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Martin himself, the writing shouldn’t veer off the rails into Michael Bay territory this time around. The cast is fantastic, the production values are immense, and because the whole thing is based on a history of the Targaryen family already fully fleshed out by George R.R. A new sword and sorcery epic about the warring families of Westeros is here, and it feels like a true return to form. The second season, which stars Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams and Vince Vaughn, isn’t particularly well regarded, but the third (with Mahershala Ali) is excellent, and we hold out high hopes for the upcoming fourth, set to star Jodie Foster.īanish that dreadful final season (fair enough: those dreadful last three seasons) of Game of Thrones from your mind. There are then two further seasons of the show to enjoy, with each being its own separate story with an entirely new cast. Don’t be surprised if that’s what drives you to devour its eight episodes in short order. While the plot is undeniably gripping, the cinematography masterful and the Southern Gothic atmosphere creepily evocative, it’s the characters – McConaughey’s nihilistic philosophiser and Harrelson’s booze-addled womaniser – and their fraught relationship that provide True Detective’s primary pull.

#Penny dreadful cast movie#

Season 3 will air on Sky Atlantic in 2016.It’s testament to the growing standing of modern television that it can attract movie stars such as Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, who light up the small screen here as a mismatched pair of Louisiana cops tasked with solving a ritualistic murder. Seward’s mysterious young secretary Wes Studi ( Hell On Wheels) as Kaetenay, an intense, enigmatic Native American with a deep connection to Ethan (Josh Hartnett) who also becomes an ally to Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton) and Jessica Barden ( The Outcast) as Justine, a young acolyte to Lily (Billie Piper) and Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney).īillie Piper, Simon Russell Beale and Harry Treadaway are also return returning. Alexander Sweet, a zoologist who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Vanessa Sam Barnett ( Jupiter Ascending) as Dr.

Other new guest stars will include Christian Camargo ( Dexter) as Dr. Seward, an American therapist who treats Vanessa (Eva Green) with an unconventional new approach.

#Penny dreadful cast series#

Patti LuPone ( American Horror Story), who guest starred in the second season as the Cut-Wife, will be back as a series regular in the new role of Dr.

The infamous character will be played by Shazad Latif ( The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), who played data analyst Tariq Masood in the final three seasons of BBC One spy drama Spooks. Henry Jekyll will join the show’s line-up of literary characters in Season 3. The period horror drama was renewed for nine new episodes by Sky Atlantic and US channel Showtime in June.Ĭreated, written and executive produced by Skyfall writer John Logan, Penny Dreadful launched in May 2014 and Season 2 aired earlier this year. Filming has begun in Dublin, Ireland on the third season of Penny Dreadful.