Taboo

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.