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Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)

Name: Penny Dreadful
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 2014-04-28
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Reeve Carney

TV Series | TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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Explorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein, and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.

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Reeve Carney

Dorian Gray

(27 episodes, 2014-2016)
Timothy Dalton

Sir Malcolm Murray

(27 episodes, 2014-2016)
Eva Green

Vanessa Ives

(27 episodes, 2014-2016)
Rory Kinnear

John Clare

(27 episodes, 2014-2016)
Billie Piper

Lily

(27 episodes, 2014-2016)
Harry Treadaway

Dr. Victor Frankenstein

(27 episodes, 2014-2016)
Josh Hartnett

Ethan Chandler

(27 episodes, 2014-2016)
Danny Sapani

Sembene

(18 episodes, 2014-2015)
Simon Russell Beale

Ferdinand Lyle

(14 episodes, 2014-2016)
Douglas Hodge

Bartholomew Rusk

(13 episodes, 2015-2016)
Sarah Greene

Hecate Poole

(13 episodes, 2015-2016)
Helen McCrory

Madame Kali

(12 episodes, 2014-2015)
Jack Hickey

Junior Inspector

(11 episodes, 2015-2016)

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John Logan

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Did You Know?

Frankenstein's monster sometimes uses the names "Caliban" or "John Clare". Caliban, the name first given to him by the actor Vincent Brand, is a character from Shakespeare's play The Tempest who (like the monster) is described both as monstrous ("A ... ...