for a Television Series
| data-sort-value="Korzeniowski, Abel" | Abel Korzeniowski
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[12th Irish Film & Television Awards|Irish Film & Television Awards]]<ref name="IMDb" />
|Best Director – Drama
| data-sort-value="Walsh, Dearbhla" | [[Dearbhla Walsh]]
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Motion Picture Sound Editors|MPSE Golden Reel Awards]]<ref name="IMDb" />
|Best Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Short Form Television
| data-sort-value="Tattersall, Jane, David McCallum, Dale Sheldrake" | [[Jane Tattersall]], [[David McCallum (sound editor)|David McCallum]], Dale Sheldrake <small>(for: "Séance")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Short Form Television
| data-sort-value="Tattersall, Jane, Oriol Tarragó, Andy Malcom, Goro Koyama, David Rose, March Bech" | Jane Tattersall, Oriol Tarragó, Andy Malcolm, Goro Koyama, David Rose, Marc Bech <small>(for: "Night Work")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]<ref name="emmy">{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/penny-dreadful |title=Penny Dreadful |publisher=Television Academy |access-date=December 15, 2015 |archive-date=December 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218083022/http://www.emmys.com/shows/penny-dreadful |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Main Title Theme Music]]
| data-sort-value="Korzeniowski, Abel" | Abel Korzeniowski
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)]]
| data-sort-value="Korzeniowski, Abel" | Abel Korzeniowski <small>(for: "Closer than Sisters")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or a Special]]
| data-sort-value="Dudman, Nick, Sarita Allison, Barney Nokolic" | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison, Barney Nikolic <small>(for: "Grand Guignol")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[19th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/satellite-awards-complete-winners-list/ |title=Satellite Awards: Complete Winners List |last=Pond |first=Steve |date=February 16, 2015 |publisher=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=February 16, 2015 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114233343/https://www.thewrap.com/satellite-awards-complete-winners-list/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]]
| data-sort-value="Green, Eva" | Eva Green
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| data-sort-value="Kinnear, Rory" | Rory Kinnear
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Genre|Best Television Series – Genre]]
|''Penny Dreadful''
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Visual Effects Society Awards 2014|VES Awards]]<ref name="IMDb">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2628232/awards |title=Penny Dreadful – Awards – IMDb |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-date=December 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214140052/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2628232/awards |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial, Broadcast Program or Video Game
| data-sort-value="Borrett, Matthew, Lorne Kqechansky, Graham Day, Jason Gougeon" | Matthew Borrett, Lorne Kqechansky, Graham Day, Jason Gougeon <small>(for: "Séance")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
| data-sort-value="Cooper, James, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Lorne Kwechansky" | James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Lorne Kwechansky <small>(for: "Séance")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="27" |2016
|[[BAFTA Television Craft Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2016/tvcraft |title=Television Craft in 2016 – BAFTA Awards |publisher=[[BAFTA]] |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519012911/http://awards.bafta.org/award/2016/tvcraft |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best Make Up and Hair
| data-sort-value="Mastrantoni, Enzo, Nick Dudman, Ferdinando Merolla" | Enzo Mastrantonio, Nick Dudman, Ferdinando Merolla
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[18th Costume Designers Guild Awards|Costume Designers Guild Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://costumedesignersguild.com/articles-videos/news-events/cdga18-winners/ |title=Winners Announced at the 18th Costume Designers Guild Awards with Presenting Sponsor LACOSTE |date=February 23, 2016 |publisher=[[Costume Designers Guild]] |access-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-date=February 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228011427/http://costumedesignersguild.com/articles-videos/news-events/cdga18-winners/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Period Television|Outstanding Period Television Series]]
| data-sort-value="Pescucci, Gabriella" | Gabriella Pescucci
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[6th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2016/01/17/critics-choice-television-awards-winners-2016-full-list/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: TV Winners Include ''Fargo'', ''Mr. Robot'', ''Master of None'', Rachel Bloom and Carrie Coon |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=January 17, 2016 |publisher=TVLine |access-date=January 18, 2016 |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927203332/https://tvline.com/2016/01/17/critics-choice-television-awards-winners-2016-full-list/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Green, Eva" | Eva Green
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series|Best Drama Series]]
|''Penny Dreadful''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series|Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="LuPone, Patti" | [[Patti LuPone]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="McCrory, Helen" | [[Helen McCrory]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards|''Fangoria'' Chainsaw Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/the-2016-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-winners-and-full-results/ |title=The 2016 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners and Full Results! |date=May 10, 2016 |work=[[Fangoria]] |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510182617/http://www.fangoria.com/new/the-2016-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-winners-and-full-results/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best TV Actor
| data-sort-value="Hartnett, Josh" | Josh Hartnett
