Season One Penny Dreadful | |
Season Premiere |
May 11th, 2014 |
Season Finale | June 29th, 2014 |
Episode Count | 8 |
Cast | Reeve Carney; Timothy Dalton; Eva Green; Rory Kinnear; Billie Piper; Danny Sapani; Harry Treadaway; Josh Hartnett |
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Season One of the the horror-themed period drama Penny Dreadful began airing on Showtime on May 11th, 2014 and concluded on June 29th, 2014 for a total of eight episodes.
Episodes[]
Episode | Title | Airdate |
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1x01 | Night Work | May 11th, 2014 |
1x02 | Séance | May 18th, 2014 |
1x03 | Resurrection | May 25th, 2014 |
1x04 | Demimonde | June 1st, 2014 |
1x05 | Closer Than Sisters | June 8th, 2014 |
1x06 | What Death Can Join Together | June 15th, 2014 |
1x07 | Possession | June 22nd, 2014 |
1x08 | Grand Guignol | June 29th, 2014 |
Cast[]
Principal cast[]
Guest stars[]
Actor | Role |
---|---|
Simon Russell Beale | Ferdinand Lyle |
Alex Price | Mister Proteus |
Olivia Llewellyn | Mina Murray Harker |
Lorcan Cranitch | Inspector Granworthy |
Helen McCrory | Madame Kali |
Alun Armstrong | Vincent Brand |
Gavin Fowler | Simon |
Frank McCusker | Doctor Christopher Banning |
David Warner | Professor Van Helsing |
Crew[]
Production[]
Directors[]
- Coky Giedroyc (2)
- Dearbhla Walsh (2)
- J.A. Bayona (2)
- James Hawes (2)
Writers[]
- John Logan (8)
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this series is, "There is some THING within us all".
- Co-producer Nicholas Brown is credited as Nicolas Brown in this season.
- Supervising producer Chris W. King is credited as Chris King in this season.
- Series creator John Logan wrote all eight episodes from season one.
- Although he is credited in all eight episodes from season one, Reeve Carney actually only appears in four episodes.
Highlights[]
- "Night Work" - 1st episode. 1st appearances of Ethan, Vanessa, Malcolm, Victor Frankenstein and Sembene.
- "Séance" - 1st appearance of Brona, Dorian Gray and Victor's Firstborn. Vanessa revealed to be possessed by a demon.
- "Resurrection" - Origin of Victor's Firstborn.
- "Closer Than Sisters" - Flashback to Vanessa and Mina's friendship, and the 1st times she's possessed.