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Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (TV Miniseries)

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

2020

John Logan (Creator), Paco Cabezas ...

Natalie Dormer, Daniel Zovatto, Jessica Garza, Johnathan Nieves ...

5.4

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TV Series. Horror TV Series (2020). 10 Episodes. “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” is set in 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension. Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, the new series will explore a mix of the supernatural and the reality of the time period.

	Author	Review
United States	Daniel D'Addario Variety	"In setting, tone, and several fine and evocative performances, 'City of Angels' cements itself as a fine entrant in the horror-on-TV genre."	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Atmospheric and wonderfully acted, but lacks the scares and operatic depth of the original."	NEU
United States	Tony Sokol Den of Geek	[It] tells a cohesive, well-plotted and multilayered story (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Denmark	Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"I do plan on watching the rest of the season. Not because I’m in any way invested in the storyline or characters now. No, it’s simply because I hope it will pick up and get better. It certainly has the amazing cast to do this!(…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Kristen Lopez IndieWire	"A powerful ensemble buckles under a packed narrative"	NEG
United States	Kelly Connolly TV Guide	"The blood, the noise, the music, and the expanse of the horizon all seem like they've been dialed up to 11 (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Melanie McFarland Salon	"[It] shows many sides of Natalie Dormer, but veers off the map (...) An excellent, well-meaning concept that doesn't quite live up to the grandeur of its intent."	NEU
United Kingdom	Adrian Horton The Guardian	"The bold and disparate strands of this series (...) are individually compelling, but the show strains under the weight of its own webbing (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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