<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Taken is a crime drama series based on the eponymous film trilogy . The series acts as a modern - day origin story . Clive Standen stars as a younger version of Bryan Mills, the character played by Liam Neeson in the trilogy . The series was commissioned with a straight - to - series - order in September 2015 and premiered on February 27, 2017, on NBC . NBC renewed the series for a second season of 16 episodes on May 9, 2017, which premiered on January 12, 2018 . NBC removed the series from its schedule on April 18, 2018, and then announced that it would return on May 26, 2018 . NBC canceled the series on May 11, 2018, and the final episode aired on June 30 . </P> <P> Former Green Beret Bryan Mills must overcome a personal tragedy in order to get revenge while starting his career as a special intelligence operative . </P>

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