Taken (franchise)
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The DVD cover for the 3-film box set
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| Produced by | Luc Besson |
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Liam Neeson Maggie Grace Famke Janssen Leland Orser Jon Gries David Warshofsky |
| Music by | Nathaniel Méchaly |
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20th Century Fox (US) EuropaCorp (France and Worldwide) NBC |
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2008–2014 |
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Running time
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294 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $119,000,000 |
| Box office | $929,451,015 |
Taken is a series of English-language French action-thriller films beginning with Taken in 2008. All three films feature Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills. A television series, set to serve as a prequel and starring Clive Standen as Bryan Mills, premiered in February 2017.
A retired CIA operative named Bryan Mills crosses the globe to rescue his 17-year-old daughter after she is kidnapped by human traffickers and sold into sexual slavery while traveling in France.
Mafia boss and terrorist Murad, the father of Marko, whom Bryan had killed by electrocution in the first film of the trilogy, plans to capture Bryan, who is vacationing with his family in Istanbul, and avenge his son's death.
Bryan has been framed for the murder of his ex-wife, Lenore. He then sets out to clear his name by going after the real killers, while also eluding capture from U.S. authorities for which he formerly worked.
In September 2015, NBC ordered a prequel Taken television series depicting a young Bryan Mills. In February 2016, Vikings actor Clive Standen was announced to play the young Bryan Mills, with Alex Carey as the showrunner.
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