She ’s going from Westeros to West Hollywood . Showtime has foretell thatGame of ThronesandHunger Gamesstar Natalie Dormer will come out in the next chapter of the Penny Dreadful saga , Penny Dreadful : City of Angels .
According to thepress release , Dormer is taking on the role of Magda , “ a supernatural ogre who can take the visual aspect of anyone she chooses , and manifests in a number of [ disguise ] throughout the story . ” She ’s joining previously announced cast members Jessica Garza and Jonathan Nieves , as well as Daniel Zovatto , who plays Detective Tiago Vega , the mankind investigating the macabre execution that starts this new chapter ’s story .
Magda will dwell the enfranchisement ’s new locale of 1938 Los Angeles . Unlike the previous tale , which lead piazza in prim - epoch London , this one has fast - forwarded to a clock time and home that ’s a bit closer to home . According to Penny dire Maker John Logan , this will allow the narrative to delve not only into Mexican - American folklore , but also the social and political changes that were take on place during that time period — ones which we still feel the effects of today , like the rise of the Third Reich and forward-looking evangelicalism .
“ We will now be contend with specific diachronic and substantial world political , religious , societal and racial issues . In 1938 , Los Angeles was face some hard interrogative about its future and its individual . Our character must do the same . There are no prosperous answer . There are only muscular inquiry and arresting moral challenges , ” Logan enounce in a former audience withDeadline .
The previousPenny Dreadful series , which starred the enigmatical Eva Green , ran on Showtime from 2014 to 2016 and gained a cult following that extend to this daylight . output is expected to start on Penny Dreadful : City of Angels later this twelvemonth , but Showtime has not announce an expected release date .
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