Taken (2016 TV series)

Taken
Genre	Crime drama Action Thriller
Developed by	Alexander Cary^[1]
Starring	Clive Standen Jennifer Beals Gaius Charles James Landry Hebert Michael Irby Brooklyn Sudano Jose Pablo Cantillo Simu Liu Ali Kazmi
Composer(s)	Trevor Morris
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Matthew Gross Edouard de Vesinne Thomas Anargyros
Producer(s)	Luc Besson
Camera setup	Single-camera
Production company(s)	EuropaCorp Television U.S Universal Television
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	March 2, 2017 (2017-27-02)

Taken is an upcoming American television series based on the film series of the same name. This show is the prequel to the first film. The show is set to premiere on February 27, 2017 on NBC.^[2] Clive Standen is set to play a young version of Bryan Mills, the main character which has been played by Liam Neeson in three films.^[3]^[4] The series has been commissioned with a straight-to-series-order in September 2015. This series began filming on September 14, 2016 on location in Hamilton, Ontario.^[5]

Cast and characters

Clive Standen as Bryan Mills
Jennifer Beals as Christina Hart^[6]
Gaius Charles as John^[7]
Monique Gabriela Curnen as Vlasik^[7]
James Landry Hebert as Casey^[7]
Michael Irby as Sam^[8]
Brooklyn Sudano as Asha^[9]
Jose Pablo Cantillo as Bernie^[10]
Simu Liu as Faaron^[11]
Ali Kazmi as Marzoki^[12]

References

↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 3, 2016). "'Taken' NBC Series: Alex Graves to Direct". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
↑ "'Timeless' Gets Order For 3 More Episodes, NBC Sets Midseason Premiere Date For 'Taken' & 'The Voice'". Deadline Hollywood. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 22, 2016). "'Taken' NBC Series: Clive Standen To Star As Bryan Mills". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
↑ Ausiello, Michael (February 22, 2016). "Clive Standen Joins NBC's Taken Series". TVLine. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 17, 2015). "'Taken' Prequel TV Series Ordered By NBC With Luc Besson Producing". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 15, 2016). "'Taken': Jennifer Beals To Play Female Lead In NBC Prequel Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
1 2 3 Petski, Denise (March 1, 2016). "'Taken': NBC Series Adds Gaius Charles, Monique Gabriela Curnen & James Landry Hebert". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
↑ Petski, Denise (March 2, 2016). "'Taken': Michael Irby Cast As Series Regular In NBC Drama". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
↑ Petski, Denise (March 8, 2016). "'Taken': Brooklyn Sudano Cast As Series Regular In NBC Drama". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
↑ Petski, Denise (March 17, 2016). "'Taken': Jose Pablo Cantillo Cast In NBC Prequel Series; Ashley Hinshaw Joins Crackle's 'Start Up'". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
↑ Petski, Denise (March 25, 2016). "Simu Liu Joins NBC's 'Taken; 'Parisa Fitz-Henley & Yul Vazquez In 'Midnight, Texas' Pilot". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
↑ Mehek Saeed (7 May 2016). "Actor Ali Kazmi shooting with 'Game of Thrones' director". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

External links

Taken at the Internet Movie Database

Taken franchise

Films	Taken Taken 2 Taken 3

Television	Taken

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