Taken
The DVD cover for the 3-film box set
Directed by	Pierre Morel (1) Olivier Megaton (2–3)
Screenplay by	Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen
Produced by	Luc Besson
Starring	Liam Neeson Maggie Grace Famke Janssen Leland Orser Jon Gries David Warshofsky
Cinematography	Michel Abramowicz (1) Romain Lacourbas (2) Eric Kress (3)
Edited by	Frédéric Thoraval (1) Camille Delamarre (2) Vincent Tabaillon (2) Audrey Simonaud (3) Nicolas Trembasiewicz (3)
Music by	Nathaniel Méchaly
Production companies	Canal+ M6 Films EuropaCorp
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (select territories) EuropaCorp (worldwide)
Running time	294 minutes
Country	France
Language	English
Budget	$118,000,000
Box office	$929,451,015

Taken is a series of English-language Frenchaction films, beginning withTaken in 2008, created by producerLuc Besson and American screenwriterRobert Mark Kamen. The dialogue of all three films is primarily English, and all three featureLiam Neeson as Bryan Mills. The first film received mixed reviews from critics but a positive response from audiences with commercial success. The series grossed a combined $929,451,015 worldwide.

The series has also experienced diminishing critical reception with each successive film.

A prequeltelevision series based on a similar storyline and starringClive Standen andJennifer Beals 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 a group of Albanian smugglers while traveling in France.

Mafia boss and terrorist Murad Hoxha, the father of Marko Hoxha, 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 whom he formerly worked.

In September 2015,NBC ordered aTaken television series depicting a young Bryan Mills.^[1] In February 2016,Vikings actorClive Standen was announced to play the young Bryan Mills, withAlex Carey as the showrunner.^[2]

• On January 15, 2015, to promote the American release ofTaken 3,Liam Neeson starred in a short film on the show entitledTaken 4: A-Paco-Lypse on Americantalk showJimmy Kimmel Live!; the short revolved around Bryan Mills helping his old friendGuillermo rescue his kidnapped dog, Paco from "Kimmel".^[15]
• In 2017, Bryan Mills was featured in the fifth season of theweb television seriesThe Most Popular Girls in School, in which he is searchingFrance for his daughter Kim, after she was kidnapped by a rival group of Frenchmodels while representing theUnited States as a model herself. Liam Neeson reprises his role as Mills.

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