TV series

Taken

2002 · 1 season

A slow, decades-spanning weave of family drama and alien conspiracy that feels eerie, melancholic and quietly gripping.

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.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, family, identity, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
family
identity
obsession
isolation
Places: small town
military
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: sci-fi & fantasy, mystery, crime
Created by: Leslie Bohem
Written by: Leslie Bohem
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Matt Frewer, Emily Bergl, Heather Donahue, Joel Gretsch, Adam Kaufman, Camille Sullivan, Sadie Lawrence
Length: 1 seasons, 10 episodes, 88 min each
Network: Syfy
Country: United States of America, France
Languages: English