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Taken (series)

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A young Bryan Mills, an ex-Green Beret, becomes a CIA operative after a personal tragedy

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The NBC series tells the origin of Bryan Mills, Liam Neeson's character in the films. Clive Standen plays a former Green Beret who must overcome a personal tragedy to seek revenge and, along the way, becomes a CIA superspy. Jennifer Beals plays Christina Hart. The first season has 10 episodes, premiered on February 27, 2017 and was shot in Toronto, at studios on Kipling Avenue and at a house in Port Stanley, Ontario. It is a prequel to the films, produced by Universal Television.

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  1. Behind the scenesToronto instead of Paris

    The series was shot in Toronto, mostly at Cinespace's Kipling Avenue studios. The funeral scenes and the Mills family home were filmed in Port Stanley, Ontario.

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  2. CameoStanden in Neeson's role

    The series is the origin story of Bryan Mills, Liam Neeson's character in the films. Clive Standen plays the young Bryan, with Jennifer Beals as Christina Hart.

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  3. ReferenceThe series was ordered in 2015

    NBC ordered the series in September 2015, with Luc Besson producing. It follows a young Bryan Mills and premiered on February 27, 2017.

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