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best TV Actress
| data-sort-value="Green, Eva" | Eva Green
|{{won}}
|-
|Best TV Series
|''Penny Dreadful''
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best TV Supporting Actor
| data-sort-value="Kinnear, Rory" | Rory Kinnear
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best TV Supporting Actress
| data-sort-value="Piper, Billie" | Billie Piper
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[73rd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2016/01/10/golden-globe-award-winners-2016-full-list/ |title=Golden Globes: ''Mr. Robot'' and ''Mozart'' Win Big; Taraji P. Henson, Lady Gaga, Jon Hamm, Rachel Bloom Grab Gold |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=January 10, 2016 |publisher=TVLine |access-date=January 11, 2016 |archive-date=November 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125121816/http://tvline.com/2016/01/10/golden-globe-award-winners-2016-full-list/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]]
| data-sort-value="Green, Eva" | Eva Green
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[IGN|IGN Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2015/Best_Horror_Series |title=Best Horror Series – IGN's Best of 2015 |date=December 11, 2015 |publisher=[[IGN]] |access-date=January 17, 2016 |archive-date=January 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122075143/http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2015/Best_Horror_Series |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best Horror Series
|''Penny Dreadful''
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[13th Irish Film & Television Awards|Irish Film & Television Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0409/780707-ifta-winners-announced/ |title='Room' cleans up at 2016 IFTAs – RTÉ Ten |date=April 9, 2016 |publisher=[[RTÉ.ie]] |access-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-date=April 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411090647/http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2016/0409/780707-ifta-winners-announced/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama
| data-sort-value="Greene, Sarah" | [[Sarah Greene (actress)|Sarah Greene]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Director – Drama
| data-sort-value="Kirk, Brian" | [[Brian Kirk]]
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Best Drama
|''Penny Dreadful''
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild|Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.local706.org/2016/02/751/ |title=Award Winners! – Local 706 |date=February 21, 2016 |publisher=local706.org |access-date=February 21, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427061934/http://www.local706.org/2016/02/751/ |archive-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>
|Television and New Media – Best Period and/or Character Make-Up
| data-sort-value="Mastrantonio, Enzo, Clare Lambe" | Enzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Television and New Media Series – Best Special Make-Up Effects
| data-sort-value="Dudman, Nick, Sarita Allison" | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[20th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2015/ |title=Satellite Awards (2015) |publisher=International Press Academy |access-date=December 2, 2015 |date=December 1, 2015 |archive-date=March 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320045213/http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2015/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| data-sort-value="McCrory, Helen" | Helen McCrory
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Television Series – Genre
|''Penny Dreadful''
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]<ref name="emmy" />
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series]]
| data-sort-value="Merolla, Ferdinando, Sevlene Roddy, Giuliano Mariano, Orla Carroll" | Ferdinando Merolla, Sevlene Roddy, Giuliano Mariano, Orla Carroll <small>(for: "Glorious Horrors")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)]]
| data-sort-value="Mastrantonio, Enzo, Clare Lambe, Caterina Sisto, Lorraine McCrann, Morna Ferguson" | Enzo Mastrantanio, Clare Lambe, Caterina Sisto, Lorraine McCrann, Morna Ferguson <small>(for: "Glorious Horrors")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
| data-sort-value="Korzeniowski, Abel" | Abel Korzeniowski <small>(for: "And They Were Enemies")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
| data-sort-value="McKinstry, Jonathan, Jo Riddel, Philip Murphy" | Jonathan McKinstry, Jo Riddel, Philip Murphy <small>(for: "Fresh Hell", "Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places", "And Hell Itself My Only Foe")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or a Special
| data-sort-value="Dudman, Nick, Sarita Allison, Barney Nikolic, Paul Spateri, Dennis Penkov" | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison, Barney Nikolic, Paul Spateri, Dennis Penkov <small>(for: "And Hell Itself My Only Foe")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Special Visual Effects]]
| data-sort-value="Cooper, James, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee, Greg Astles, Ricardo Gomez, Matt Ralph, Alexandre Scott, Kyle Yoneda" | James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee, Greg Astles, Ricardo Gomez, Matt Ralph, Alexandre Scott, Kyle Yoneda <small>(for: "And They Were Enemies")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
|[[Visual Effects Society Awards 2015|Visual Effects Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/14th-annual-ves-awards-winners |title=14th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Winners |publisher=[[Visual Effects Society]] |date=February 2, 2016 |access-date=February 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204003412/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/14th-annual-ves-awards-winners |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
| data-sort-value="Cooper, James, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee" | James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee <small>(for: "And They Were Enemies")</small>
|{{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="17" |2017
|[[Bram Stoker Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://horror.org/2016-bram-stoker-awards-preliminary-ballot-announced/ |title=The 2016 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot Announced |last=Morton |first=Lisa |date=January 20, 2017 |publisher=[[Bram Stoker Awards]] |access-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226214409/http://horror.org/2016-bram-stoker-awards-preliminary-ballot-announced/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
