‘Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels’ Canceled After One Season!!

There will be no second season for Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. Showtime has canceled the sequel drama series after one season, Deadline has confirmed. “Showtime has decided not to move forward with another season of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels,” the network said in a statement Friday. “We would like to thank executive producers John Logan, Michael Aguilar and the entire cast and crew … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels’ Canceled After One Season!!

‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ Gets a New Trailer and a Behind the Scenes Video!! Check It Out!!

Creator John Logan set his Showtime original series Penny Dreadful in Victorian England and took inspiration from classic novels like Frankenstein, Dracula, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to tell his story. Now, years after the original series came to an end after a three season run, Logan is back with a spin-off that seems more indebted to film noir than Gothic fiction. Penny Dreadful: … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ Gets a New Trailer and a Behind the Scenes Video!! Check It Out!!

Showtime Series ‘Billions,’ and ‘Black Monday’ Seasons to be Split in Two Parts!!

Showtime has announced that the upcoming fifth season of Billions will be split into two parts along with the second season of Black Monday. Both shows were forced to suspend production as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Billions will return as scheduled on Sunday, May 3, but fans will only be able to enjoy the first seven episodes, as the remaining episodes will now … Continue reading Showtime Series ‘Billions,’ and ‘Black Monday’ Seasons to be Split in Two Parts!!

‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!

Anyone mourning the Gothic vibes of the original Penny Dreadful series will have a lot to love in this new trailer for Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, which stars Natalie Dormer as a mysterious and extremely goth leather-demon who might be the literal Christian devil. A lot going on in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. Created by John Logan, this “spiritual descendant” of the original … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!

‘1917’ Writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns to Return to TV with New Series!!

It’s best you familiarize yourself with the name Krysty Wilson-Cairns right now because this Oscar-nominated screenwriter’s star is on the rise. The 1917 scribe reportedly has a new TV series in the works which sees her re-teaming with Neal Street Productions, the team behind the aforementioned WWI one-shot epic directed and co-written by Sam Mendes. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wilson-Cairns is working with 1917 producers Mendes and Pippa Harris as … Continue reading ‘1917’ Writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns to Return to TV with New Series!!

‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’: First Trailer Reveals the Horror Spin Off!! Check It Out!!

If you have Nathan Lane as a hardboiled detective in a period-appropriate mustache saying “Welcome to homicide” while looking at a gruesome murder scene, I’m going to watch your show. And the first trailer for Penny Dreadful: City of Angels boasts this delightfully grimy image and much, much more. Even if you haven’t watched the original Penny Dreadful, the dearly departed Showtime genre series starring Josh Hartnett, Eva Green, and Timothy Dalton, … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’: First Trailer Reveals the Horror Spin Off!! Check It Out!!

‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’: First Look Reveals Natalie Dormer’s Character!! Check It Out!!

Former Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has come to the City of Angels. The Penny Dreadful spinoff series, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, revealed the first look at Dormer in the series (via Entertainment Weekly). Dormer plays a demon named Magda in the series. Creator John Logan tells EW that Magda is the character that “makes it a Penny Dreadful.” She plays into one … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’: First Look Reveals Natalie Dormer’s Character!! Check It Out!!

‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ Adds Piper Perabo!!!

The upcoming Penny Dreadful spinoff City of Angels has added Golden Globe-nominated actress Piper Perabo, with THR reporting that the Covert Affairs star has been cast in a recurring role in the Showtime series. Created by John Logan and described as a “spiritual descendant” of Penny Dreadful, series will take place in pre-WWII Los Angeles, and will explore the City of Angels “from the building … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ Adds Piper Perabo!!!

‘City of Angels’: ‘Penny Dreadful’ Spin-Off Adds Michael Gladis and Lorenza Izzo!!!

As Showtime prepares its Penny Dreadful sequel spin-off City of Angels, the show has just cast six actors to the series in various lead and recurring roles. Michael Gladis (Mad Men) and Lorenza Izzo (Once Upon A Time in Hollywood) have joined in series regular roles while Ethan Peck (Star Trek: Discovery), Thomas Kretschmann (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Adam Rodriguez (CSI: Miami) and Dominic Sherwood (Shadowhunters) … Continue reading ‘City of Angels’: ‘Penny Dreadful’ Spin-Off Adds Michael Gladis and Lorenza Izzo!!!

‘City of Angels’: ‘Penny Dreadful’ Star Rory Kinnear Joins The Spinoff Sequel!!!

Having portrayed the Creature in Penny Dreadful, actor Rory Kinnear is set to reunite with Showtime and creator John Logan on the “spiritual successor” spinoff series City of Angels. According to Deadline, Kinnear will portray the series regular role of Dr. Peter Craft, described as “a successful German pediatrician and the head of the German-American Bund, an organization he hopes will keep the United States … Continue reading ‘City of Angels’: ‘Penny Dreadful’ Star Rory Kinnear Joins The Spinoff Sequel!!!

‘City of Angels’: Natalie Dormer Joins Penny Dreadful Spinoff!!

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that former Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has been cast in Showtime’s upcoming Penny Dreadful spinoff series City of Angels. Dormer will portray the character of Magda, “a supernatural, shapeshifting demon who can take the appearance of anyone she chooses and manifests in a number of guises throughout the story. Charismatic, clever, and chameleonic, Magda is a dangerous enemy and … Continue reading ‘City of Angels’: Natalie Dormer Joins Penny Dreadful Spinoff!!

‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’: Daniel Zovatto Cast As Lead!!!

Back in November, Showtime announced that it is working on a Penny Dreadful spinoff sequel series entitled Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, and now comes word that actor Daniel Zovatto (Here and Now, Don’t Breathe) has been cast as the show’s lead. City of Angels is being described as a “spiritual descendant” of Penny Dreadful, and will take place in Los Angeles in 1938. Zovatto … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’: Daniel Zovatto Cast As Lead!!!

‘Penny Dreadful’ Renewed at Showtime with a New Setting and Characters!!!

After a surprise cancellation two years ago, Penny Dreadful is rising from the dead like, well, one of the monsters its original cast of characters might have fought. Showtime announced today that the series is now apparently an anthology, and will return to the premium network with a new installment titled City of Angels. The new season will focus on 1930s Los Angeles, and series … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful’ Renewed at Showtime with a New Setting and Characters!!!

‘Penny Dreadful’ To Live On as a Comic Book!!

Looks like Penny Dreadful will live again. Fans of Showtime’s horror series, starring Eva Green and Josh Hartnett, were shocked when they realized the season 3 finale was actually the series finale. But the network and Titan Comics announced on Halloween that the story will live on in comic book form. Spoiler alert for anyone who still hasn’t seen the finale, but the war against Dracula culminated in the death of Vanessa … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful’ To Live On as a Comic Book!!

‘Penny Dreadful’ Surprise: Last Night Was the Series Finale!!

Fans of the Showtime horror series Penny Dreadful likely tuned into last night’s two-hour Season 3 finale with a significant degree of anticipation, but they had no idea they were actually about to witness the last episode of Penny Dreadful ever. Indeed, the Season 3 finale ended with a major character death and a title card that read “The End,” and today creator/showrunner John Logan released the following statement: “I created Penny Dreadful to tell … Continue reading ‘Penny Dreadful’ Surprise: Last Night Was the Series Finale!!