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Penny Dreadful
2014–2016
· TV Show
· 54 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #110
- IMDb #173
- Google retired #95
- Rotten Tomatoes #66
- Metacritic #99
- RatingGraph #104
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #121
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #63
- Metacritic Critics #123
- Metacritic Audience #112
- Criticker #147
- Trakt #178
Every rating
61–94
out of 100
Explorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.
Details
- Created by
- John Logan
- Released
- 11 May 2014
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom, Spain
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 54 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 27 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 13 wins, 58 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 71 →4 major awards won · 13 wins from 71 nominations across 22 ceremonies
| BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2015 | Best Production Design | Jonathan McKinstry, Philip Murphy | Winner |
| BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2015 | Best Original Television Music | Abel Korzeniowski | Winner |
| BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2015 | Best Make Up and Hair Design | Enzo Mastrantonio, Nick Dudman, Stefano Ceccarelli | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014 | Most Exciting New Series | Penny Dreadful | Winner |
| Directors Guild of Canada Awards 2017 | Best Picture Editing – Television Series | Christopher Donaldson (for: "The Day Tennyson Died") | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of Canada Awards 2017 | Best Picture Editing – Television Series | Geoff Ashenhurst (for: "The Blessed Dark") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison, Barney Nikolic, Dennis Penkov (for: "No Beast So Fierce") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Enzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe, Caterina Sisto, Lorraine McCrann, Morna Ferguson (for: "Perpetual Night") | Nominee |
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BAFTA Television Craft Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Make Up and Hair Design | Enzo Mastrantonio, Nick Dudman, Stefano Ceccarelli | Winner |
| Best Original Television Music | Abel Korzeniowski | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Jonathan McKinstry, Philip Murphy | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Gabriella Pescucci | Nominee |
| Best Make Up and Hair | Enzo Mastrantonio, Nick Dudman, Ferdinando Merolla | Nominee |
| Best Titles | Erik Friedman, Rudy Jaimes, Ray Burris | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Most Exciting New Series | Penny Dreadful | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Eva Green | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Eva Green | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Penny Dreadful | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Patti LuPone | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Helen McCrory | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
13 nominations
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Luca Vannella, Alexis Continente, Sevlene Roddy, Joseph Whelan, Orla Carrol (for: "Ebb Tide") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Ferdinando Merolla, Sevlene Roddy, Giuliano Mariano, Orla Carroll (for: "Glorious Horrors") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Abel Korzeniowski | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Enzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe, Caterina Sisto, Lorraine McCrann, Morna Ferguson (for: "Perpetual Night") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Enzo Mastrantanio, Clare Lambe, Caterina Sisto, Lorraine McCrann, Morna Ferguson (for: "Glorious Horrors") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Abel Korzeniowski (for: "And They Were Enemies") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Abel Korzeniowski (for: "Closer than Sisters") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) | Jonathan McKinstry, Jo Riddell, Philip Murphy (for: "Perpetual Night" / "The Blessed Dark") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) | Jonathan McKinstry, Jo Riddel, Philip Murphy (for: "Fresh Hell", "Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places", "And Hell Itself My Only Foe") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison, Barney Nikolic, Dennis Penkov (for: "No Beast So Fierce") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or a Special | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison, Barney Nikolic, Paul Spateri, Dennis Penkov (for: "And Hell Itself My Only Foe") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or a Special | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison, Barney Nikolic (for: "Grand Guignol") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects | James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee, Greg Astles, Ricardo Gomez, Matt Ralph, Alexandre Scott, Kyle Yoneda (for: "And They Were Enemies") | Nominee |
Directors Guild of Canada Awards
2 nominations
| Best Picture Editing – Television Series | Christopher Donaldson (for: "The Day Tennyson Died") | Nominee |
| Best Picture Editing – Television Series | Geoff Ashenhurst (for: "The Blessed Dark") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Eva Green | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Rory Kinnear | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Genre | Penny Dreadful | Winner |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Eva Green | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Helen McCrory | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Genre | Penny Dreadful | Nominee |
Canadian Cinema Editors Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing in 1 Hour Scripted | Aaron Marshall (for: "A Blade of Grass") | Winner |
| Best Editing in Long Form Television Series | Christopher Donaldson (for: "Closer than Sisters") | Winner |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
11 nominations, 1 won
| Best TV Actress | Eva Green | Winner |
| Best TV Actor | Josh Hartnett | Nominee |
| Best TV Actor | Josh Hartnett | Nominee |
| Best TV Actor | Josh Hartnett | Nominee |
| Best TV Actress | Eva Green | Nominee |
| Best TV Makeup/Creature FX | Nick Dudman | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | Penny Dreadful | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | Penny Dreadful | Nominee |
| Best TV Supporting Actor | Rory Kinnear | Nominee |
| Best TV Supporting Actor | Rory Kinnear | Nominee |
| Best TV Supporting Actress | Billie Piper | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama | Sarah Greene | Winner |
| Best Director – Drama | Brian Kirk | Nominee |
| Best Director – Drama | Dearbhla Walsh | Nominee |
| Best Drama | Penny Dreadful | Nominee |
IGN Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best TV Actress | Eva Green | Winner |
| Best Horror Series | Penny Dreadful | Nominee |
Edgar Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| TV Episode Teleplay | John Logan (for: "A Blade of Grass") | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing: TV Short Form – Dialogue/ADR | David McCallum (for: "Ebb Tide") | Winner |
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards
3 nominations
| TV and New Media Series – Best Period/Character Hair Styling | Luca Vannella, Alexis Continente | Nominee |
| TV and New Media Series – Best Period/Character Make-Up | Enzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe | Nominee |
| Television and New Media Series – Best Special Make-Up Effects | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Period Television Series | Gabriella Pescucci | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period Television Series | Gabriella Pescucci | Nominee |
MPSE Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Short Form Television | Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, Dale Sheldrake (for: "Séance") | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Short Form Television | Jane Tattersall, Oriol Tarragó, Andy Malcolm, Goro Koyama, David Rose, Marc Bech (for: "Night Work") | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Television and New Media Series – Best Special Make-Up Effects | Nick Dudman, Sarita Allison | Nominee |
| Television and New Media – Best Period and/or Character Make-Up | Enzo Mastrantonio, Clare Lambe | Nominee |
VES Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial, Broadcast Program or Video Game | Matthew Borrett, Lorne Kqechansky, Graham Day, Jason Gougeon (for: "Séance") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program | James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Lorne Kwechansky (for: "Séance") | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee (for: "The Day Tennyson Died") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee (for: "And They Were Enemies") | Nominee |
Bram Stoker Awards
1 nomination
| Superior Achievement in a Screenplay | John Logan (for: "A Blade of Grass") | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Television Drama | PJ Dillon (for "And They Were Enemies") | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Penny Dreadful | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for a Television Series | Abel Korzeniowski | Nominee |