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| Genre | Drama Science fiction |
| Created by | Leslie Bohem |
| Based on | Alien events |
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| Narrated by | Dakota Fanning |
| Composer | Laura Karpman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Steven Spielberg |
| Running time | 877 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sci-Fi Channel |
| Release | December 2 – December 13, 2002 |
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Taken, also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, is an American science fiction television miniseries that first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel from December 2 to 13, 2002. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, it was written by Leslie Bohem, and directed by Breck Eisner, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, John Fawcett, Tobe Hooper, Jeremy Paul Kagan, Michael Katleman, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Bryan Spicer, Jeff Woolnough, and Thomas J. Wright. The executive producers were Leslie Bohem and Steven Spielberg.
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 Keyses, who are subject to frequent experimentation by the aliens; and the Clarkes, who sheltered one of the surviving aliens from the crash. As a result of the decades-long storyline, not a single actor or character appears in every episode of the series, though the voice of Dakota Fanning (who narrates as well as stars as Allie Keys) is in every episode. Reception was positive.[1][better source needed] The series won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Miniseries or TV Movie.[2]
When the show was launched, the Sci-Fi Channel used the simultaneous establishment of the organization Coalition for Freedom of Information in its promotion campaign.[3] Both the Sci-Fi Channel and the Coalition for Freedom of Information are clients of Washington, D.C. public relations firm PodestaMattoon, and this apparent co-mingling of clients was criticized. The Coalition for Freedom of Information is a group which seeks the release of classified governmental UFO files as well as scientific, Congressional, and media credibility for the study of this subject.[4]
Actors starring in the series include Joel Gretsch, Steve Burton, Eric Close, Heather Donahue, Matt Frewer, Catherine Dent, Ryan Hurst, Adam Kaufman, Karen Austin, Julie Benz, Tina Holmes, Willie Garson, John Hawkes, Jason Gray-Stanford, Andy Powers, Ryan Merriman, Michael Moriarty, Michael Jeter, James McDaniel, James Kirk, and sisters Dakota & Elle Fanning.
- ^ "IMDB User Reviews". IMDb. Retrieved April 10, 2024.[unreliable source?]
- ^ ""Golden Globe Awards Nominees and Winners 2003"". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "Coalition for Freedom of Information". Sci-Fi Channel. Archived from the original on November 28, 2004.
- ^ Baard, Mark (October 25, 2002). "Outing UFO Clues Good for Ratings". Wired. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2009.