EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first look at Girl Taken, the Paramount+ UK original previously known as Baby Doll. You can check them out above and below.
Starring Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, Tallulah Evans, and Delphi Evans, the six-part psychological thriller is set to premiere globally on Paramount+ on January 8, 2026.
The drama series is on Hollie Overton’s novel ‘Baby Doll’ and follows 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. After years of abuse in captivity, she escapes, only to discover freedom brings its own challenges.
Allen (Game of Thrones, Atomic) and Halfpenny (The Cuckoo, After the Flood) star, with sisters Tallulah (The Forsyte Saga, My Fault: London) and Delphi Evans playing Lily and Abby.
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Vikash Bhai (Limbo, Virdee), Niamh Walsh (Smother, Jamestown), Levi Brown (This Town, Invasion), Victoria Ekanoye (The Turkish Detective, The Royals), Holly Atkins (Mobland, Criminal Justice) and Kiran Krishnakumar (What it Feels Like For a Girl, Everything Now) are among the supporting cast.
Mike Benson’s Clapperboard Studios is producing for Paramount+. Benson and Suzi McIntosh are the executive producers, with Mick Pantaleo producing. David Turpin (The Ex-Wife, The Cuckoo) adapted the show for TV along with Suzanne Cowie (The Serial Killer’s Wife, Good Ship Murder) and Nessah Muthy (The Ex-Wife, Grantchester). Laura Way (The Serial Killer’s Wife, Maxine) and Bindu de Stoppani (Silent Witness, Beyond Paradise) are the directors.
Paramount Global Content Distribution is selling the show outside of Paramount+ markets. Check out the first-look images here.
