More ‘Penny Dreadful’ to come

As season one is halfway Showtime announced that there will be a second season of the critically-acclaimed horror drama series. The second season will get two more episodes, that means that it will haven 10 episodes. The production will again take place in Dublin, Ireland and the expectation is that airing will begin sometime in 2015.

‘Penny Dreadful’ is now Showtime’s number one series with an average of 5 million viewers per week. And it is not only a hit America. In the United Kingdom ‘Penny Dreadful’ was the second biggest program on Pay TV.

Some of the most scary and famous characters have surfaced in ‘Penny Dreadful’, like Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and some iconic characters from Bram Stoker's Dracula.

“Picking up PENNY DREADFUL was one of the easiest decisions I’ve made,” said David Nevins, President of Showtime Networks Inc.. “The series has had worldwide impact, drawing big, passionate audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, and more than any other show on our network has hit the bull’s-eye with viewers who want to watch television in all the new ways that are available. John Logan (executive producer) has deftly created an epic series that has drawn raves from a wide-range of audiences from quality drama lovers to critics, to hardcore genre fans. We look forward to working once again with our partners at Sky Atlantic and are extremely excited for what’s in store for season two.”

Timothy Dalton ('Scarlett') and Eva Green ('Camelot') star in ‘Penny Dreadful’ together with Reeve Carney, Rory Kinnear ('Southcliff'), Harry Treadaway ('Meadowlands'), Danny Sapani ('The Fear'), Josh Hartnett ('Cracker') and Billie Piper ('Doctor Who').

Will you watch the second season or not?