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Penny Dreadful

Name: Penny Dreadful
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast: Eva Green, Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Harry Treadaway, Reeve Carney

Taste attributes: dramamysterysci-fi & fantasymonster/alien/supernaturalhorrorfantasyhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: a moving fantasy series, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

7.9/10

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadful is a frightening psychological thriller that weaves together these classic horror origin stories into a new adult drama.

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