Looks likePenny Dreadfulwill live again. Fans of Showtime’s horror series, starringEva GreenandJosh Hartnett, were shocked when they realizedthe season 3 finale was actually the series finale. But the network and Titan Comics announced on Halloween that the story will live on in comic book form.
Spoiler alertfor anyone who still hasn’t seen the finale, but the war against Dracula culminated in the death of Vanessa Ives (Green), and Ethan Chandler (Harnett) was left grieving over his love’s body.Penny Dreadfulexecutive producerChris KingandSons of Anarchycomic book artistJesús Herváswill work on the new comic, which is set to debut in 2017 and will pick up six months after this tragic event.
Lizzie Kaye, who’ll act as editor on the new comic, said in a statement:
Like all fans ofPenny Dreadful, I am so thrilled that we’re returning to the incredible world of the show. There are a lot of stories left to tell, and there is no one better to tell them than Chris King. What he’s got planned will just take your breath away, and I can’t wait for fans to see it all brought to life by artist Jesús Hérvas.
The series creator, on the other, seemed to have a different feeling regarding its shelf life. Showtime CEODavid Nevinssaid during the Television Critics Association tour earlier this year that the death of Venessa and series finale were planned out. In terms of whether there were more stories to tell, he explained, “It became a question for us: Is there a life for the series beyond both Vanessa Ives andJohn Logan’s writing? And for us, we thought the series would just lose its authenticity that way. So it was a moving target, which is partly why we chose to end it.”
