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Taboo (UK) - Season 1
Believed to be long dead, James Keziah Delaney returns home from the ends of the earth. Set to inherit what’s left of his father’s shipping empire, James’ arrival not only threatens to disrupt the plans of his half‐sister and her husband, but also the political ambitions of the mighty East India Company.
1973
March1966, Burton-on-Trent, England, UK
1950, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
5 April 1985, London, England, UK
22 July 1974, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
January 18, 2017
As Taboo goes forward, Delaney's mystical powers will inevitably play a more central role, but as of now, the promise that the show has some payoffs hidden up its sleeve isn't enough to slog through the dampness with these characters.
January 12, 2017
It all adds up to a dark, slow-moving but nonetheless intriguing drama with secrets to dispense in due time.
January 11, 2017
The metaphorical gloom and doom of Taboo is likewise dense and relentless but so enveloping you can't help but be sucked in.
January 10, 2017
Hardy's great - as always - but the story at times can be as turgid as the Thames in winter.
January 11, 2017
The first episode's muted colors, dialogue-scarce scenes and preliminary plot set-up are worth plodding through for its penultimate showdown.
January 10, 2017
Hardy, always an admirably committed actor, has the magnetism to elevate even the silliest moments, making this an intriguing, if sometimes oppressively moody trip into a sinister underworld.
January 10, 2017
Hardy may want to mix in a romantic comedy sometime soon, if only for his own sanity. But for now, he's got demons to work out and it's an exorcism worth watching.
January 18, 2017
Dark, violent period drama explores a mysterious history.
April 25, 2017
The glimpses of London low life in the opening episode are tougher and more squalid than Dickens -- and not a wholesome family watch: Poldark it ain't.
