Penny Dreadful City Of Angels Thoughts On The Upcoming Series

Penny Dreadful City Of Angels 

Thoughts On The Upcoming Series

I've been loosely following the upcoming sequel series to Penny Dreadful, Penny Dreadful City Of Angels. Some first look shots have come about as of recent. It appears as though Natalie Dormer is in the cast and I'm pretty happy about that. She's a good actress and it's nice to see her in another series since Game of Thrones. Though I don't know how she will stack up against Eva Green's fantastic performance in the original series. 

Just looking at these first few images, the tone of the series looks like it will be different. I'm going to go into this series with caution. I don't doubt Natalie Dormer's acting prowess, but I am concerned how the story will go moving forward.

The original Penny Dreadful series did a fantastic job of blending gothic literature of Dracula, Frankenstein, etc. into one great show. I am wondering how they will blend elements into the new series since it takes place in the 1930s.

It also appears there may be some political undertones to the series. This is not a political blog, and I check my own politics when watching a movie or show (unless it's explicitly a political film) whether I personally agree or disagree with it. I judge a show or movie based on it's entertainment value. I do find the inclusion of politics to be annoying though, again, that includes if I agree or disagree with it. I'm less concerned about the politics though and more concerned with how they will handle the story. I'm sad to see them move away from the gothic aspect of the series and this is what made the original show great in it's inception along with a splendid cast.

I hope the show will be good, but again, I'm cautious going into the series.