"Penny Dreadful" Showtime / Sky UK TV promotional still, 2014. L to R: Josh Hartnett, Eva Green, Danny Sapani, Henry Treadaway, Timothy Dalton. Based on the 19th century British publications of the same name, this dark Gothic horror series was produced by Sam Mendes' production company. It would run for two seasons on Showtime and Sky UK. In 2020, a new series entitled "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels" was introduced with the setting changed to 1930s Los Angeles.