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Taken is a crime drama series based on the film trilogy of the same name. The series acts as a modern-day origin story.[3] Clive Standen stars as a younger version of Bryan Mills, the character played by Liam Neeson in the trilogy.
The series was commissioned with a straight-to-series-order in September 2015.
The series premiered on February 27, 2017, on NBC.[7] NBC renewed the series for a second season of 16 episodes on May 9, 2017, which premiered on January 12, 2018
Cast and characters
Main
- Clive Standen as Bryan Mills
- Jennifer Beals as Christina Hart[10]
- Gaius Charles as John (season 1)[11][12]
- Brooklyn Sudano as Asha (season 1)[12][13]
- Monique Gabriela Curnen as Vlasik (season 1)[11]
- Michael Irby as Scott (season 1)[12][14]
- Jose Pablo Cantillo as Dave (season 1)[12][15]
- James Landry Hébert as Rem (season 1)[11][12]
- Adam Goldberg as Kilroy (season 2)[16]
- Jessica Camacho as Santana (season 2)
Reception
Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the series an approval rating of 35% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10, and says, "Taken's cast hits the right notes, but overall, the series fails to deliver a compelling narrative distinguished from its source material".[44] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".