Taboo (2017 TV series)

Taboo
Genre	Historical fiction Crime drama Thriller
Created by	Steven Knight Tom Hardy Chips Hardy
Written by	Steven Knight
Directed by	Kristoffer Nyholm Anders Engström
Starring	Tom Hardy Leo Bill Jessie Buckley Oona Chaplin Mark Gatiss Tom Hollander Stephen Graham Jefferson Hall David Hayman Ed Hogg Michael Kelly Jonathan Pryce Jason Watkins Nicholas Woodeson Franka Potente
Composer	Max Richter
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Tom Hardy Ridley Scott Liza Marshall Kate Crowe Dean Baker Steven Knight Tom Lesinski
Producer	Tim Bricknell
Cinematography	Mark Patten
Editors	Serkan Nihat Matt Platts-Mills Guy Bensley Kate Weiland Jason Krascucki Beverly Mills
Running time	58–61 minutes
Production companies	Scott Free Productions Hardy Son & Baker Sonar Entertainment BBC FX Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One (UK) FX (US)
Release	7 January (2017-01-07) – 25 February 2017 (2017-02-25)
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Taboo is a BBC television drama series produced by Scott Free London and Hardy Son & Baker. It premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom, on 7 January 2017 and on FX in the United States, on 10 January 2017. The eight-episode series was created by Steven Knight, Tom Hardy, and his father, Chips Hardy, based on a story written by Tom and Chips Hardy.

In 1814, adventurer and businessman James Delaney (Tom Hardy) returns to England having spent twelve years in Africa, following the death of his father and the approaching end of Great Britain's war with the United States. Taboo explores the dark side of 19th-century London, its political and business corruption involving the East India Company, criminal gangs, the misery of the working class, and the increase in wealth of the rich.

Kristoffer Nyholm and Anders Engström each directed four episodes of the first series (season). Max Richter composed the score.

The series has received generally favourable reviews, with critics praising Hardy's performance, visual presentation, and pacing.