Taken

2002 · 1 season · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Crime

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.

Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Year
2002
Created by
Leslie Bohem
Channel
Syfy

Trivia & behind the scenes

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Origins

The miniseries was executive produced by Steven Spielberg and was even promoted under the title 'Steven Spielberg Presents Taken'.

Filming

The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and used ten different directors across its episodes, including Tobe Hooper and Breck Eisner.

Casting

Because the story spans decades with multiple generations of three families, no single actor or character appears in every episode, though Dakota Fanning's voice is heard throughout as narrator and as the character Allie Clarke.

Casting

Sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning both appeared in the miniseries.

Reception

The series received a positive reception and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries, as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Outstanding Miniseries or TV Movie.

Trivia

The Sci-Fi Channel promoted the show's launch alongside the simultaneous creation of the Coalition for Freedom of Information, a group advocating for release of classified UFO files; since both the network and the coalition were clients of the same PR firm, PodestaMattoon, this apparent conflict of interest drew criticism.

Music

In 2003, DreamWorks Records released a soundtrack album for the series featuring licensed songs, making Taken the only DreamWorks Television show to receive a soundtrack album release from the label.

Trivia

The series had a reported production budget of $40 million.

Trivia

In February 2006, Viacom acquired the rights to Taken along with all other DreamWorks television shows and live-action movies as part of a $1.6 billion purchase of DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Television.

Memorable quotes

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The hardest thing you'll ever learn is how to say goodbye.

Allie Keys Reflecting on loss and change

How do you let someone go? How do you understand that's alright, that everything changes? How do you find a way for that to make you feel good about life, instead of breaking your heart? The hardest thing you'll ever learn is how to say goodbye.

Allie Keys Musing on letting go

People believe what they want to believe. They find meaning where they can, and they cling to it. In the end, it really doesn't matter what's a trick and what's true. What matters is that people believe.

Allie Keys Reflecting on belief and truth

I didn't ask for any of this. I want to be a little girl. I just want to be a little girl.

Allie Keys Wishing for a normal childhood

I love you. Everyday and twice on Sundays.

Sally Clarke / Jacob Clarke / Lisa Clarke Family expressing love

You're the sun and the moon to me. The sun and the moon.

Owen Crawford Declaring devotion

No. You're not going to take me.

Charlie Keys Defiant refusal to be abducted

[to Chet Wakeman] When this is over, I'd like a moment to knock you on your ass.

Charlie Keys Threatening Wakeman

I think people get mean when they're scared.

Allie Keys Explaining human cruelty

[Col Crawford's two closest men talks about their boss] I've said this before Marty, but that is one nasty bastard.

Howard Bowen Describing Crawford's ruthlessness

[to Allie Keys] Little girl, I love the way your mind works.

Dr. Chet Wakeman Complimenting Allie's cleverness

Sometimes people come to a moment where they think they've found that one last chance to be someone else. And they go for it. When it doesn't work out, they spend the rest of their lives looking back over their shoulder at what might've been.

Allie Keys Musing on regret

People like to examine the things that frighten them, to look at them and give them names, so saints look for God, and scientists look for evidence. They're both just trying to take away the mystery, to take away the fear.

Allie Keys On fear and understanding

I think when you're older, what gets hard is that you forget how to take things as they come. And sometimes, the things that do come are more than anyone should have to take.

Allie Keys On growing older

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