FX’s new drama series Taboo conjured up 3.4 million viewers on a Nielsen Live+3 basis for its Jan. 10 premiere, according to network officials.

The drama series, set in 1814 England and starring Tom Hardy, is now the most time-shifted FX drama series premiere ever among total viewers, according to FX. The series also pulled in 1.63 million adults 18-49, making it the most time-shifted FX series within the demo.

The eight-part series is produced by Scott Free Films and Hardy Son & Baker, and executively produced by Ridley Scott, Kate Crowe, Tom Hardy, Dean Baker and Steven Knight.

FX will team with producer Ridley Scott on a new drama series Taboo, the network said Tuesday.

The series, executively produced by Scott, Steven Knight and Tom Hardy, will be developed by U.K.-based BBC One and is slated to debut on BBC One in 2015 and FX in 2016, said network officials.

Hardy will star in the series, which follows an adventurer who returns to Africa in 1813 with illegal diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father, said the network.

“We are privileged to have landed Taboo and to work with this exceptional team led by Ridley, Tom and Steven,” said Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions in a statement.  “Tom’s passion for this project, from conceiving the original idea with his father to portraying James Delaney, promises to infuse this epic story with great personal passion and credibility.”