Taboo fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense and violent
Melancholic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, class and money, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
History, class and money, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, class and money, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and visual style stand out.
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Taboo is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Peacock, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 8.3, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 67). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 season
It has 1 season with 8 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
Not quite. Audiences rate Taboo higher (86) than critics (72). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It ran from 2017 to 2017 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+20GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Taboo in 34 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 90 storytelling tropes for Taboo, including Defector from Decadence, Mercy Kill, Revenge.
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