has penny dreadful been cancelled
Vanessa Ives died in the last episode of season three, and the show will not return. Variety spoke to Showtime president David Nevins and âPenny Dreadfulâ creator John Logan about why they made the decision to end the show after making a grand total of 27 episodes. âThatâs where television is now,â Nevins said. âWe donât have to make seven seasons for the sake of making seven seasons.