{"id":1319609,"date":"2020-04-23T21:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T03:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/logan-adds-new-branch-to-penny-dreadful-family-tree\/"},"modified":"2020-04-23T21:24:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T03:24:00","slug":"logan-adds-new-branch-to-penny-dreadful-family-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/logan-adds-new-branch-to-penny-dreadful-family-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan adds new branch to \u2018Penny Dreadful\u2019 family tree"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Showtime series, “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” leaves London\u2019s Gothic Victorian darkness for sunny 1938 Los Angeles.<\/strong>
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John Logan\u2019s (Skyfall) 2014-16 Showtime series Penny Dreadful was a delightfully dark tribute to the \u201cpenny dreadfuls\u201d of its title \u2014 the cheap 19th-century fiction publications that dealt with often lurid subject matter. Befitting that, Logan\u2019s original series was set in Victorian-era London and featured iconic literary creations of that time, from Frankenstein and his monster to Dracula.<\/p>\n

After Logan completed what he planned for Penny Dreadful, Showtime told him they wanted to work with him again if he had another idea. Eventually, an idea did come to Logan for a story that, while far removed from the time and place of the first series, was closely related enough in terms of subject matter and presentation that it could be considered a \u201cspiritual descendant\u201d of the original.<\/p>\n

That idea has blossomed into Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (Sundays). With all-new characters and storylines, this series leaves London\u2019s Gothic Victorian darkness for sunny 1938 Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Logan\u2019s latest creation again boasts a strong ensemble cast, including Nathan Lane, Natalie Dormer, Daniel Zovatto, Adriana Barrazaand Rory Kinnear, the only returning cast member from the original.<\/p>\n

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