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Taboo

  • TV Series
  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 59m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
141K
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Tom Hardy in Taboo (2017)
A new eight-part drama series executive produced by Tom Hardy alongside Ridley Scott and the show's creator Steven Knight.
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Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheri... Read allAdventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost--even murder.
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141K
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POPULARITY
556
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    • Chips Hardy
    • Tom Hardy
    • Steven Knight
  • Stars
    • Tom Hardy
    • David Hayman
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • Chips Hardy
    • Tom Hardy
    • Steven Knight
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    • Tom Hardy
    • David Hayman
    • Jonathan Pryce
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    • 299User reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

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    Tom Hardy
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    • James Keziah Delaney
    David Hayman
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    • Brace
    Jonathan Pryce
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    • Sir Stuart Strange
    Oona Chaplin
    Oona Chaplin
    • Zilpha Geary
    Richard Dixon
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    • Pettifer
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    • Helga
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    • Dumbarton
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    Jason Watkins
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    • Trivia
      The language being spoken by Tom Hardy is Twi. It originates from the West African country of Ghana and a dialect of the Akan people. Twi is still widely spoken and arguably the most spoken native language in Ghana.
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    User reviews299

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    8/10
    So good!
    I happened across this series by accident, and so happy that I did.

    This is a dark period piece set back when the East India Trading Company was at it's peak power.

    James Delany returns home for his fathers funeral and madness ensues. There is so much to love about this series. The acting is top notch, especially Tom Hardy. The cinematography is top notch, it's beautifully dark and gritty.

    It becomes a fight between Delany, The East India Trading Company, and the Crown, over a strategically placed piece of land in the new world, which Delany's father has the deed to.

    They plot and scheme against each other, trying to get the upper hand, all for possession of that scrap of land.

    Delany seems to have some kind of mental ability that was honed by an African witch doctor or something. He has special abilities that we don't quite understand but people are scared of him, thinking he is the devil. Delany always seems to be one step ahead of the others.

    I highly recommend watching this series. I really hoped for a second season, but they did end the first season in such a way that it could be considered over.
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      • January 10, 2017 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
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      • FX Networks
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      • West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Hardy, Son & Baker
      • Scott Free Productions
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