
Taboo (2017 series)
Created by Tom Hardy, Chips Hardy, and Steven Knight
Synopsis[]
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney (Tom Hardy) returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father's shipping empire. However, both the government and his biggest competitor want his inheritance at any cost - even murder.
Male Deaths[]
- Leo Bill (Benjamin Wilton)
- Richard Dixon (John Pettifer)
- Christopher Fairbank (Ibbotson)
- Edward Fox (Horace Delaney)
- Jefferson Hall (Thorne Geary)
- Nick Harris (EIC Spy)
- Danny Ligairi (Martinez)
- Jordan Long (Walsall)
- Donovan Louie (The Malay)
- Michael Kelly (Dumbarton)
- Brian Nickels (Luis)
- Oliver Powell (Hope)
- Jonathan Pryce (Sir Stuart Strange)
Female Deaths[]
- Oona Chaplin (Zilpha Geary)
- Ruby-May Martinwood (Winter)
- Franka Potente (Helga von Hinten)
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Trivia[]
- The language being spoken by Tom Hardy is Twi, which originates from the West African country of Ghana and a dialect of the Akan people. Twi is still widely spoken and arguably the most spoken native language in Ghana.
- The series was created by Tom Hardy, who played the lead character James Delaney, and his father, Chips Hardy.
- Steven Knight agreed to write the series if Tom Hardy agreed to star in Locke.
- The first series of Taboo marks the acting debut of ex-professional rugby player Danny Ligairi.
- Oona Chaplin, Jonathan Pryce, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Mark Gatiss, Lucian Msamati, Tim Plester, and Nicholas Blane all had roles in the HBO series, Game of Thrones.
- Jonathan Pryce, Stephen Graham, and Tom Hollander all had roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
- Tom Hardy and Stephen Graham previously starred together in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and also starred together in Venom: Let There Be Carnage.