The Sexy and Suspenseful SHOWTIME® Psychological Thriller PENNY DREADFUL Returns May 3 on The Movie Network and Movie Central

TORONTO (April 15, 2015) – From the dark and mysterious streets of Victorian London, populated by some of literature’s most famously terrifying characters, to modern-day Toronto, where a world-class Canadian post-production team brings the series to life, the critically acclaimed, frightening SHOWTIME drama PENNY DREADFUL returns for its second season, Sunday, May 3 at 10 p.m. ET/MT on The Movie Network and Movie Central. PENNY DREADFUL Season 2 has its world theatrical premiere on Tuesday, April 21 at Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox, featuring series star Josh Hartnett. ** Media Note ** – Download photos at http://www.bellmediapr.ca/Network/The-Movie-Network or http://mediacentre.corusent.com. Click HERE for a sneak peak of the new season of PENNY DREADFUL. The 10-episode second season finds Vanessa Ives (Eva Green, Casino Royale) and Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett, Black Hawk Down) forming a deeper bond as the group, including Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton, Licence to Kill), Dr. Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway, The Lone Ranger), and Sembene (Danny Sapani, THE FEAR), unite to banish the evil forces that threaten to destroy them. Meanwhile, Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney, The Tempest), the Creature (Rory Kinnear, Quantum of Solace), and Brona (Billie Piper, SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL) are all waging battles of their own. Patti LuPone (AMERICAN HORROR STORY) guest stars in the new season as a mysterious character of great importance in Vanessa’s past. Helen McCrory (PEAKY BLINDERS) returns as Evelyn Poole (aka Madame Kali), the seductive spiritualist poses a unique threat to the protagonists this season, along with Simon Russell Beale (The Deep Blue Sea), who is back as eccentric Egyptologist Ferdinand Lyle. Additional guest stars include Douglas Hodge (THE TOWN) as a Scotland Yard investigator, Sarah Greene (VIKINGS) as Poole’s powerful daughter, Hecate, and Jonny Beauchamp (HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA) as a man with a singular past. PENNY DREADFUL is created, written and executive produced by three-time Oscar^® nominee John Logan (Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator) and executive produced by Logan’s Desert Wolf Productions, along with Oscar winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) and Pippa Harris (Revolutionary Road, Call The Midwife), both of Neal Street Productions. The series is a co-production with Sky Atlantic. Behind the scenes, a talented group of Canadians helps PENNY DREADFUL come alive. Toronto-based producer Sheila Hockin (THE BORGIAS), John Weber’s Take 5 Productions, Tattersall Sound & Picture, and Mr. X lead the 75+ full-time editors, artists and producers who lend their skills to post-producing the series, including picture and sound editing, visual effects, sound design, and sound mixing. Additionally, celebrated Canadian director Kari Skogland (VIKINGS) helms an episode of PENNY DREADFUL this season. Viewers can catch up on Season 1 of PENNY DREADFUL on TMN GO and TMN On Demand. Season 1 is also now streaming on CraveTV. In Western Canada, viewers can catch up on Season 1 of PENNY DREADFUL on Movie Central HD, on the go with Shaw Go Movie Central app, Bell TV app, Telus Optik on the go, and Movie Central On Demand.