Taboo
Set in 1814 London, Taboo follows adventurer James Keziah Delaney as he returns from Africa bearing fourteen stolen diamonds and confronting betrayal and political corruption linked to the East India Company. The series was created by Steven Knight, Tom Hardy, and Chips Hardy, portraying criminal networks and widespread social strife.
StatusEnded
First airedJan 7, 2017
Last airedFeb 25, 2017
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Top Cast
By Attention Score on September 5, 2026
1
Tom Hardy
James Keziah Delaney
11.0
2
Jessie Buckley
Lorna Bow
4.3
3
Edward Fox
Horace Delaney
4.3
4
Stephen Graham
Atticus
3.3
5
Tom Hollander
Cholmondeley
3.0
6
Jonathan Pryce
Stuart Strange
2.8