Expected Cast & Creative Team
Tom Hardy will return as James Keziah Delaney, also continuing his role as co-creator and executive producer alongside Steven Knight and Chips Hardy WikipediaMovieWeb.
Key supporting characters from Season 1 are expected to return, including Jessie Buckley (Lorna), Stephen Graham (Atticus), Tom Hollander (Cholmondeley), David Hayman (Brace), Louis Ashbourne Serkis (Robert Delaney), and Jefferson Hall (Thorne). Other Season 1 figures like Jonathan Pryce and Oona Chaplin are unlikely to recur given their character arcs ended in Season 1 Business UpturnMovieWebDigital Spy.
🧭 Season 2 Plot & Themes
Season 2 will pick up at the end of Season 1: Delaney and his allies sailing west after clashing with the East India Company, aiming toward America and the U.S. spy network known as Colonnade HOT NEWSDigital Spy.
Delaney’s journey is expected to become “more narcotic, more opium‑affected,” reflecting darker, hallucinatory tones as he navigates espionage, mysticism, and geopolitical intrigue Digital SpyHOT NEWS.
The series will also likely explore Delaney’s Native American heritage, his visions, and immersion into frontier alliances and supernatural undertones HOT NEWSBusiness Upturn.
Themes of empire, identity, betrayal, revenge, and moral ambiguity remain central but now extend to a global stage, blending gothic horror with political intrigue Breaking InternationalIFEG.
🗣️ Fan Sentiment
Reddit fans reflect the restless excitement surrounding Season 2:
“it’s being filmed now 🥰” — reflecting optimism in early 2025 Reddit
“Currently we are working on a second season of Taboo … The second season … is really, really important to me” — echoing Hardy and Knight’s commitment, despite the delay RedditReddit
Yet skepticism persists:
“They’re writing it… but I wouldn’t put too much stock in it until they announce it is actually in production.” — weary anticipation from long-time fans Reddit
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Taboo returns at long last with Season 2, the dark and atmospheric BBC/FX series co‑created by Tom Hardy, Chips Hardy, and Steven Knight. Hardy has confirmed that scripts are underway, and although filming is yet to begin, the show is expected to land in late 2026 or early 2027. Season 2 continues James Delaney’s journey westward—toward America and the shadowy spy network Colonnade—transforming the series into a hallucinatory, opium‑tinged thriller steeped in espionage, mysticism, and moral conflict. With familiar allies like Lorna, Atticus, and Brace in tow, and Delaney’s ancestry and powers drawing intrigue, expect a rich expansion of the gothic political drama fans fell in love with. For many, this overdue return is a dream in motion—if a slow one.