Should you watch Penny Dreadful: City of Angels?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Series · 2020
Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension.
The sides of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
- Los Angeles in 1938
- A Mexican-American detective on a murder case
- Santa Muerte against a demon who wants chaos
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is good for you if…
- you like a murder investigation in old Los Angeles.
- you like 1938 Los Angeles, its folklore and its tensions.
- you can't look away from Natalie Dormer playing several disguises.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is bad for you if…
- you can't stand bloody, gruesome murders.
- you lose track of a story split between police, politicians and spies.
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