It is an origin story for Bryan Mills (Clive Standen), the character played by Liam Neeson in the trilogy.

[10] Former Green Beret Bryan Mills must overcome a personal tragedy in order to get revenge while becoming a CIA superspy.

With the exception of Clive Standen (Bryan Mills) and Jennifer Beals (Christina Hart), all of the first season main cast exited the series at the same time.

[13] Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the series an approval rating of 32% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 4.98/10, and says, "Taken's cast hits the right notes, but overall, the series fails to deliver a compelling narrative distinguished from its source material".

[49] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 46 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".