{"id":22063,"date":"2025-01-21T10:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/filmrise-acquires-taken-prequel-series\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T13:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:36:48","slug":"filmrise-acquires-taken-prequel-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/filmrise-acquires-taken-prequel-series\/","title":{"rendered":"FilmRise Acquires Taken Prequel Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FilmRise has acquired the exclusive U.S. digital distribution rights to the prequel series <em>Taken<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the film franchise, the series aired on NBC in 2016 and was recently streamed on Netflix. It ran for two seasons and has 26 episodes, 60 minutes each.<\/p>\n<p>The series follows Bryan Mills, a younger, hungrier version of the iconic character played by Liam Neeson in the <em>Taken<\/em> films. Clive Standen (<em>Vikings<\/em>) stars. As a former Green Beret, Mills becomes swept up in a quest for vengeance after he fails to protect his sister. 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