Interview

Logan Talks Penny Dreadful

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11 years ago

September 4, 2015

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Last week on the Knowledge Online, Penny Dreadful‘s showrunner talked about his approach to the series which is now in production for its third season.

“Penny Dreadful is my first baby step into television; I’m still learning,” Logan said when asked about the opportunity that TV offers creatives nowadays to make shows.

Nowadays, working on a drama series means working on a large scale production, one that sometimes consist of between 80-100 hours – this compared to feature films where directors often need permission from a plethora of forces in order to run over two hours, or theatre, where a dramatist – as Logan used to be – generally works in two-hour blocks.

“My love of Dickens was the start of the series – I wanted to find scope and characters that could be interesting over a few years. I get really excited about gothic literature; I read a lot of Dickens, Shelley, Byron and Keats, all of whom inspired Penny Dreadful.”

“To me, Penny Dreadful is a dance with Eva Green. Vanessa Ives is my muse, no question about it. She is a good metaphor for me coming to accept ‘the beast in me’.

“As soon as I get on set, I speak to Eva, and we go over all the scenes in detail.”

To read the whole piece, visit Penny Dreadful Knowledge piece