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08-04-2014, 00:37
Tom Hardy (Inception, The Dark Knight Rises) is set to star in a BBC One series called Taboo, executive produced by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus).
According to Deadline, Taboo was created by one of Hardy's past collaborators, Steven Knight (Locke), and based on an original story by Hardy and his father, Chips Hardy.
The series will be set in the 19th century, and follows an adventurer, James Keziah Delaney (Hardy), who battles the East India Company at a pivotal moment in British history when “the rising power of the Empire seeped into every dark corner,” Scott tells the site.
The plot synopsis reveals that Hardy’s character seeks to avenge his father’s death upon returning to England with “14 ill-gotten diamonds.” Refusing to sell his business to the East India Company, he plays “a dangerous game with two warring nations, Britain and America.”
Hardy describes the series as a “flagship British drama for his generation” and a “hybrid of orthodox and unconventional storytelling, packed with darkness and spirited character.”
According to Deadline, Taboo was created by one of Hardy's past collaborators, Steven Knight (Locke), and based on an original story by Hardy and his father, Chips Hardy.
The series will be set in the 19th century, and follows an adventurer, James Keziah Delaney (Hardy), who battles the East India Company at a pivotal moment in British history when “the rising power of the Empire seeped into every dark corner,” Scott tells the site.
The plot synopsis reveals that Hardy’s character seeks to avenge his father’s death upon returning to England with “14 ill-gotten diamonds.” Refusing to sell his business to the East India Company, he plays “a dangerous game with two warring nations, Britain and America.”
Hardy describes the series as a “flagship British drama for his generation” and a “hybrid of orthodox and unconventional storytelling, packed with darkness and spirited character.”