"Taken" releases the last of its trilogy series in 2014, cementing its blockbuster status for the third consecutive time. With the story of retired CIA black ops agent Bryan Mills coming full circle, NBC decides to give its hungry fans a year-opening prequel on February 27, 2017. This is via an equally riveting television series.
Particular Set of Skills
Based on the enduring catchphrase first featured in "Taken" (2008) trailer, viewers were led to a straightforward introduction of the protagonist's extremely lethal potential (the kind may 'arguably' put James Bond into the parody section). Thus, everyone gets the drift from thereon: 'don't mess with a retired CIA black ops agent.'
But everyone who watched the three films know that Bryan Mills' past is an unchartered territory. Luckily for NBC, it is an unchartered territory that is chock-full of series-worthy material. As reported by both Flickering Myth and Den of Geek, "Taken" introduces younger Bryan Mills as a retired Green Beret operative who witnessed the death of his beloved sister in a train shoot-out.
His consequent stunts, which naturally involved a wide range of tactical reprisals, caught the attention of a CIA contractor. Hence, the rest of the entire series plotline tells the tale of how Bryan Mills became a 'Jason Bourne with a serious anger issue.'
Liam Neeson's Successor
The man who played Zeus (Clash/Wrath of the Titans), Qui-Gon Jin (Star Wars: Phantom Menace) and Ra's al Ghul (Batman Begins) may still have the spine to lift a ton of adrenaline pack. But he can't miraculously make himself 25 years younger again for the role. Curiously, Jobs & Hire reports his possible reprisal in a proposed "Fidel Castro" biopic.
Fortunately, the television industry found a worthy successor who can accurately portray Bryan Mill's physical and psychological profile. Fellow Irishman, Clive Standen, was picked for the role due largely in part to the impressive display of carnage he dished out in History Channel's longest-running series, "Vikings."
