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Taboo

British television drama series

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Started: January 7, 2017
Ended: February 25, 2017
Creator: Tom Hardy
, Steven Knight
, Chips Hardy
Network: BBC One(since 2017)
, FX(since 2017)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Cast: Tom Hardy
, Oona Castilla Chaplin
, David Hayman
, Jonathan Pryce
+14 more
Genre: drama television series
, period drama film
, thriller

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Taboo is a BBC television drama series produced by Scott Free London and Hardy Son & Baker. It premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom, on 7 January 2017 and on FX in the United States, on 10 January 2017. The eight-episode series was created by Steven Knight, Tom Hardy, and his father, Chips Hardy, based on a story written by Tom and Chips Hardy.

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Executive producer: Tom Hardy
Ridley Scott
Steven Knight
Narrative location: London(1814)
Production company: Scott Free Productions
Hardy Son & Baker
Distributor: Sonar Entertainment
Hulu
Composer: Max Richter
Website: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088s45m language: English
Screenwriter: Steven Knight
Producer: Tom Hardy
Tim Bricknell
Filming location: London
Language: English
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1.Stated in HuluRetrieved 2020-06-16
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Released: January 7, 2017
Title: Taboo
Director: Kristoffer Nyholm
Anders Engström
Color: color
Distribution format: video on demand
Different from: taboo
Set in environment: island
Production designer: Sonja Klaus
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1.“Sonja Klaus - IMDb”imdb.com/name/nm0458405/#creditsRetrieved 2025-05-12
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RARS rating: 18+
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1.Stated in Kinopoisk
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