Here’s a sneaky peek inside the official companion book for Sky Atlantic’s Penny Dreadful!
Last year, Sky Atlantic introduced viewers to Showtime’s Penny Dreadful, a Victorian-set psychological horror series, created by Skyfall screenwriter John Logan, that took some of literature's most famous characters - including Victor Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and iconic figures from Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, and boldly re-imagined them in a whole new light, and giving them a terrifying new universe in which to play in.
The stellar ensemble cast, including Eva Green as psychic Vanessa Ives, Josh Hartnett as sharp-shooting werewolf Ethan Chandler, Timothy Dalton as fearless explorer Sir Malcolm, and Billie Piper as he pre-deceased Brona, all return for a second series, which is set to be a very witchy affair indeed, on Sky Atlantic on Tuesday 5 May, while Titan Books is releasing an official companion book on Friday 17 April.
Watch the second season trailer for Penny Dreadful here.
The Art and Making of Penny Dreadful, written by Sharon Gosling, is a beautifully curated companion to the show, featuring an extensive behind-the-scenes look at the series with many previously unseen photos and images, in addition to interviews with the creator, cast and crew, all sumptuously bound in a Gothic-influenced tome.
Titan Books has provided this exclusive preview from the book that you can see below:
Coky Giedroyc’s hand-drawn storyboards showing the camera angles the director wanted for the tense scenes taking place at The Banning Clinic.
Concept art for The London Zoo.
A piece of spectacular concept art by Jonathan McGonnell, showing the river Thames during the construction of Tower Bridge (1886-1894)
The Art and Making of Penny Dreadful is released 17 April. You can pre-order the book here…
