{"id":65164,"date":"2014-09-09T09:56:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T08:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=65164"},"modified":"2014-09-09T09:56:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T08:56:56","slug":"penny-dreadful-season-2-casts-american-horror-story-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/penny-dreadful-season-2-casts-american-horror-story-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Penny Dreadful Season 2 casts American Horror Story star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Patti LuPone in American Horror Story: Coven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Penny Dreadful<\/em><\/strong> Season 2 is gearing up for production and two new cast members have been announced.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a> reports that Patti LuPone has been cast for a guest role as “a mysterious character of great importance in the life of Vanessa (Eva Green).” LuPone was a recurring guest star in American Horror Story: Coven<\/em><\/strong>, playing the coven’s Christian neighbour Joan Ramsey. She also played herself in the last season of Girls<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Digital Spy<\/a> reports that Douglas Hodge (Robin Hood<\/em><\/strong>) as “Scotland Yard investigator Bartholomew Rusk”, while Vikings<\/em><\/strong>‘ Sarah Greene will play “Evelyn Poole’s powerful daughter Hecate” and Johnny Beauchamp will play that Gothic staple: “a young man with an unusual past.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, guest stars Helen McCrory, who played Madame Kali, and Simon Russell Beale, who played Egyptologist Ferdinand Lyle, have been promoted to season regulars.<\/p>\n

The news of McCrory’s regular status doesn’t come as a huge surprise as it was announced at Comic Con that her character, who hosted the second episode’s unforgettable seance, will be the main villain of Season 2.<\/p>\n

After a wobbly start, Penny Dreadful<\/em><\/strong> really improved in the second half of its first season. Fingers crossed that we’ll see that momentum continue.<\/p>\n

Penny Dreadful<\/em> returns to Sky Atlantic next year. You can pre-order Penny Dreadful<\/em> Season 1 on Blu-ray for £22 at Amazon.co.uk<\/a>. <\/strong>
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