The photo shows Dr. Seward,to be played by the returning Patti LuPone, an enigmatic American psychiatrist comforting Vanessa Ives, played by Eva Green, in what looks a padded cell.
After Patti LuPone's remarkable portrayal of Joan Clayton in the past season of "Penny Dreadful," she will be back on the show's upcoming third season.
Penny Dreadful was so fond of Patti LuPone — who had a memorable Season 2 arc as the ill-fated Cut-Wife — that the acclaimed period thriller is bringing the actress back for Season 3, but in a completely different series-regular role.