Taboo (2017)
2017 · 1 season · Drama, Mystery
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Created by Steven Knight, Chips Hardy and Tom Hardy. Starring Tom Hardy, David Hayman, Jonathan Pryce, Oona Chaplin and Richard Dixon.
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