Piper Perabo Added to PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS
Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly, Covert Affairs) has joined the cast of the upcoming Showtime series, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.
Perabo will be playing Linda Craft, wife to Dr. Peter Craft, played by Penny Dreadful alum Rory Kinnear.
This chapter is described as a “spiritual descendant” of the original series, by creator John Logan. It will be set in 1938 Los Angeles as the tensions of World War II loom over the expansion of the city. Mexican-American folklore will likely be a central part of the story, along with some Nazi espionage.
Perabo is joining and all star cast that includes, Natalie Dormer, Brent Spiner, Nathan Lane, Daniel Zovatto, Jessica Garza, Kerry Bishé, Jonathan Nieves, Adriana Barraza, and Michael Gladis. Along with Spiner, Amy Madigan, Lorenza Izzo, Lin Shaye, and Adam Rodriguez will have recurring roles.
Logan will be executive produce, along, with, Michael Aguilar (Kidding), Sam Menendez, and Pippa Harris of Neal Street Productions. Paco Cabezas will also return to direct multiple episodes.
LOVED Penny Dreadful, and am actually looking forward to this new version (unlike some follow ups that should never have been). I do hope this version keeps the art team from the first. The decay was palpable and beautiful.
It was probably some of the best storytelling I’ve ever seen on television! So much better than the murder porn that Game of Thrones devolved into. I was honestly depressed when it ended so abruptly.
Rory Kinnear’s Creature was an amazing character and I’m excited to see him returning.
Especially since they didn’t announce it was the end! That said, it was always Vanessa’s story, so once she was gone it was told.
Was never a GoT fan. I prefer my fantasy without a heaping side of gore and misogyny (which was NOT so present in the books!).
I’m interested to see how different PD will feel since we are not meeting a group of characters who we “know” – at least on some level. I really loved all those character reveals of classics.
Do let us know when they set a release date. Great post!!