8.959 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestAs James Delaney conspires to escape, an enraged Prince Regent unleashes one final plan to destroy him.
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Acting
Hardy's physicality — he communicates entire monologles in eyebrow twitches.
Production
Mud, fog, and authentic filth — you can practically smell 1814 London.
Score
Max Richter's strings weaponize dread into actual soundwaves.
Creators
Tom Hardy, Steven Knight, Chips Hardy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Hardy and his father Chips Hardy co-created the series; Tom allegedly based James Keziah Delaney on a mix of Bill Sykes, Sherlock Holmes, and 'a shamanic Quality Street.'
The East India Company's villainy is historically accurate — by 1814 they ruled more territory than the British government and maintained private armies.
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