Natalie Dormer Joins "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels"
by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
February 22, 2019


"Game of Thrones" alumna Natalie Dormer is set for a lead role opposite Daniel Zovatto in Showtime’s upcoming series "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels", a followup to "Penny Dreadful" from the original series’ creator, writer and executive producer John Logan.

Dormer will play Magda, a supernatural demon who can take the appearance of anyone she chooses and manifests in a number of guises throughout the story. Charismatic, clever and chameleonic, Magda is a dangerous enemy and an invaluable ally.

https://deadline.com/2019/02/natalie-dormer-cast-penny-dreadful-city-of-angels-showtime-sequel-series-1202562402/

Why is Natalie Dormer the face of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels when it's about Mexican-American folklore? (https://www.themarysue.com/why-is-natalie-dormer-the-face-of-penny-dreadful-city-of-angels/)

The Penny Dreadful spinoff set in 1938 Los Angeles has a big-name cast that's mostly white, despite immersing itself in Mexican-American folklore, as Princess Weekes points out. "Natalie Dormer is great and has been a sought-after actress for many projects, but I think that if you are doing a show about Mexican folklore then your Mexican characters should be the face of the series," she says. "Tiago Vega and the Vega family fill that role, but the ties they allegedly have to Santa Muerte are already, according to my Mexican friend familiar with that figure, straight-up wrong—so that’s not a great start. I’m not saying that the show has to be perfect, but understanding the deities and centering the marginalized people in your work should be the absolute bare minimum."