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Cork actress Sarah Greene plays Hecate Poole in Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful back filming in Ireland

Filming on the third season of the Sky Atlantic/Showtime psychological thriller series Penny Dreadful has begun in Dublin and Wicklow.

Entertainment • 02 Sep 15

The Victorian supernatural thriller, which stars Eva Green, Timothy Dalton and Josh Hartnett, is filmed in Dublin and Wicklow

New Penny Dreadful legend Ireland-bound

Following the season finale of Penny Dreadful in the US, creator and showrunner John Logan has said that another famous character from the world of literature will debut in the series being filmed in Ireland next year.

Entertainment • 06 Jul 15

Penny Dreadful will return for a third season

Penny Dreadful renewed for third season

Nine more episodes of Penny Dreadful, the Sky horror drama which is shot entirely in Ireland, have been ordered by US network company Showtime.

Entertainment • 19 Jun 15

Penny Dreadful wins 3 BAFTA Craft Awards

Penny Dreadful wins at BAFTA Craft Awards

Penny Dreadful took home three awards at last night's (April 26) BAFTA Craft Awards, which were held in The Brewery in London.

Entertainment • 28 Apr 15

The second series will be shown in 2015, with premiere dates yet to be announced

Watch! New Penny Dreadful teaser

A new teaser for the second season of Showtime and Sky Atlantic's Ireland-shot Victorian psychological thriller Penny Dreadful has been released - watch it here.

Entertainment • 28 Dec 14

Greene - To play Hecate, the "powerful daughter" of spiritualist Evelyn Poole (Helen McCrory)

Cork actress Sarah Greene joins Penny Dreadful

With the second series of Sky Atlantic and Showtime's period thriller Penny Dreadful to begin filming again in Ireland this month, it has been announced that Cork actress Sarah Greene is to guest star in the show.

Entertainment • 10 Sep 14

The second series, which will feature 10 episodes, will again be filmed in Ireland

Penny Dreadful Ireland-bound again

An extended second series of the Ireland-shot, Showtime/Sky Atlantic Victorian psychological thriller Penny Dreadful has been commissioned.

Entertainment • 05 Jun 14

Penny Dreadful was shot entirely in Dublin and Wicklow

Watch: New Penny Dreadful trailer

A new trailer for the Ireland-shot, Showtime/Sky Atlantic Victorian psychological thriller series Penny Dreadful has been released.

Entertainment • 22 Apr 14

Penny Dreadful creator John Logan and star Timothy Dalton welcomed Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan and Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board Chairman Bill O'Herlihy to the show's set at Ardmore Studios in Co Wicklow on Thu

Penny Dreadful creator hails Ireland

With shooting on the SHOWTIME/Sky Atlantic Victorian psychological thriller series Penny Dreadful set to finish next week, the show's creator and executive producer, John Logan, has described Ireland as "a truly inspirational place to film".

Entertainment • 07 Mar 14

Billie Piper takes leading role in Penny Dreadful

Billie Piper cast in Showtime's Penny Dreadful

Billie Piper has been cast in Showtime's new horror drama series Penny Dreadful.

Entertainment • 20 Aug 13

Hartnett – New series will shoot in Ireland until March 2014

Hartnett & Green are Ireland-bound

Penny Dreadful, the new Josh Hartnett and Eva Green-starring series from Skyfall director Sam Mendes and co-writer John Logan, is to be filmed in Ireland from October.

Entertainment • 14 Aug 13

Penny Dreadful