Penny Dreadful

Season 1

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Vanessa Ives wages a personal battle against an evil demon determined to possess her; Sir Malcolm Murray tries to save his daughter from a fate worse than death; Ethan Chandler becomes enmeshed with a group of London vampire hunters and falls for a doomed local prostitute, even as his own mysterious past threatens to catch up with him; Dr. Victor Frankenstein must face the consequences of his successful death-defying experiments; Dorian Gray falls for the unapproachable Vanessa Ives; Brona Croft confronts her imminent demise from consumption.

Where to Watch Season 1

8 Episodes

Night Work
E1
Episode 1Night WorkLondon 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them search for someone who has been lost.
Séance
E2
Episode 2SéanceVanessa and Sir Malcolm encounter the mysteriously beautiful Dorian Gray at a party. Things take a turn, however, when renowned medium Madame Kali hosts a seance. Meanwhile, Ethan befriends Ms. Brona Croft, a young Irish immigrant.
Resurrection
E3
Episode 3ResurrectionDr. Frankenstein is confronted by his past. Vanessa has a vision of Mina, which leads to a strange discovery at the London Zoo.
Demimonde
E4
Episode 4DemimondeVanessa's infatuation with Dorian Gray grows. Professor Van Helsing is hired to work with Dr. Frankenstein. Fenton draws his master to Sir Malcolm's mansion.
Closer Than Sisters
E5
Episode 5Closer Than SistersVanessa recalls her past and the events that ultimately lead to Mina's disappearance.
What Death Can Join Together
E6
Episode 6What Death Can Join TogetherSir Malcolm, Ethan and Sembene follow their vampire lead to a quarantined ship to find Mina only to see her taken away again. Vanessa has a violent sexual escapade with Dorian, where she is met with the voice again and storms out. Van Helsing tells Victor about the true nature of the creatures they are hunting. Caliban grows impatient with Victor and plots to harm those close to him. Brona apologizes to Ethan for her behavior previously.
Possession
E7
Episode 7PossessionVanessa starts having "unnatural" fits and mentions that she is trying to fight the thing inside her. Malcolm tells Ethan that she might be possessed by "the devil" or "a devil" and wants to keep her alive. Vanessa talks to the entity possessing her which reveals that it wants her to be "the mother of evil". Victor asks Ethan to teach him how to shoot. A glimpse at Sambene's past and Malcolm's true intentions is shown.
Grand Guignol
E8
Episode 8Grand GuignolAfter a vision of the Grand Guignol, Vanessa, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene explore an empty theater only to be confronted by their worst nightmares.