Two years after canceling “Penny Dreadful”, Showtime has ordered a spinoff of the Victorian-era drama titled “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”, and Deadline reports today that frequent main series director Paco Cabezas will be directing a handful of episodes for the spinoff.
Production on the drama series is expected to begin later this year.
Daniel Zovatto (It Follows) has been tapped to lead the new series. Zovatto will play a character named Tiago.
“A spiritual descendant of the story set in Victorian-era London, the next chapter employ a new vision, new characters and storylines. It opens in 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension. Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” will explore an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of that period, creating new occult myths and moral dilemmas within a genuine historical backdrop.”
John Logan is the series’ creator, writer and executive producer.
