Back in March of 2017, it was announced that FX and the BBC had renewed the Tom Hardy-headlined period drama Taboo for a second series . We’ve had little in the way of updates since, but now Steven Knight – who co-created the series with Hardy and his father Chips Hardy – has confirmed to […]
Steven Knight has plans for a three-season arc for Taboo
With Steven Knight currently hard at work on the second season of the BBC One and FX show Taboo, the Peaky Blinders creator has been chatting to The Huffington Post about the period drama, stating that he envisions it running for three seasons in total. “I can feel the three acts,” says Knight, who created […]
Taboo Series 1 Episode 1 Review
Sam Narr reviews the first episode of Taboo… After various teasers and building anticipation, the first episode of Taboo aired last night on BBC one. The huge draw to the period drama will no doubt be Tom Hardy, in what feels like a homecoming from Hollywood. Taboo, set in 1814, follows the return of James […]
Interview: Directors Kristoffer Nyholm and Anders Engström on Taboo
Thomas Roach chats with directors Kristoffer Nyholm and Anders Engström about Taboo… Back in November, we had the opportunity to sit down and talk to the directors of the new show Taboo, Kristoffer Nyholm (who directed episodes 1-4) and Anders Engström (who directed episodes 5-8). Speaking with Kristoffer Nyholm, he revealed what attracted him to the project. […]
Interview: Tom Hardy and Chips Hardy talk Taboo
Thomas Roach chats with Tom Hardy and Chips Hardy about Taboo… The new BBC series Taboo gets underway this weekend, and we caught up with the show’s creators Tom and Chips Hardy at the press junket, where they revealed that they have been working on the project for the last few years, and the initial idea […]
Interview: Steven Knight on Taboo
Thomas Roach chats with Steven Knight about his new series Taboo starring Tom Hardy… Back in November, we had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Steven Knight about his new show Taboo, which features Tom Hardy in the lead role. When initially meeting Hardy to discuss writing Taboo, Knight took the opportunity to get […]
Interview: Ridley Scott talks streaming services, says “cinema is mainly pretty bad”
Ridley Scott is currently producing a new show for the BBC called Taboo, which stars Tom Hardy and is set to get underway this coming weekend. During the press junket we spoke to the filmmaker about how television is now viewed with streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Scott stated that he thinks these […]
