Taboo (miniseries)
| Taboo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by |
Tom Hardy Chips Hardy Steven Knight |
| Written by |
Steven Knight Chips Hardy Emily Ballou |
| Directed by |
Kristoffer Nyholm Anders Engstrom |
| Starring |
Tom Hardy Oona Chaplin David Hayman Michael Kelly Jonathan Pryce |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) |
Tim Bricknell consulting producer – Chips Hardy |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
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| Distributor | Sonar Entertainment |
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Taboo is a forthcoming British drama television miniseries created by Steven Knight, Tom Hardy, and his father Chips Hardy. The eight-episode miniseries is about an adventurer who returns to Britain from Africa along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.[1] Kristoffer Nyholm will direct the first four episodes.[1] The miniseries, created from a story by the Hardys and starring Tom, will premiere on BBC One in the United Kingdom and FX in the United States.[1]
On 14 September 2016, during the American Horror Story: Roanoke premiere, the first commercial for the show revealed it was going to be released in early 2017. The series will premiere on January 10, 2017.[2]
Cast
Main cast
- Tom Hardy as James Delaney[1]
- Oona Chaplin as Zilpha Geary[3]
- David Hayman as Brace[3]
- Michael Kelly as Dr. Dumbarton[3]
- Jonathan Pryce as Stuart Strange[3]
Recurring cast
- Jessie Buckley as Lorna Bow[3]
- Jefferson Hall as Thorne Geary[3]
- Ed Hogg as Godfrey[3]
- Leo Bill as Wilton[3]
- Christopher Fairbank as Ibbotson[3]
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Appleby[3]
- Richard Dixon as Pettifer[3]
- Jason Watkins as Solomon Coop[3]
- Nicholas Woodeson as Thoyt[3]
- Franka Potente as Helga[4]
Production
The series will have two directors, who both happen to be Scandinavians. Dane Kristoffer Nyholm (The Killing)[5] will direct episodes 1–4, and Swede Anders Engström (Jordskott) will handle episodes 5–8.[6]
Reception
Before the broadcast of Taboo, Steven Knight said the East India Company would be depicted as the historical equivalent of "the CIA, the NSA, and the biggest, baddest multinational corporation on earth". This description surprised some historians, who argued it would give an excessively negative view of the East India Company.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Jaafar, Ali (30 July 2015). "'The Killing's Kristoffer Nyholm To Direct Tom Hardy Event Series 'Taboo'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ↑ "FX Sets Premiere of "Taboo" - New Drama Series Starring Tom Hardy Will Debut on January 10". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Swift, Andy (23 November 2015). "Tom Hardy's FX/BBC One Drama Taboo Adds 13, Begins Production". tvline.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (21 March 2015). "'Taboo': Franka Potente Joins Tom Hardy in FX/BBC Period Drama Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ Jaafar, Ali (30 July 2015). "'The Killing's Kristoffer Nyholm To Direct Tom Hardy Event Series 'Taboo'".
- ↑ "Anders Engström".
- ↑ Singh, Anita; Copping, Jasper (4 April 2014). "BBC to break 'Taboo' with 'inaccurate' portrayal of East India Company". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
External links
- Taboo at the Internet Movie Database