The Showtime horror show additionally ups Helen McCrory and Simon Russell Beale, who play spiritualist Madame Kali and Egyptologist Ferdinand Lyle, to series regulars.
- September 9, 2014
AceShowbiz -
"Penny Dreadful" has booked two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone as a guest star for season 2. Details about her character are scarce, but it's said that she will play a "mysterious character in Vanessa's (Eva Green) past."
The 65-year-old actress/singer, who has also won two Grammy Awards, is not the only new face in the upcoming season since the show has also announced Douglas Hodge, Sarah Greene and Jonny Beauchamp as guest stars.
Hodge will play a Scotland Yard investigator assigned to follow the murder cases in London, Greene will tackle the role of Evelyn Poole's (Helen McCrory) daughter Hecate, and Beauchamp is cast a mysterious man with a distinct past.
Meanwhile, Helen McCrory and Simon Russell Beale who recurred as spiritualist Madame Kali and Egyptologist Ferdinand Lyle respectively in season 1 will have more screen time in the sophomore run. Both actors have been upped to series regulars.
"Penny Dreadful" will return with its second season in 2015. Filming is currently taking place in Dublin, Ireland.