| data-sort-value="Logan, John" | [[John Logan (writer)|John Logan]] <small>(for: "A Blade of Grass")</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Canadian Cinema Editors Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cceditors.ca/articles/2017-cce-awards-nominees |title=2017 CCE Awards – Nominees |date=April 10, 2017 |publisher=Canadian Cinema Editors |access-date=April 11, 2017 |archive-date=August 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822015032/https://www.cceditors.ca/articles/2017-cce-awards-nominees |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best Editing in 1 Hour Scripted
| data-sort-value="Marshall, Aaron" | Aaron Marshall <small>(for: "A Blade of Grass")</small>
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Costume Designers Guild]] Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://costumedesignersguild.com/nominees-2017/ |title=19th CDGA Nominees Announced |publisher=Costume Designers Guild |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220011903/http://costumedesignersguild.com/nominees-2017/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Outstanding Period Television Series
| data-sort-value="Pescucci, Gabriella" | Gabriella Pescucci
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Directors Guild of Canada|Directors Guild of Canada Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dgc.ca/en/national/news/2017-directors-guild-of-canada-awards-nominees-announced/ |title=2017 Directors Guild of Canada Awards Nominees Announced |date=June 26, 2017 |publisher=Directors Guild of Canada |access-date=June 30, 2017 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141302/https://www.dgc.ca/en/national/news/2017-directors-guild-of-canada-awards-nominees-announced/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best Picture Editing – Television Series
| data-sort-value="Ashenhurst, Geoff" | Geoff Ashenhurst <small>(for: "The Blessed Dark")</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Picture Editing – Television Series
| data-sort-value="Donaldson, Christopher" | Christopher Donaldson <small>(for: "The Day Tennyson Died")</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Edgar Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theedgars.com/2017EdgarNominations.pdf |title=2017 Edgar Nominations |date=January 19, 2017 |publisher=Mystery Writers of America |access-date=April 12, 2017 |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218073431/http://www.theedgars.com/2017EdgarNominations.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
|TV Episode Teleplay
| data-sort-value="Logan, John" | John Logan <small>(for: "A Blade of Grass")</small>
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards|''Fangoria'' Chainsaw Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/never-mind-oscar-heres-the-2017-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-nominees-ballot/ |title=Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot! |date=February 7, 2017 |website=Fangoria |access-date=February 14, 2017 |archive-date=February 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209214457/http://www.fangoria.com/new/never-mind-oscar-heres-the-2017-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-nominees-ballot/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best TV Actor
| data-sort-value="Hartnett, Josh" | Josh Hartnett
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best TV Actress
| data-sort-value="Green, Eva" | Eva Green
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Motion Picture Sound Editors|Golden Reel Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/motion-picture-sound-editors-golden-reel-award-winners-2017-full-list-winners-970616 |title=Golden Reel Awards: 'Hacksaw Ridge' Tops Feature Competition at Sound Editors' Ceremony |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=February 19, 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-date=February 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221011221/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/motion-picture-sound-editors-golden-reel-award-winners-2017-full-list-winners-970616 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Best Sound Editing: TV Short Form – Dialogue/ADR
| data-sort-value="McCallum, David" | [[David McCallum (sound editor)|David McCallum]] <small>(for: "Ebb Tide")</small>
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild]] Awards<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Awards Nominations |url=http://www.local706.org/nominations-2017-muahs-awards/ |publisher=Local 706 |date=January 11, 2017 |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013206/http://www.local706.org/nominations-2017-muahs-awards/ |archive-date=February 20, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|TV and New Media Series – Best Period/Character Make-Up
| data-sort-value="Mastrantonio, Enzo, Clare Lambe" | Enzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe
|{{nom}}
|-
|TV and New Media Series – Best Period/Character Hair Styling
| data-sort-value="Vannella, Luca, Alexis Continente" | Luca Vannella, Alexis Continente
|{{nom}}
|-
|Television and New Media Series – Best Special Make-Up Effects
| data-sort-value="Dudman, Nick Sarita Allison" | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]<ref name="emmy" />
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series]]
| data-sort-value="Vannella, Luca, Alexis Continente, Sevlene Roddy, Joseph Whelan, Orla Carrol" | Luca Vannella, Alexis Continente, Sevlene Roddy, Joseph Whelan, Orla Carrol <small>(for: "Ebb Tide")</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)]]
| data-sort-value="Mastrantonio, Enzo, Clare Lambe, Caterina Sisto, Lorraine McCrann, Morna Ferguson" | Enzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe, Caterina Sisto, Lorraine McCrann, Morna Ferguson <small>(for: "Perpetual Night")</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special]]
| data-sort-value="Dudman, Nick, Sarita Allison, Barney Nikolic, Dennis Penkov" | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison, Barney Nikolic, Dennis Penkov <small>(for: "No Beast So Fierce")</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)|Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)]]
