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7.7 1 Seasons • 6 Episodes

Taken Down - Season 1

Taken Down is a crime drama series set in Dublin. The first series investigates the violent death of a young Nigerian migrant found abandoned close to a Direct Provision Centre, where refugees await the hope of asylum. The investigation brings us into a twilight world of the new Ireland where slum landlords and criminals prey on the vulnerable.

Top Cast

  • Aaron Edo

    Aaron Edo

    Isaiah Bankole

  • Seán Edo

    Seán Edo

    Oba Bankole

  • Aïssa Maïga

    Aïssa Maïga

    Abeni Bankole

  • Lynn Rafferty

    Lynn Rafferty

    Inspector Jen Rooney

  • Orla Fitzgerald

    Orla Fitzgerald

    Niamh

  • Sean Fox

    Sean Fox

    Fitzer

  • Slimane Dazi

    Slimane Dazi

    Samir

  • Gavin O'Connor

    Gavin O'Connor

    Macken

  • Brian Gleeson

    Brian Gleeson

    Wayne

Overview

Taken Down is a crime drama series set in Dublin. The first series investigates the violent death of a young Nigerian migrant found abandoned close to a Direct Provision Centre, where refugees await the hope of asylum. The investigation brings us into a twilight world of the new Ireland where slum landlords and criminals prey on the vulnerable.

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