Taboo

I watched Taboo way back in 2017, and I honestly still think it’s great. If you’re into historical fiction with a heavy dose of mud, mysticism, and Tom Hardy being intensely brooding, this is definitely your show.

The story is set in the soot-stained, treacherous streets of 1814 London. It follows James Delaney, a man thought long dead, as he returns to play a high-stakes “three-dimensional chess game” for control of Nootka Sound. Since…