After watching the first episode the show does not convince me yet.
It certainly isn't going after the same charm that made the original great. It may yet become something good in it's own right but as of now I am not convinced.

Admittedly, as a fan of the original who was gutted when it end, I hoped this would be some kind of continuation. However, it’s not, but it’s still in the Penny Dreadful Universe so to speak.

Despite the change in era and location, it still has the supernatural element, which surrounds those depreciated in this show.

Although fantasy, I was intrigued and read deeper about the show and the amount of historical research behind this show. A passionate subject for John Logan and I love how he’s taken reality and given all sides a voice, even although it’s cleverly interwoven with the supernatural, to make it more appealing to a broader audience.

So, I’m not at all disappointed anymore after 3 episodes; a slow start, but it’s looking to be a complex story and feel it’s going to be a big hit.

Still sad the original left our screens, it was one of my favourites.

I’m looking forward to seeing much more from John Logan.

PS. I’ve yet to rate the show, after all there’s only 3 episodes which have been screened. I will await full judgement until the season’s end.

What the floating flying fuck have they done to Penny Dreadful? This keeps getting worse - and more cliche, and boring - with each episode.
I'll try to keep watching and just hope it gets at least a little bit better by the end of the season, but holy crap...
what a disappointment, Mr. Logan, sir. What a huge disappointment.

EDIT: Finished the 10th episode today.
Great photography;
Superb choreographies (the dance scenes really were amazing);
So much - and I'll repeat: SO MUCH - potential;
All the right themes/ideas were there, and they could have been dealt with in such a unique manner...
but they weren't. This was just a huge disappointment.
The ending felt rushed - if that was an ending, I'm not even sure right now -, and didn't give us anything it built up to.
Well, to keep this short... I don't want to give any spoilers, so for whoever's reading this: watch it, and have your own opinion.
Me? I'm honestly not looking forward to any new episodes.
(But I still trust Mr. Logan. I know he'll continue to give us amazing shows/films/stories. Let's just wait.)

If you're thinking about watching this because you loved or liked the original Penny Dreadful series, you might want to skip this one.
The best way to look at the 2 different Penny Dreadful seasons is to think American Horror Story except none of the actors from the first season are present in the second season. In other words, this has pretty much absolutely nothing to do with and is completely dissimilar to the original Penny Dreadful.
They would have been better off dropping Penny Dreadful from the title of this particular series and just named it City of Angels or something completely different.
As far as the show goes, it was moderately entertaining at best.
Although I did not particularly like this show, you might.

The intention of this serie is clearly to provide ideas of liberty, justice, equalitary and antiracism in accord with current US events. I appreciate that side but the story itself is disappointing, borying and inconclusive.

As current as they hit the current protests going on I cannot help but to feel bored. Very little supernatural is going on and the plot lines are hardly new. My core issue however is that I still don't get why this is unfolding. Why would the "bad" lady spend her years trying to incite a race war when she is already powerful enough to destroy the world as it is and for that to focus on this particular community (in the year 1938..)?

How they ever got to use the Penny Dreadful in the title is a wonder to me, since it has absolutely nothing in comen with the original. But it cheated me into seeing, so that's a win for them I guess. Whish I could get the hours back.

This show is purley amazing! The story, the visuals, the characters, the music, the mythics and the truth, the hardness and the kindness. I just loved it since the first scene and i didnt even watch the old penny dreadful. But this one is out of the charts. Dont even know what to write. Just watch it!

The original series was fantastic. At least an 8, maybe 9 out of 10. This new series is not nearly worthy of the name. It is maybe a 5.5. That being said, we will watch until the end of the season, but I predict that will be the end of it for us. Disappointing.

okay judging by first episode only im gonna say this was a thrill ride it might change but if so i hope its for the best there is alot of potental here for an incredible program if it keeps going like this no doubt not perfect but magnificent in its own special way

The new announcement of the shows cancellation is not terribly surprising.
I'm a fan of Dormers so I'm hoping to see her in something as challenging yet not as convoluted as PDCoA.
I think it was trying to do too much. Like spreading butter on bread way too thin.
Maybe a sequel of the original Penny Dreadful now be looked at a little more positively.