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Season 1 – Girl Taken

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Following the story of twin sisters Lily and Abby, whose lives are shattered when Lily is abducted from their quiet rural English town by beloved local teacher Rick Hansen.
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Girl Taken — Season 1

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Nandini Balial RogerEbert.com Jan 9
1/4
It starts off shockingly well, and then drops drastically in quality by the third episode, never to recover. Go to Full Review
Lucy Mangan Guardian Jan 8
4/5
Alfie Allen, in a fantastic and -- given how much he clearly relishes the meaty role -- fantastically restrained performance. Go to Full Review
Joel Keller Decider Jan 9
Girl Taken builds its tension in a straightforward manner, not through trickery or withheld information, and that is a rare commodity on streaming TV these days. Go to Full Review
Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut Jan 8
4/5
We’re only in January, of course, so we must resist the allure of hyperbole, but it wouldn’t surprise me if this low-key ended up being one of the better bad guy performances of the year. Go to Full Review
Pramit Chatterjee Digital Mafia Talkies Jan 8
3/5
watch Girl Taken only if you can stomach the torture and misery after surviving the horrors of real life. Go to Full Review
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Mitchell G. @mitch1guthrie Feb 22 Starts out suspenseful, shocking and unsettling then deteriorates to improbable, farcical somewhat laughable. The police force basically has 2 or 3 people?! The victim and defendant have a prison visit pretrial with basically no one else of authority in the room?! The defendant escapes leaving court because only the prison officer is in attendance?! 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️ See more randy k @Chuckman Feb 17 Riveting, repulsive, and painfully realistic. It is difficult and risky to create an entertaining series from such a tragic and all-too-real epidemic, yet Girl Taken succeeds in striking a careful balance between compelling drama and harsh truth. See more Like T @Liketowatch Feb 13 This series was excellent in every way. The twins' performance was riveting. The other performances were excellent, as well. I disagree with the negative reviews concerning the reported issues with the acting, pacing, setting, contrivances, and plot holes. This series arced in the only way it could and remained steadily interesting and engaging until the very end. It was dark and demented without being depressing and hopeless, which is what allowed viewers to keep watching despite the uncomfortable and unsettling premise. The setting was ideal because there is no possible way the viewers could have tolerated this storyline cloaked in constant rain. Lastly, Hansen was one of the most despicable villains I've seen to date, so nothing was off the table in terms of how the resolution could have been orchestrated. See more Cullum L @Elmaco Feb 1 Strangely watchable, considering the massive plot holes and moronic naive characters. Might have been more enjoyable in a shorter format See more An V @Anuria Jan 31 Starts strong, but the editing, acting and plot falls apart after a few episodes. I was really bored watching the last 2 episodes. Not worth to watch in my opinion. I wish I hadn't, but Severance was not available so I watched this instead See more @Qwerk Jan 26 I have gone out of my way to review this. Utter crap! Supposed to be in the UK, used some odd northern Spanish region to look like northern England. Didn't rain once and not even a cloud. Dodgy looking cars, with terrible number plates. Odd thing to notice I know, but sometimes it's the small things, even down to light switches. Anyway, the acting... absolutely shocking! The plot, full of holes. Seriously who signed this off. Trust me, don't waste your precious time on this - you'll never get it back. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 8, 2026 Snatched Lily accepts a lift home, unaware of Rick's intentions. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 8, 2026 Trapped Nearly a year later, Lily remains trapped and pregnant in Rick's dollhouse. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 8, 2026 Escape Five years after her kidnapping, Lily escapes - but Rick denies everything. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 8, 2026 Showdown Rick, in prison, offers to talk on one condition: he'll only speak to Lily. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 8, 2026 Crisis Lily refuses to attend Rick's trial; Abby uncovers a shocking truth. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 8, 2026 Manhunt With Rick on the run, a terrified Lily fears for her life. Details

Season Info

Director
Laura Way, Bindu De Stoppani
Executive Producer
Mike Benson, Suzi McIntosh
Screenwriter
David Turpin, Suzanne Cowie, Nessah Muthy
Network
Paramount+
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 8, 2026