'Taboo' Season 2: Confirmation, Cast, Plot and Everything We Know

Nine years after its BBC One premiere, the Tom Hardy TV thriller Taboohas been at the forefront of many crime-thriller fans’ minds, with the second season still hanging over their heads. The parties involved have continued to express interest in the project, with co-creator Steven Knight having said as much as recently as early 2026. The historical fiction story concerns James Delaney (Hardy), an entrepreneurial explorer returning to England following an extended stay in Africa, where he finds stark socioeconomic changes.