Taken (2017 TV series)

Taken
Genre
Based onTaken
by Luc Besson
Robert Mark Kamen
Developed byAlexander Cary
Showrunners
  • Alexander Cary
  • Greg Plageman
Starring
ComposerTrevor Morris
Country of origin
  • United States
  • France
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Matthew Gross
  • Edouard de Vesinne
  • Thomas Anargyros
Producer
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time41–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseFebruary 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) 
June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)

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.