Taboo , the drama series from Tom Hardy and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, will officially return for a second season, it has been confirmed.

The eight-part series, which co-stars Oona Chaplin, Jonathan Pryce and Mark Gatiss, began in January airing on BBC One in the UK and FX in the US.

Set in 1814, the period drama stars Hardy as James Delaney, an adventurer who uncovers a dark family conspiracy upon returning home from Africa with the aim of avenging his father's death.

Knight has been vocal about his hopes of the show returning, stating earlier this year: “We think it has got a two and a three certainly, that's the plan. After that, who knows? This series is eight parts - it's a lot of time.”