Sydney – National Geographic Channels International has acquired series five of Taboo, produced by Beyond Productions. The 15-part season five will air internationally in 164 countries on National Geographic Channel, and will premiere this August. Taboo explores the extreme culture and practices of sub-cultures around the world. Strange and sometime disturbing practices covered include supreme devotion, initiation, gender benders, tainted love, body modifications, mating rituals and daring death.