| data-sort-value="McKinstry, Jonathan, Jo Riddell, Philip Murphy" | Jonathan McKinstry, Jo Riddell, Philip Murphy <small>(for: "Perpetual Night" / "The Blessed Dark")</small>
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Visual Effects Society Awards 2016|Visual Effects Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/rogue-one-leads-visual-effects-society-award-nominations-2017-full-list-962893/item/outstanding-visual-effects-a-student-project-962862 |title='Rogue One' Leads Visual Effects Society Feature Competition With 7 Nominations As 'Doctor Strange,' 'Jungle Book' Grab 6 Each |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=January 10, 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 10, 2017 |archive-date=July 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710081621/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/rogue-one-leads-visual-effects-society-award-nominations-2017-full-list-962893/item/outstanding-visual-effects-a-student-project-962862 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
| data-sort-value="Cooper, James, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee" | James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee <small>(for: "The Day Tennyson Died")</small>
|{{nom}}
|}

==Related media==
===Comics===
In 2015, [[Titan Books]] announced a comic book series based on ''Penny Dreadful'', written by co-executive producer Chris King and writers Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Andrew Hinderaker.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/titan-release-penny-dreadful-comic-848928 |title=Titan to Release 'Penny Dreadful' Comic Book Series in 2016 (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Graeme |last=McMillan |date=December 15, 2015 |access-date=June 20, 2016 |archive-date=April 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417011142/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/titan-release-penny-dreadful-comic-848928 |url-status=live}}</ref> The first issue was released on May 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/titan-comics-penny-dreadful-1-review/ |title=Titan Comics' PENNY DREADFUL #1 Review |first=Eric |last=Diaz |work=Nerdist |date=May 3, 2016 |access-date=June 20, 2016 |archive-date=May 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504140536/http://nerdist.com/titan-comics-penny-dreadful-1-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2016, Showtime announced that a new series would be released in 2017, set six months after the finale of the TV series. The project will be written by King, illustrated by Jesús Hervás, and published by Titan Books.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/31805-showtime-s-penny-dreadful-returns.html |title=Showtime's Penny Dreadful Returns |publisher=Newsarama.com |date=October 31, 2016 |access-date=November 1, 2016 |archive-date=November 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102155016/http://www.newsarama.com/31805-showtime-s-penny-dreadful-returns.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Spin-off series===
{{Main|Penny Dreadful: City of Angels}}
In November 2018, a spin-off series, ''Penny Dreadful: City of Angels'' was announced by Showtime. It is set in 1938 and centers on [[Mexican-American]] folklore and social tension of the era in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title='Penny Dreadful' Follow-Up Series Set In 1938 Los Angeles Ordered By Showtime |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-follow-up-series-sequel-showtime-john-logan-1202493898/ |website=Deadline |first1=Nellie |last1=Andreeva |first2=Denise |last2=Petski |access-date=November 1, 2018 |date=November 1, 2018 |archive-date=February 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202170826/https://deadline.com/2018/11/penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-follow-up-series-sequel-showtime-john-logan-1202493898/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The series started production in August 2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1095587-penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-begins-production |title=Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Begins Production |first=Kylie |last=Hemmert |date=August 27, 2019 |website=ComingSoon.net |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-date=August 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828174908/https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1095587-penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-begins-production |url-status=live}}</ref> and stars [[Daniel Zovatto]], [[Nathan Lane]], [[Natalie Dormer]], [[Kerry Bishé]], [[Rory Kinnear]], [[Adriana Barraza]], [[Michael Gladis]], Jessica Garza and [[Johnathan Nieves]]. It premiered on April 26, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/showtime-premiere-dates-billions-black-monday-the-chi-penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-vice-1202828631/ |title=Showtime Sets Season Premiere Dates For 'Billions', 'Black Monday', 'The Chi', 'Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels' And 'Vice' |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=January 13, 2020 |website=Deadline |access-date=January 13, 2020 |archive-date=January 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113174532/https://deadline.com/2020/01/showtime-premiere-dates-billions-black-monday-the-chi-penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-vice-1202828631/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On August 21, 2020, the series was cancelled after one season.<ref name="Cancellation">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-canceled-showtime-1234743649/|title='Penny Dreadful: City of Angels' Canceled After One Season at Showtime (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=August 21, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821220136/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-canceled-showtime-1234743649/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Frankenstein in popular culture|''Frankenstein'' in popular culture]]
* [[Dracula in popular culture|''Dracula'' in popular culture]]
* [[Neo-Victorian]]
* ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', a comic series written by [[Alan Moore]] with a similar premise of characters from public domain literature teaming up to fight the forces of evil.
* [[Vampire film]]
* [[List of vampire television series]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

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