Taken: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Covering a period from 1947 to the present, Taken focused on three different families, each of whom was profoundly affected by extraterrestrial visitation. The Keys family was headed by WWII bomber pilot Russell Keys, who spent virtually his entire adult life haunted by his "close encounter" with aliens. The Clarkes were originally represented by lonely Texas waitress Sally Clarke, who was impregnated by a charming stranger (John) who turned out to be an alien survivor of the Roswell crash. And the lives of the Crawfords were dictated by ruthless Army officer Owen Crawford, who was determined to prove that the government had covered up the truth about Roswell by dedicating his life to tracking down all space aliens and their half-human descendants. The story was narrated by Allie Keys, a "hybrid" child of the present day, whose story determined the outcome of the final episodes.

Series details

• Title: Taken
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2002-12-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-12-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 1889

Cast and credited roles

• Dakota Fanning — Allie Keys
• Adam Kaufman — Charlie Keys
• Joel Gretsch — Major Owen Crawford
• Keely Purvis — Wendy Rankin
• Catherine Dent — Sally Clarke
• Chad E. Donella — Jacob Clarke
• Chad Morgan — Becky Clarke
• Eric Close — John
• James Kirk — Jesse Keys
• Jason Gray-Stanford — Howard Bowen
• John Hawkes — Marty
• Julie Benz — Kate Keys

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-12-02; final listed air date 2002-12-13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Taken on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.