Penny Dreadful does not draw upon many public domain characters.
The series draws upon many public domain characters from 19th-century British and Irish fiction , including Dorian Gray from Oscar Wilde 's The Picture of Dorian Gray ; Mina Harker , Abraham Van Helsing , Dr. Seward , Renfield , and Count Dracula from Bram Stoker 's Dracula ; Victor Frankenstein and his monster from Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein ; and Dr. Henry Jekyll from Robert Louis Stevenson 's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde .	public domain	public domain	Oscar Wilde	Oscar Wilde	The Picture of Dorian Gray	The Picture of Dorian Gray	Mina Harker	Mina Harker	Abraham Van Helsing	Abraham Van Helsing	Dr. Seward	John Seward	Renfield	Renfield	Count Dracula	Count Dracula	Bram Stoker	Bram Stoker	Dracula	Dracula	Victor Frankenstein	Victor Frankenstein	his monster	Frankenstein's monster	Mary Shelley	Mary Shelley	Frankenstein	Frankenstein	Dr. Henry Jekyll	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character)	Robert Louis Stevenson	Robert Louis Stevenson	Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
