Limited series · Syfy
Taken
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Dakota Fanning
Allie Keys
10 eps
Matt Frewer
Dr. Chet Wakeman
10 eps
Emily Bergl
Lisa Clarke
10 eps
Heather Donahue
Mary Crawford
10 eps
Joel Gretsch
Owen Crawford
10 eps
Adam Kaufman
Charlie Keys
10 eps
Camille Sullivan
Nina Toth
10 eps
Sadie Lawrence
Carol Clarke
2 eps
Linda Ko
Cynthia
2 eps
Ben Cotton
Denny
3 eps
Alessandro Juliani
Bobby Jones
1 eps
Chad Faust
Top Gunner
1 eps
Brent Stait
Sheriff Kerby
1 eps
Kevin Durand
Homeless Bloke on Train
1 eps
Andrew Jackson
Buddy Parker
1 eps
Matt Hill
Willie
1 eps
Catherine Dent
Sally Clarke
2 eps
Ryan Hurst
Tom Clarke (Adult)
2 eps
Andy Powers
Eric Crawford (Adult)
1 eps
Jim Byrnes
Busker
1 eps
Elle Fanning
Allie at 3 yrs
1 eps
Jonathon Young
Slide
1 eps
Malcolm Stewart
Dr. Peter Quarrington
1 eps
Steve Burton
Captain Russell Keys
3 eps
James Kirk
Jesse Keys - Teen
2 eps
Philip Granger
Irish Dave on Train
1 eps
Tina Holmes
Anne Crawford
3 eps
Julie Benz
Kate Keys
2 eps
Eric Close
John
1 eps
Michael Moriarty
Colonel Thomas Campbell
1 eps
Chad Morgan
Becky Clarke (Adult)
2 eps
John Hawkes
Marty Erickson
3 eps
Enid-Raye Adams
Susan Parker
1 eps
Jason Gray-Stanford
Howard Bowen
3 eps
Ian Tracey
Bill Walker
1 eps
Brenda James
Dr. Ellen Greenspan
1 eps
Willie Garson
Dr. Kreutz
2 eps
Anton Yelchin
Jacob Clarke
2 eps
Ken Camroux-Taylor
Luke Reynolds
1 eps
David Paetkau
Buzz
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Taken actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Taken reads strongest on Bingeability, Tension and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The show takes place from 1944 to 2002 and follows the lives of three families: the Crawfords, who seek to cover up the Roswell crash and the existence of aliens; the Keys, who are subject to frequent experimentation by the aliens; and the Clarkes, who sheltered one of the surviving aliens from the crash.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Beyond the Sky
Three families embark on an awe-inspiring journey filled with secrets of alien abduction, government conspiracy and tangled familial relations in this epic miniseries
- Directed by Tobe Hooper
- Written by Leslie Bohem
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
Dropping the Dishes
- Directed by Jeff Woolnough
- Written by Leslie Bohem
S01E06
Charlie and Lisa
- Directed by Thomas J. Wright
- Written by Leslie Bohem
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Richard HeusProducer
- Leslie BohemExecutive Producer
- Steven SpielbergExecutive Producer
Writing
- Leslie BohemWriter
Direction
- Sergio Mimica-GezzanDirector
- John FawcettDirector
- Jeremy KaganDirector
- Bryan SpicerDirector
- Tobe HooperDirector
- Jeff WoolnoughDirector
Recognition
Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 win · latest 2003
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Miniseries2003
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Satellite Award for Best Miniseries
1 win · latest 2003
- WinnerSatellite Award for Best Miniseries2003
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Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Television Presentation
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TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeTCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials2003
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Where to watch
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