Taken (2017)
Synopsis
The origin story of younger, hungrier, former Green Beret Bryan Mills as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world. As he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge, Mills is pulled into a career as a deadly CIA operative, a job that awakens his very particular, and very dangerous, set of skills.
About the series
Taken is an action-thriller television series based on the Taken film series. It is an origin story for Bryan Mills (Clive Standen), the character played by Liam Neeson in the trilogy. The series was commissioned with a straight-to-series-order in September 2015 and premiered on February 27, 2017, on NBC. NBC renewed the series for a second season of 16 episodes on May 9, 2017, that premiered on January 12, 2018. NBC removed the series from its schedule on April 18, 2018, and then announced that it would return on May 26, 2018. NBC canceled the series on May 11, 2018, and the final episode aired on June 30.
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Taken is an action-thriller television series based on the Taken film series. It is an origin story for Bryan Mills (Clive Standen), the character played by Liam Neeson in the trilogy. The series was commissioned with a straight-to-series-order in September 2015 and premiered on February 27, 2017, on NBC. NBC renewed the series for a second season of 16 episodes on May 9, 2017, that premiered on January 12, 2018. NBC removed the series from its schedule on April 18, 2018, and then announced that it would return on May 26, 2018. NBC canceled the series on May 11, 2018, and the final episode aired on June 30.
Premise
Former Green Beret Bryan Mills must overcome a personal tragedy in order to get revenge while becoming a CIA superspy.
Cast
Main
Clive Standen as Bryan Mills
Jennifer Beals as Christina Hart
Gaius Charles as John (season 1)
Brooklyn Sudano as Asha (season 1)
Monique Gabriela Curnen as Vlasik (season 1)
Michael Irby as Scott (season 1)
Jose Pablo Cantillo as Dave (season 1)
James Landry Hébert as Rem (season 1)
Adam Goldberg as Kilroy (season 2)
Jessica Camacho as Santana (season 2)
Recurring
Dominic Fumusa as Harry Ward (season 1)
Jennifer Marsala as Riley (season 1)
Simu Liu as Faaron (season 1)
Ali Kazmi as Marzoki (season 1)
Layla Alizada as Elena Morales (season 1)
Peter Outerbridge as James Casey (season 2)
Christian Bako as Krystiyan (season 2)
Tahmoh Penikett as David Ramsey (Season 2)
Production
The funeral scenes, and scenes in and around the Mills family home were filmed at the Christ Anglican Church and a period home at the corner of George and William Streets in Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada.
The rest of the series is filmed in Toronto, Ontario, primarily at Cinespace Film Studios' Kipling Avenue facility.
At the end of the first season the show was radically overhauled, with showrunner Alexander Cary leaving the series, and Greg Plageman (Person of Interest) coming in as the second season showrunner. With the exception of Clive Standen (Bryan Mills) and Jennifer Beals (Christina Hart), all of the first season main cast exited the series at the same time.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2017)
Season 2 (2018)
Reception
Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the series an approval rating of 32% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 4.98/10, and says, "Taken's cast hits the right notes, but overall, the series fails to deliver a compelling narrative distinguished from its source material". On Metacritic, the series has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Ratings
Overall
Season 1
Season 2
References
External links
Taken at IMDb
Text from Taken (2017 TV series) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taken_(2017_TV_series)
Seasons
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Temporada 1 2017 · 10 episodes
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Temporada 2 2018 · 16 episodes
Cast
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Clive Standen Bryan Mills
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Jennifer Beals Christina Hart
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Gaius Charles John
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Jose Pablo Cantillo Bernie
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Monique Gabriela Curnen Becca
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James Landry Hébert REM
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Michael Irby Scott
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Brooklyn Sudano Asha Flynn
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Adam Goldberg Kilroy
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Jessica Camacho Santana
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Tonjha Richardson Esme Flynn
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Romano Orzari Carlos Mejia
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Aaron Roman Weiner Mark James
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Gary Hudson General Reed
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Brian J. White Julius Vox
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Tara Nicodemo Allie Graham
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Albert Lapi Train Security Guard
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Isaac Kragten Young Bryan Mills
Production
- StatusCanceled
- NetworkNBC
- CountriesFrance and United States
- First aired02/27/2017
- votes276
Crew
- Romeo Tirone Director
- T.J. Scott Director
- Bill Johnson Director
- Michael Nankin Director
- Lukas Ettlin Director
- Stephen Kay Director
- Eduardo Sánchez Director
- Chris Fisher Director
- MJ Bassett Director
- Ruba Nadda Director
- Sarah Pia Anderson Director
- Elodie Keene Director
Tags
Questions about the series Taken
What is Taken about?
Taken: The origin story of younger, hungrier, former Green Beret Bryan Mills as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world. As he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge, Mills is pulled into a career as a deadly CIA operative, a job that awakens his very particular, and very dangerous, set of skills.
How many seasons does Taken have?
Taken has 2 seasons, with 26 episodes in total.
Is Taken still running?
Taken was canceled and had no continuation in 2018.
How long is each episode of Taken?
Each episode of Taken runs about 42 minutes.
Who stars in Taken?
The cast of Taken includes Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, Gaius Charles, Jose Pablo Cantillo and Monique Gabriela Curnen.
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Trivia
- It premiered on February 27, 2017 and the last episode aired on June 30, 2018 — 1 years on air.
- It has 2 season(s) and 26 episode(s) — about 13 per season.
- It originally aired on NBC.
- It is a production from: France, United States.
- This series' quiz has 9 questions.
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