Tom Hardy's Peaky Blinders Successor Is Officially Free To Stream & Season 2 Is Coming

Published Sep 28, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT After 18 months at Screen Rant, Guy became Classic TV Editor in September 2026, and specializes in leading features content about shows from decades gone by. Having written for and editing several TV, film and music publications, his areas of expertise include comedy, crime, historical drama, Westerns, and political thrillers. No sooner had Tom Hardy secured his berth in the Peaky Blinders cast with a show-stealing performance as Alfie Solomons in season 2, he began working on a historical drama series of his own. The result is a gripping watch, featuring Hardy in one of his best roles as its eccentric but utterly captivating protagonist. Anyone looking for a crime drama to watch between MobLand episodes could do worse than the story of James Keziah Delaney. This is the inimitable central figure in the series Tom Hardy cooked up with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and his own father, Chips Hardy, back in 2016. Taboo debuted on the BBC and FX the following January. The show attracted a decent audience, received respectable reviews, and was quickly renewed for a second season. It was immediately clear that there was far more of Delaney’s world to be explored than just eight hour-long episodes could possibly cover. Yet, almost nine years on, Taboo season 2 has still not reached the screen. On the plus side, those who haven’t discovered the series yet can now stream its first season for free in the United States. As one of the best Steven Knight TV shows out there, it deserves to be streamed just as much as his other more appreciated work for the small screen. Tom Hardy’s Taboo Is Now Free To Stream On Pluto TV and Tubi Most American fans of TV crime and period drama likely aren’t aware that one of Tom Hardy’s best TV performances is available to stream entirely free of charge. Taboo now features on not one, but two free streaming platforms. U.S. viewers can enjoy it both on Pluto TV and on Tubi. With Hardy’s portrayal of Harry Da Souza in MobLand capturing the attention of millions around the world in the show’s stupendous second season, it’s the perfect time to discover another of his roles that’s arguably even better. James Keziah Delaney is a fictional English adventurer who returns to London at the beginning of Taboo, having spent a decade in West Africa. Delaney is an uncompromising figure who doesn’t suffer fools, and strikes fear into hardened criminals with his readiness practice of shamanistic African rituals. He has a complex, often antagonistic relationship not only with the British capital’s underworld gangs, but with the empire-builders at the very top of society, too. A highly original central character underpinned by moral ambiguity, Delaney sheds light on a side of colonialism that’s rarely portrayed on our screens. More broadly, his story is a brilliantly realized historical dramatization of Regency London’s dark side. Taboo is must-binge television, for both admirers of Tom Hardy’s acting and Steven Knight’s unique take on British history. Hardy Has Now Confirmed Taboo Season 2 Is Happening There’s another reason why it’s the ideal time to stream Taboo. According to new comments from Hardy, it seems as though the show’s second season may finally be coming together, and heading towards a production schedule. When Taboo reaches the conclusion of its eighth and – for now, at least – final episode, viewers are left wanting more. Indeed, more should have been on the way several years ago, because a second batch of eight episodes was commissioned as far back as March 2017. Since then, Knight has taken on other TV projects which have been deemed higher priority, from Netflix’s House of Guinness to Hulu’s A Thousand Blows, at the same time as wrapping up Tommy Shelby’s Peaky Blinders saga. Meanwhile, Tom Hardy has experienced the busiest decade of his screen career so far. In January 2026, Knight did suggest that Taboo season 2 is something he still wants to pursue, and that he and Hardy have already agreed on the season’s basic premise. Now, Hardy has gone further with another update, confirming outright that the show’s second season “is happening”. In an interview with Pop Drop on September 18, he said the following: "That is happening, yeah. I keep saying that, as well, but I want to go back to it. "That's something that I'm very passionate about, so we're scribbling away. Because it's been so long since we did it, there's a kind of pressure to do something epic with it when it comes back." Fans of Hardy’s work who are yet to acquaint themselves with Taboo should prioritize watching season 1 as soon as possible. Since it’s free to stream and eminently bingeable, you could be ready to move onto its second season by the end of a lazy Saturday. That’s just as well, because it looks like season 2 could be just around the corner. Release Date 2017 - 2017-00-00 Network BBC One Showrunner Steven Knight Directors Anders Engström Writers Ben Hervey Creator(s) Steven Knight, Chips Hardy, Tom Hardy