Taken follows the story of Bryan Mills, a retired CIA agent whose life takes a drastic turn when his teenage daughter is abducted. With his unique set of skills, Mills embarks on a relentless quest to rescue her, taking down anyone and anything that stands in his way.

In 1963 England, Nicholas Elliott, an MI6 agent, discovers that his close friend and colleague, Kim Philby, has been secretly working as a double agent for the KGB and has defected to the Soviet Union.