‘Penny Dreadful’ Nabs Josh Hartnett and Eva Green

Showtime’s new drama series Penny Dreadful has cast two lead roles. Bond Girl Eva Green and Josh Hartnett will star in the eight-episode psychological thriller set to air in 2014. John Logan (Hugo) created the series and is writing and executive producing Penny Dreadful. Skyfall‘s director Sam Mendes is also involved as an executive producer. Juan Antonio Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible) is directing episodes one and two.

Filming will take place later this year.

Per Showtime: “Hartnett will take on the role of ‘Ethan Chandler,’ a charming American who finds himself trapped in the darkest corners of Victorian London, while Green will play ‘Vanessa Ives,’ a seductive and formidable beauty full of secrets and danger.”