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Taken filmmaker Pierre Morel has been set to direct action-thriller The Blacksmith, screenwriter Ben Ripley’s (Source Code) adaptation of the graphic novel by Malik Evans and Richard Sparkman. Jon Shestack (Air Force One) will produce with Jason Netter (Wanted), and Jeremy Stein, with AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford…

The writing was on the wall when NBC recently pulled action drama Taken off the schedule. Now the series based on the Taken movie franchise has been officially canceled. Taken had been delivering underwhelming ratings in the Friday 9 PM hour, averaging 2 million-3 million viewers and 0.3-0.4 adults 18-49 rating…

NBC has pulled action drama Taken off the schedule, effective immediately. The series based on the Taken movie franchise had been delivering underwhelming ratings in the Friday 9 PM hour, averaging 2million-3 million viewers and 0.3-0.4 adults 18-49 rating (Live+same day) over the past month. According to th3 schedule…

CBS dominated Friday with Night 2 of NCAA hoops tournament play; 3-hour coverage scored a 1.2 demo rating and 4.46 million viewers. Early morning stats showed a 10% drop from 8-11 PM in metered market household ratings compared to year ago, but those very early stats are subject to significant adjustments later in…

CBS' trio of drama procedurals took the top three spots for the night in preliminary Live+same day ratings. MacGyver (1.0 rating in adults 18-49, 7.7 million total viewers) and Hawaii Five-0 (1.0, 9.1 million) — both steady with last week — were tied for No.1 in 18-49 while Blue Bloods (0.9, down a tenth, 9.4 million)…

A new Liam Neeson pic The Commuter opened yesterday but it was not an easy ride to be a certain TV series based on the actor's special skills dominated Taken franchise. Back for a second season and having moved from Mondays to Fridays, Taken (0.5/2) the NBC TV show hit a low last night both among adults 18-49 and in…

NBC’s scripted series will start coming back from their holiday broadcast hiatuses at the very start of the new year, with Monday drama The Brave leading the pack with a January 1 midseason premiere. NBC today unveiled a scripted lineup that will stay intact in January, with Taken joining the Friday schedule at 9 PM…

Revolution alumna Tracy Spiridakos, who appeared in three episodes of the fourth season of NBC’s Chicago P.D. has been promoted to series regular for Season 5. Spiridakos plays robbery/homicide Detective Hailey Upton, who’s described as someone with killer instincts, humor, and smarts. Always clocking in overtime, she…

The Season 2 cast of NBC’s drama series Taken is going to have a very different look. Only series regulars Clive Standen (Bryan Mills), and Jennifer Beals (Christina Hart) will return for the second season. The shakeup is tied to the show’s change in creative direction under new showrunner Greg Plageman; he succeeds…

Former Person Of Interest executive producer/co-showrunner Greg Plageman has closed a deal to join NBC thriller drama Taken, which was renewed for a 16-episode second season. He succeeds Alex Cary, who developed the series — a prequel to Luc Besson's hit movie franchise — and served as executive producer/showrunner on…

NBC has renewed new midseason series Taken for a 16-episode second season. There will be a change at the helm of the thriller drama — a prequel to Luc Besson’s hit movie franchise — with Alex Cary, who developed the TV series adaptation and served as executive producer/showrunner on the first season, departing. Search…

We are on the cusp of the annual flurry of renewals and cancellations when the fate of dozens of series will be decided within just a few days. Here is one more look at the broadcast scripted series whose fate beyond this season has not been determined yet, along with assessment of their chances. You can stay up to…