Tom Hardy’s ‘Taboo’ will take you breath away

Culture&Arts Nilgun Salim
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British hunk and Oscar-nominee Tom Hardy portrays the leading role in the new FX series Taboo, which will premiere on HBO GO on January 8^th.

The eight-episode series is produced by Tom Hardy, director Ridley Scott, and screenwriter Steven Knight.

The action in Taboo takes place in 1814 and showcases James Keziah Delaney’s journey, a man who traveled all around the world and he returned home completely changed.

Although his relatives believed that he died for years, James returns to London from Africa, to inherit his father’s transportation empire and to rebuild his lives.

Surrounded by conspiracy, murder, and betrayal, a dark family mystery begins to surface in a volatile story of love and betrayal.

Tom Hardy portrays James Keziah Delaney and the cast also includes Jonathan Pryce (Game of Thrones) as Sir Stuart Strange, Michael Kelly (Corridors of Power) who plays Dumbarton, Oona Chaplin (Game of Thrones)as Zilpha Geary and David Hayman.

Taboo was created by Steven Knight, joined by Tom Hardy and Chips Hardy, who is also the producer and show consultant.

The executive producers are Ridley Scott and Kate Crowe, Scott Free, Tom Hardy and Hardy Dean Baker of Baker & Son.

Taboo is directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (episodes 1-4) and Anders Engström (episodes 5-8). The TV series brings the directors back together on ‘Hardy and Knight’ for their third collaboration after ‘Locke and Peaky Blinders’.

The drama series includes eight episodes of one hour each. Taboo will be broadcasted by HBO GO on January 8.