Penny Dreadful is a British-American TV series which is Showtime programming on cable.
To kind of summarize the show it is about a Man Named Sir Malcolm who's daughter(Mina) is abducted by nocturnal living beings (Vampires) and are planning something close to something of an apocalypse/ end of the world type plot. Malcolm then starts to put together a team of talented/gifted yet horrifying people who can help save his daughter, and also stop what these creatures are essentially plotting. This show is exactly what the name suggest: dreadful, horrifying, and a thriller. It also includes characters from very well known respected works of literature like Victor Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Grey, Vanhelsing, and even creatures from Dracula.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnjqJhT84vE
