'Penny Dreadful' Season 2 News: Eva Green, Josh Hartnett & More Read Aloud Classic Literature In Honor Of Showtime Drama [VIDEO]
Showtime is offering a few treats this year for fans eagerly awaiting the return of Penny Dreadful.
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Along with behind-the-scenes interviews and a selection of season 1 photos, Showtime is now offering gangs an opportunity to hear stars from the Victorian supernatural drama read aloud famous pieces of literature.
Among the selections is actor Timothy Dalton (Sir Malcom) reading Ode To A Nightingale by John Keats, Christina Rosetti's Up-Hill read by Eva Green (Vanessa Ives), William Wordsworth's Ode On Intimations of Immortality read by Harry Treadaway (Victor Frankenstein), and W.B. Yeats' A Vision read by Josh Hartnett (Ethan Chandler).
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This section of the Penny Dreadful site also offers up an interactive map of London so that fans may explore the different sections of the city featured on the series.
Since the show relies heavily on blending the historical and the literary, these extra online features will likely please any fan of the unique program.
The new episodes, which are currently being filmed in Dublin, promise an even broader scope and more challenges for the literary cast.
Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney) will be dealing with Vanessa's rejection, while Vanessa will face her own demons, literally, as she decides whether or not to accept possession. Now that it's been revealed that Ethan is a werewolf, new questions wild likely arise regarding his origin, powers, and how it will move forward as the perpetrator of unspeakable crimes for which he has no control.
Penny Dreadful returns on Showtime for a second season in 2015.