Go behind the scenes of Penny Dreadful’s second season

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful” was easily one of the best shows of 2014, and Season 2 promises to be an even darker journey for our monstrous gang, introducing the likes of witchcraft and necromancy. Below is our first look behind the scenes of Season 2, offering a peek at the sets, stunts and storyboards. Watch it below and look for "Penny Dreadful" on Sunday, April 26th.

In Season 2 of “Penny Dreadful”:

Vanessa and Ethan form a deeper bond as the group, including Sir Malcolm, Dr. Frankenstein, and Sembene, unite to banish the evil forces that threaten to destroy them. Meanwhile, Dorian Gray, the Creature and Brona are all waging battles of their own.

Patti LuPone will guest star as a mysterious character of great importance in Vanessa’s past. Helen McCrory returns as Evelyn Poole (a.k.a. Madame Kali), the seductive spiritualist who will pose a unique threat to our protagonists this season, along with Simon Russell Beale, who is back as eccentric Egyptologist Ferdinand Lyle.

Additional guest stars include Douglas Hodge as a Scotland Yard investigator; Sarah Greene as Poole’s powerful daughter, Hecate; and Johnny Beauchamp as a man with a singular past.