Underplayed Gems

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels poster
Directed by
Paco Cabezas, Roxann Dawson
Genre
historical television series, fantasy television series, horror television series, dark fantasy television program
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 368 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set in 1938 Los Angeles, two detectives investigate a murder that pulls them into a conflict between supernatural forces and a Mexican American community. The story blends a police procedural with dark fantasy elements and social tensions of the era.

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What happens

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is an American historical dark fantasy television series created by John Logan that premiered on Showtime on April 26, 2020. The series stars Natalie Dormer, Daniel Zovatto, Kerry Bishé, Adriana Barraza, Jessica Garza, Michael Gladis, Johnathan Nieves, Rory Kinnear, and Nathan Lane. The series follows two detectives (Zovatto and Lane) as they investigate a murder in Los Angeles. A spin-off of the series Penny Dreadful, City of Angels was ordered in November 2018 and is set in Los Angeles, California, in 1938. The first season concluded on June 28, 2020; the series was canceled in August 2020. Dormer was nominated for Best Actress in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards for her performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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