Eva Green and Rory Kinnear, who starred alongside Daniel Craig in Casino Royale and Skyfall, respectively, will join former 007 Timothy Dalton in the series created by John Logan, who wrote the latest Bond outing. Doctor Who fans will also be pleased to see the Time Lord’s former companion Billie Piper among the cast.

Set in Victorian London, Penny Dreadful unites dsiparate characters from classic Gothic novels including Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Green will play a character named Vanessa Ives, described as “a seductive and formidable beauty full of secrets and danger”, with Dalton as African explorer Sir Malcolm.

Kinnear’s as-yet-unnamed role is described as “mysterious” and “of haunting intensity”, while Piper will star as Brona Croft, an Irish immigrant who has come to London in an attempt to escape her dark past. US singer and actor Reeve Carney will play Oscar Wilde’s supernaturally attractive and decadent anti-hero Dorian Grey, British star Harry Treadaway will take on the role of Dr Victor Frankenstein and Hollywood A-lister Josh Hartnett will play charming American Ethan Chandler, who finds himself caught up in the dark world of underground Victorian London.

Penny Dreadful is executive-produced by Mendes and Logan for US Network Showtime and will air in the UK on Sky Atlantic.

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