TV series
Taken
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2002-12-02
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 10 episodes
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Crime
- Network
- Syfy
- Production
- DreamWorks Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dakota Fanning as Allie Keys
- Matt Frewer as Dr. Chet Wakeman
- Emily Bergl as Lisa Clarke
- Heather Donahue as Mary Crawford
- Joel Gretsch as Owen Crawford
- Adam Kaufman as Charlie Keys
- Camille Sullivan as Nina Toth
- Ben Cotton as Denny
- Steve Burton as Captain Russell Keys
- Tina Holmes as Anne Crawford
- John Hawkes as Marty Erickson
- Jason Gray-Stanford as Howard Bowen
Creators and crew
- Leslie Bohem - Creator
- Leslie Bohem - Executive Producer
- Steven Spielberg - Executive Producer
- Richard Heus - Producer
- Thomas J. Wright - Director
- Tobe Hooper - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: 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
Episode 2: Jacob and Jesse
Two unusual boys discover their unique destinies and begin to realize their place within the aliens' master plan.
Episode 3: High Hopes
Capt. Owen Crawford comes up empty in his search for alien-hybrid Jacob Clarke, but his secret government project is rejuvenated after frequent abductee Jesse Keys pays him a visit.
Episode 4: Acid Tests
The sins of the father come to light when Owen Crawford's sons take opposite positions on their father's secret government project.
Episode 5: Maintenance
Eric Crawford continues his father's secret government investigation and pursues Jacob Clarke and Jesse Keys for answers about the existence of aliens.
Episode 6: Charlie and Lisa
The next generation comes into play, as the children of both Jacob Clarke and Jesse Keys become the focus of both a government investigation and alien interest.
Episode 7: God's Equation
Charlie and Lisa learn about their daughter Allie's amazing powers while trapped in a perilous situation. Mary Crawford lays the groundwork to snatch the child for government research.
Episode 8: Dropping the Dishes
General Beers kidnaps Allie, an alien-hybrid, and plans to use her as bait to lure the aliens into his trap.
Episode 9: John
Allie's parents conspire to save their alien-hybrid daughter from the army's clutches, only to learn just how much power Allie really possesses.
Episode 10: Taken
Allie learns her true destiny and together the family must make the most difficult decision of their lives.
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