Home > Taboo > Season 1 « TV Series Page Taboo: Season 1 (2017) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Taboo Critics Consensus After a sluggish start, Taboo takes hold as a mysterious, dark, and often brutal period drama with plenty of promise as a series -- most notably evident in Tom Hardy's exceptionally watchable performance. 76% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 67 92% Audience Score User Ratings: 1606 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Jan 10, 2017 In the series premiere, James Delaney returns to London to follow his father's legacy following a ten-year stint in Africa. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Jan 17, 2017 An unexpected arrival looms and threatens James' plans as he assembles his league of the damned. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Jan 24, 2017 James takes radical action to protect himself from his enemies. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Jan 31, 2017 James protects his business by any means necessary after being blacklisted. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Feb 7, 2017 James gets blackmailed into taking on a dangerous mission as animosity grows between the Crown and Company. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Feb 14, 2017 War is declared on James while a family revelation rocks him to the core. More 7 Episode 7 Air date: Feb 21, 2017 James faces a betrayal that jeopardizes his freedom and gives his enemies a big opportunity. More 8 Episode 8 Air date: Feb 28, 2017 In the season finale, James plans his escape while Prince Regent makes a final push to destroy him. More Taboo: Season 1 Videos 0:29 Taboo: Season 1 Promo - Dear James 0:29 Taboo: Season 1 Promo - Deserving 1:00 Taboo: Season 1 Promo - Little Men 0:30 Taboo: Season 1 Episode 2 Trailer 0:30 Taboo: Season 1 Episode 3 Trailer 0:30 Taboo: Season 1 Episode 4 Trailer 0:30 Taboo: Season 1 Episode 5 Trailer 1:18 Taboo: Season 1 Trailer 0:30 Taboo: Season 1 Episode 6 Preview 0:30 Taboo: Season 1 Episode 7 Trailer View All Videos (11) Taboo: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (39) Tv Season Info Presumed-dead James Delaney reappears in London in 1814, to find his father dead and England at war with France and the US. Due to inherit his father's shipping empire, his resurfacing threatens his half-sister Zilpha and the political ambitions of the East India Company. Genre: Drama Network: FX Premiere Date: Jan 10, 2017 Exec. Producers: Dean Baker, Gene Stein, Kate Crowe, Ridley Scott, Steven Knight, Tom Hardy Cast Tom Hardy as James Keziah Delaney Michael Kelly as Dumbarton Jonathan Pryce as Stuart Strange Oona Chaplin as Zilpha Geary David Hayman as Brace Jessie Buckley as Lorna Bow Ashley Walters Jefferson Hall as Thorne Geary Ed Hogg as Godfrey Leo Bill as Wilton Christopher Fairbank as Ibbotson Richard M. Dixon as Pettifer Jason Watkins as Solomon Coop Nicholas Woodeson as Thoyt Show More Cast News & Interviews for Taboo: Season 1 New On DVD in February: Coco, Three Billboards, Only the Brave and More Taboo Finale: 8 Things to Prepare You for the Game-Changing Season Closer Tom Hardy Promises ‘Slow Burn’ Taboo to Heat Up View All Taboo: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Jan 10, 2017 In the series premiere, James Delaney returns to London to follow his father's legacy following a ten-year stint in Africa. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Jan 17, 2017 An unexpected arrival looms and threatens James' plans as he assembles his league of the damned. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Jan 24, 2017 James takes radical action to protect himself from his enemies. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Jan 31, 2017 James protects his business by any means necessary after being blacklisted. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Feb 7, 2017 James gets blackmailed into taking on a dangerous mission as animosity grows between the Crown and Company. