‘Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels’: Showtime Releases Series Premiere Early For Free Online

The National Theatre is going to continue bringing the stage to the small screen and stream big-name productions for free on YouTube over the next four weeks.

In need of something new to stream? Just you wait… On Tuesday, Disney announced that it will be bringing the highly-anticipated Hamilton stage film to the small screen sooner than expected. The film, which was originally slated for a theatrical release on October 15, 2021, will now be available to stream exclusively through Disney+ starting July 3, 2020.

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For your lockdown listening needs

While most of us are wondering how many times we can complete a puzzle during isolation, the one and only Meryl Streep has shown us that quarantine isn't stopping her from demonstrating her limitless talent. 

The first thing people will talk about when it comes to Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is its title. The new Showtime drama, which premiered April 26, isn't a revival or a spin-off of Penny Dreadful, and it isn't exactly a new chapter in an American Horror Story-type anthology, although if series creator John Logan wants to go in that direction, he's got my blessing.

What's that, Lassie? Timmy's trapped in a well? But he's OK and he has his phone? He just wants some recommendations for TV shows to watch while he's down there? And he's gonna be down there from Sunday, April 26 to Saturday, May 2? All right, Lassie. You're sure he's OK? He doesn't want us to rescue him right away? He says he's chilling? If you say so, Lassie. You tell Timmy these are the recs we have for him.

All it took to get Rory Kinnear on board for Penny Dreadful: City of Angels was a two-word email subject line. Kinnear, who played Frankenstein's Creature in the first Penny Dreadful, returns for City of Angels as an entirely different character — this time, he's the doctor. It's a role that really cuts down on his time in the makeup chair, which Penny Dreadful and City of Angels creator John Logan knew would be a selling point.

Santiago Vega (Daniel Zovatto) is the pride of his family. As “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” opens, he is receiving his detective’s badge from the Los Angeles Police Department. Vega’s promotion is a blessing and a curse. He is charged with defending the law, but that often putting Vega at odds with his brothers Raul (Adam Rodriguez) and Mateo (Johnathan Nieves).

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Over a decade after her breakthrough role as Anne Boleyn on, Natalie Dormer is back on Showtime with the darkly charming spinoff,, in which she plays Magda, a shape-shifting demon and craver of chaos. The lead role — which actually sees her playing multiple personas — is showcase for the English actress who has since garnered international acclaim thanks to supporting characters as Margaery Tyrell on and Cressida in films. 

By Jazz Tangcay

If you're still smarting from Penny Dreadful's untimely end, take heart: Showtime's Gothic horror drama is being reanimated — in spirit. John Logan, the creator, writer, and executive producer of Penny Dreadful, is returning to old haunts with Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, a so-called "spiritual descendant" of the original drama.

You don't have to wait any longer to watch Natalie Dormer play a demon. Showtime announced on Friday that the series premiere of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels has been released online early, ahead of its on-air premiere on Sunday.