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Victorian era melodrama will be returning to Sky Atlantic next year, the broadcaster has announced. A new 10 part series of Penny Dreadful will go into production later this year and will film in Dublin for a 2015 broadcast.

Stuart Murphy, Director of Sky Entertainment channels commented:

“Over the last few years we have made massive strides in bringing world class dramas to our customers’ screens. Penny Dreadful epitomises the cinematic scale of drama we have come to expect from Sky Atlantic and we are really looking forward to continuing our partnership with David Nevins and Showtime, John Logan and Sam Mendes in the second series.”

Cameron Roach, Acting Head of Drama, Sky Entertainment added: “We are really pleased to be able to bring a second series of Penny Dreadful to our customers’ screens. With the show set in Victorian London and filmed in Ireland, we are very proud of Penny Dreadful’s British and Irish roots. We are thrilled to be working with Neal Street Productions and Showtime on the second series.”

Penny Dreadful stars Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green and Billie Piper,