Watch Tom Hardy as a villain again in the trailer of his new TV series Taboo

The upcoming show gives Tom Hardy an opportunity to indulge the villainous in a way that recalls his intimidating performances in Bronson, Peakey Blinders, The Take, The Revenant and The Dark Knight Rises.

Tom Hardy becomes James Delaney, heir to a fortune, and plunged into a conspiratorial mire as shipping magnates grapple for control of lucrative colonial trade routes for FX Networks’ Taboo.

The upcoming show gives Tom Hardy an opportunity to indulge the villainous in a way that recalls his intimidating performances in Bronson, Peakey Blinders, The Take, The Revenant and The Dark Knight Rises. (FX)

It’s 1814 and to all intents and purposes, James Keziah Delaney is back from the dead.

The upcoming show gives Tom Hardy an opportunity to indulge the villainous in a way that recalls his intimidating performances in Bronson, Peakey Blinders, The Take, The Revenant and The Dark Knight Rises.

Tom Hardy as Bane and Christian Bale and Batman in The Dark Knight Rises.

Co-created by the BAFTA award-winning actor, Taboo is being prepared for release early on in 2017. Oona Chaplin, David Hayman, Michael Kelly and Jonathan Price co-star.

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