Shooting on the SHOWTIME / Sky Atlantic Victorian psychological thriller series Penny Dreadful started last week at Bray’s Ardmore Studios.
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Via RTÉ news:
The show’s creator and executive producer, John Logan, has described Ireland as “a truly inspirational place to film”.
The series, which tells the origin stories of literary characters such as Count Dracula and Dorian Gray, was shot entirely in Dublin and Bray.
It has contributed €33m to the economy in terms of jobs and services, with over 350 Irish cast and crew employed alongside stars Josh Hartnett, Eva Green and Timothy Dalton.
Logan, who also wrote Gladiator, The Aviator and Hugo, said during their tour: “Ireland has been a truly inspirational place to film Penny Dreadful. Not only does it have deeply talented crews, but the city’s unspoiled architecture perfectly captures London at the turn of the last century.
“Also, the ghosts of Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde walk these streets, which is pretty inspirational for us too.”
Penny Dreadful will premiere in Ireland, the UK exclusively on Sky Atlantic and in the US on SHOWTIME sometime in 2016.