Taken
Seen it?2017 | 2 seasons | 42 min | Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (32% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.5 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved Chuck or Reacher, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 42 minutes, about 18 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
The origin story of younger, hungrier, former Green Beret Bryan Mills as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world. As he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge, Mills is pulled into a career as a deadly CIA operative, a job that awakens his very particular, and very dangerous, set of skills.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
32% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 111K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
- Season 12017 · 10 episodes · 6.7 out of 10Weeknight
- Season 22018 · 16 episodes · 6.3 out of 10Weeknight
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Cast & crew
Created by Alexander Cary
- Clive StandenBryan Mills
- Jennifer BealsChristina Hart
- Adam GoldbergKilroy
- Jessica CamachoSantana