Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

TV Series
2020
TV-MA
1h

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

11K

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Dark Fantasy Period Drama Crime Drama Fantasy History Horror Mystery Thriller

When a grisly murder shocks Los Angeles in 1938, Detective Tiago Vega and his partner Lewis Michener become embroiled in an epic story that reflects the troubled history of the city.When a grisly murder shocks Los Angeles in 1938, Detective Tiago Vega and his partner Lewis Michener become embroiled in an epic story that reflects the troubled history of the city.When a grisly murder shocks Los Angeles in 1938, Detective Tiago Vega and his partner Lewis Michener become embroiled in an epic story that reflects the troubled history of the city.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

11K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,773

699

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

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Trivia
"Florence Moore," the young girl who was kidnapped, dismembered and murdered, is based on the real case of Marion Parker, a 12-year-old girl who was kidnapped, dismembered and murdered in Los Angeles in December 1927.

Connections
Featured in The View: Nathan Lane #2 (2020)

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7/10

As a STAND ALONE series, it would have been good

Forget the Penny Dreadful title. This has nothing to do with Gothic Horror, London, or the bleak literary melancholia associated with the Penny Dreadful original 19th century publications.

This shows primary flaw is the naming. Consider it as "City of Angels" as a stand alone show by the same producers as Penny Dreadful, and it holds up.

An extensive list of interconnected characters makes for intricate plot lines and a palpable build of tension.

The casting is solid. Strong performances by Dormer, Bishe, Kinnear, and Lane cover the plot holes and occasionally disingenuous writing.

Take it as a an American period thriller and it holds up. As a Penny Dreadful title; it fails