Taboo (2017)
- Directed by
- Kristoffer Nyholm, Anders Engström
- Genre
- thriller, period drama film, drama television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 8 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 1,490 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1814, James Delaney returns to London after twelve years in Africa. He gets drawn into a web of political corruption, ruthless business dealings with the East India Company, and dangerous criminal underworlds.
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What happens
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 1812 war with the United States. Taboo explores the dark side of 19th-century London, political and business corruption involving the East India Company, criminal gangs, and the misery of the working class. Kristoffer Nyholm and Anders Engström each directed four episodes of the first series. Max Richter composed the score. The series has received generally favourable reviews, with critics praising Hardy's performance, visual presentation, and pacing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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