Taboo (TV series)

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Television series
German title Taboo
Original title Taboo
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Year (s) since 2017
Production
company
Scott Free Films , Hardy Son & Baker
length 55-58 minutes
Episodes 8 in 1+ seasons ( list )
genre drama
production Timothy Bricknell
music Max Richter
First broadcast 7 January 2017 (UK) on BBC One
German-language
first broadcast
March 31, 2017 on Amazon Video
occupation

Taboo is a British drama series that has aired on BBC One since January 7, 2017 and on FX in the United States since January 10, 2017 . The main role is played by Tom Hardy .

In March 2017, the series was extended for a second season.

action

1814. After ten years in Africa, the Briton James Delaney returns to London to take on his father's inheritance. He has 14 stolen diamonds in his luggage.

When he arrived in England, he turned down an offer from the British East India Company to sell the Nootka Sound Fjord , which his late father owned. As a result, he is targeted by the powerful East India Company - and at the same time between the fronts of the United States and Great Britain. The fjord represents a strategically important piece of land in the British-American War from which the winning party to the conflict would benefit. Delaney now founds his own trading company and takes part in the war. His interest is to get revenge for his father's death.

production

Taboo was created by Steven Knight  together with lead actor Tom Hardy  and his father Chips Hardy .

The series has aired on BBC One in the United Kingdom since January 7, 2017 , and on FX in the United States since January 10, 2017  . In Germany, the first season was published on March 31, 2017 on Amazon Video . On March 8, 2017, the broadcasters BBC One and FX announced that Season 2 had been commissioned. In German free TV, the first season was broadcast on RTL II from February 10, 2018.

occupation

The German-language dubbing is done at the Boom Company in Starnberg based on dialogue books and under the dialogue direction of Henning Stegelmann .

role actor Voice actor
James Keziah Delaney Tom Hardy Torben Liebrecht
Benjamin Wilton Leo Bill Alexander Brem
Zilpha Geary Oona Chaplin Anke Kortemeier
Edmund Pettifer Richard Dixon Christoph Jablonka
Horace Delaney Edward Fox
Thorne Geary Jefferson Hall Hubertus von Lerchenfeld
Brace David Hayman Dieter Memel
Michael "Godders" Godfrey Edward Hogg Florian Fischer
Helga Franka Potente Stephanie waiter
Sir Stuart Strange Jonathan Pryce Lutz Riedel
Robert Thoyt Nicholas Woodeson Leon Rainer
Dr. Edgar Dumbarton Michael Kelly Peter Flechtner
Lorna Bow (Delaney) Jessie Buckley Katharina Schwarzmaier
Prince Regent (George IV) Mark Gatiss Matthias Klie
Solomon Coop Jason Watkins Claus-Peter Damitz
Cholmondeley Tom Hollander Axel Malzacher

Episode list

No. German title Original title First broadcast in UK German language first publication (D / A) Director script Spectator (UK)
1 Visit from Hell Episode 1 Jan. 7, 2017 31 Mar 2017 Kristoffer Nyholm Steven Knight 8.53 million
2 The testament Episode 2 Jan. 14, 2017 31 Mar 2017 Kristoffer Nyholm Steven Knight 7.21 million
3 Chess moves Episode 3 Jan. 21, 2017 31 Mar 2017 Kristoffer Nyholm Steven Knight 5.57 million
4th A lavish party Episode 4 Jan. 28, 2017 31 Mar 2017 Kristoffer Nyholm Steven Knight & Emily Ballou 5.36 million
5 The dead accuse Episode 5 4th Feb 2017 31 Mar 2017 Engström is different Steven Knight & Ben Hervey 5.63 million
6th revenge Episode 6 Feb 11, 2017 31 Mar 2017 Engström is different Chips Hardy & Steven Knight 5.43 million
7th Treason Episode 7 Feb. 18, 2017 31 Mar 2017 Engström is different Steven Knight 5.53 million
8th Departure Episode 8 25 Feb 2017 31 Mar 2017 Engström is different Steven Knight 5.59 million

criticism

On the Rotten Tomatoes website , the first season of the series holds a 78% rating, based on 46 rated reviews and an average rating of 7.03 / 10.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Nancy Tartaglione: Tom Hardy Drama 'Taboo' Renewed For Season 2 By BBC One & FX . In: Deadline.com . March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. Plans of James Delaney. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
  3. Taboo • A tough series with Tom Hardy (and Franka Potente) | TV DIGITAL. Retrieved February 11, 2018 .
  4. Taboo in the German synchronous file
  5. Taboo: Season 1 on rottentomatoes.com, accessed on March 9, 2017.