Showtime’s Penny Dreadful to Get Comic Prequel

NEW YORK: Titan Comics has inked a licensing deal with CBS Consumer Products and Showtime to publish an all-new comic prequel to the fantasy period drama Penny Dreadful.

The first Penny Dreadful comic series is slated for release in spring 2016. It will be penned by the show's scriptwriters, Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Andrew Hindraker, with art from Louie De Martinis (Madness). Starring Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton and Eva Green, Penny Dreadful centers on a group of people who unite to banish evil forces. The third season is currently in production on location in Dublin for broadcast on Showtime next year.

"This incredibly exciting new comic series is going to captivate fans of horror, literature and Penny Dreadful alike, giving them a whole new insight into the lives of the fascinating, even bewitching, characters," said Lizzie Kaye, Titan Comics' editor.