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Feb 14, 2017 War is declared on James while a family revelation rocks him to the core. More 7 Episode 7 Air date: Feb 21, 2017 James faces a betrayal that jeopardizes his freedom and gives his enemies a big opportunity. More 8 Episode 8 Air date: Feb 28, 2017 In the season finale, James plans his escape while Prince Regent makes a final push to destroy him. More Critic Reviews for Taboo Season 1 All Critics (67) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (51) | Rotten (16) If you like your historical fiction grim and your cobblestones dirt-caked, if you don't mind looking into some of humanity's bleaker facets, this one's for you. Jan 5, 2017 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic 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. Jan 10, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune Top Critic Hardy's great - as always - but the story at times can be as turgid as the Thames in winter. Jan 10, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic 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. Jan 10, 2017 | Full Review… Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic Top Critic Three episodes deep, there's an appetite for more, but not a ravenous one. Jan 10, 2017 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic It's definitely a Tom Hardy vehicle, but it's got a hell of an ensemble supporting him. Jan 9, 2017 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic Freshly unique, gloriously offensive, and delightfully vicious with superb costume design, an unbelievably talented cast, and a riveting story that thrives on reeling its audience in. Aug 30, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review… Chris Sawin God Hates Geeks Not even often-stunning performances... can dig Taboo out of its messy, overwrought darkness. Oct 19, 2018 | Full Review… Matt Miller Esquire Magazine The Hardys have created a period piece with a grim, noir feel, and ballsy execution. There are plenty of betrayals, murders, conspiracies and a clash of primitive and modern western values. Aug 24, 2018 | Full Review… Anne Brodie What She Said The actor, also the creator of the series, has a hypnotic presence halfway between a rhinoceros and a peacock. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 10, 2018 | Full Review… Álvaro P. Ruiz de Elvira El Pais (Spain) ... an amazing Tom Hardy in one of his usual genius performances... [Full review in Spanish] Jan 16, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Alberto Sáez Villarino El antepenúltimo mohicano For not giving up on historical dramas, even if not perfecting the genre, Tom Hardy's Taboo deserves your attention. Give it some. Dec 26, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Soumya Srivastava Hindustan Times View All Critic Reviews (67) Audience Reviews for Taboo: Season 1 May 10, 2020 Tom Hardy is best reason to see this. It's not bad, but there is something missing in all of it... Carlos F May 08, 2020 Great performance, dense and brilliant Thomas Hardy Marc L May 07, 2020 Excellent. S1 of 'Taboo' is a treat. A few of the episodes can drag out a tad, but by and large it all makes for a very fine viewing. Tom Hardy is excellent as the superbly named James Keziah Delaney. He is by far the best thing about this show, but that's not to say he's the only pulling the strings. Jessie Buckley (Lorna), Oona Chaplin (Zilpha), Stephen Graham (Atticus), Tom Hollander (George) and Jonathan Pryce (Stuart) all give their own terrific performances. Steven Knight does a grand job with the writing, as do the whole team behind this in truth. Three years+ on, still waiting for the second series; which has been commissioned, with Tom Hardy stating within the last twelve months that it will return. Here's hoping! Ryan S Apr 24, 2020 10/10 for acting, 10/10 for cinematography, 10/10 for writing. Billie B Apr 21, 2020 Absolutely brillant. Dark and haunting. Love it Katie Z Apr 07, 2020 Very good story with an excellent Tom Hardy. Klemen V Mar 31, 2020 Unique show, unique twists, phenomenally acted, superb casting, seriously, only 8 episodes, it's a must see. Production value of this period piece is also of great quality. I happen to stumble onto the show on Hulu/fx without knowing and I finished the whole season in a single sitting. Hoping for another season. Nanor A Aug 18, 2019 Absolutely brilliant show! Fascinating history, action, romance, revenge, intrigue. Unpredictable and mysterious, but Hardy's character always has a great plan and is way ahead of the audience. jeff g Apr 19, 2019 Tom Hardy is in full swing showing the extent of his acting with Taboo. One of the best tv series ever, but with a storyline not for the faint hearted or simple minds. Taboo is a series like no other has been well thought and clearly displays a lot of skill behind its complexity. Jimmy D Feb 26, 2019 Too long, unoriginal, simplistic dialogues. Watchable. 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