The Tom Hardy Show Taboo Has Been Renewed For Season 2

Taboo, a historical drama starring Tom Hardy that airs on FX and the BBC, has been renewed for a second season, the networks announced today.

There will be eight hour-long episodes in Taboo Season 2, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Season 1 took place in 1817, with Hardy's character, James Keziah Delaney, traveling from Africa to London, with a lot of action and drama unfolding.

"We are grateful and excited to continue our relationship with the BBC and FX in contributing towards British drama," Hardy said. "Fantastic news."

Taboo creator and executive producer Steven Knight said in his own statement that he has been blown away by the show's success.

"I'm thrilled that a work which pushes boundaries has been so well received and found such a large and enthusiastic audience in the U.S. and Britain," he said. "We have tried to take an impressionistic, rather than figurative, approach to a narrative which we hope more accurately portrays the spirit of an extraordinary time in history."

Go to The Hollywood Reporter to learn more about Taboo's renewal.