Nathan Lane to play a veteran LAPD officer on Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

The Hollywood Reporter

The three-time Tony-winning actor will co-star on the "spiritual descendant" of the London-set Penny Dreadful that explores social and political tensions in 1938 Los Angeles. Lane will play "a veteran LAPD officer who is wise to the ways of the world and ruthless in pursuit of his goals" who becomes a mentor to the Mexican-American detective Tiago Vega, played by Daniel Zovatto. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is set in motion by a grisly murder that embroils Vega in an epic story reflecting the rich history of Los Angeles: from the building of the city's first freeways and its deep traditions of Mexican-American folklore, to the dangerous espionage actions of the Third Reich and the rise of radio evangelism."