Taboo

Believed long dead, James Delaney (Tom Hardy) shocks 1814 London by returning home to claim what's left of his father's shipping empire. But with enemies lurking in every corner, he must navigate complex terrain as he tries to rebuild his life.

James begins to enlist allies in unlikely places and with irregular loyalties, but the reading of his father's will sees an unexpected arrival threaten to disrupt his plans as the toxic nature of his newfound inheritance comes to light.

Unsure who he can trust, James decides only radical action and perilous affiliations can safeguard him from those intent on his demise. He finds an unlikely new ally in the mysterious Dr. Dumbarton.

As London begins closing its doors to him, James goes to great lengths to protect his business by adding Cholmondeley, a depraved chemist, to his company-with explosive consequences. Meanwhile, buried secrets lead to intrigue and violence.

As James's trading plans start to unravel, a family revelation drives him into a dark, haunted place. Over at the East India Company, a frustrated Sir Stuart Strange calls for all-out war against James, threatening to destroy what he has built.

After a duel at dawn takes a surprising turn, James is blackmailed into a dangerous mission and a deadly race against time. Elsewhere, Thorne's jealousy rises while animosity between the Crown and Company escalates to a new level.

When James suffers a devastating betrayal, he realizes even his freedom is in jeopardy. Armed with the opportunity they have been longing for, the Crown and Company conspire to bring him down once and for all. Meanwhile, Lorna seeks out the truth.

James confronts Sir Stuart Strange with the hard truth, and revelations about those around James are met with deadly ramifications. As the enmity of the Prince Regent turns into a lethal fury, the Crown enacts one final plan.