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Showtime offers a glimpse of Season 2 of 'Penny Dreadful'

The brief clip shows Eva Green, Reeve Carney, Josh Hartnett and Timothy Dalton as their respective 19th-century characters Vanessa Ives, Dorian Gray, Ethan Chandler and Sir Malcolm Murray.

By Karen Butler
Eva Green in an August 2014 UPI file photo.
Eva Green in an August 2014 UPI file photo. | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Showtime has posted on YouTube a teaser trailer for Season 2 of its period drama series Penny Dreadful.

The brief clip shows Eva Green, Reeve Carney, Josh Hartnett and Timothy Dalton as their respective 19th-century characters Vanessa Ives, Dorian Gray, Ethan Chandler and Sir Malcolm Murray.

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"The time came when I learned a curse was also something of a blessing. I learned to make use of the gifts I had been given," Vanessa is heard saying in a voiceover. "Will you do the same?"

Created by John Logan and executive produced by Sam Mendes, the show includes characters who originated in Victorian-era gothic novels such as Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Season 2 of Penny Dreadful is to premiere in 2015.

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