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Tom Hardy and his father wrote the story "Tabook" is based on.
The "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Inception" actor is starring and executive producing his own event series for FX and BBC One titled "Taboo."
The eight-episode series starts shooting this week in London, according to a press release from the networks.
The show stars Hardy as James Keziah Delaney. James returns to 1814 London after 10 years in Africa to discover that he has been left a mysterious legacy by his father. Driven to wage war on those who have wronged him, Delaney finds himself in a face-off against the East India Company, while playing a dangerous game between two warring nations - Britain and America.
The series' cast includes Michael Kelly ("House of Cards"), Jonathan Pryce ("Pirates of the Caribbean"), Oona Chaplin ("The Hour"), and David Hayman ("Macbeth").
Commissioned by BBC One and co-produced with FX, "Taboo" was created by Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders," "Locke") from a story co-written by Hardy and his father, Chips Hardy, who will act as a consulting producer. Kristoffer Nyholm (Danish TV series "The Killing") will direct.
Ridley Scott's Scott Free London and Hardy's Hardy Son & Baker are producing, with Sonar Entertainment distributing worldwide outside the UK.