Sport of Thrones’ Alfie Allen’s new terrifying thriller collection, Woman Taken, has debuted with robust opinions from critics. Primarily based on Hollie Overton’s novel Child Doll, Woman Taken follows twin sisters, one in every of whom is kidnapped by their trainer and escapes years later, whereas her kidnapper stays at giant. The collection’ forged additionally consists of Jill Halfpenny, Tallulah Evans, Delphi Evans, Vikash Bhai, Niamh Walsh, and Levi Brown.
Presently, Woman Taken season 1 has a Tomatometer rating of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, from 5 opinions to date, following its premiere on January 8. This makes it the fifth-highest rated TV present of Allen’s profession on the assessment aggregator website, falling beneath the likes of Harlots and Sport of Thrones. Woman Taken doesn’t but have an viewers rating, with fewer than 50 rankings having been collected.
Nevertheless, Woman Taken has turn into an on the spot streaming hit, being at No. 3 worldwide amongst TV reveals on Paramount+, falling beneath solely South Park and Landman, and standing to climb the charts within the coming weeks as new episodes are launched. Woman Taken additionally presently ranks in regards to the hits Yellowstone and Tulsa King on the streaming platform.
Portraying the chilling kidnapper, Alfie Allen is the collection’ most high-profile expertise, due virtually solely to his main function as Theon Greyjoy throughout all eight seasons of Sport of Thrones. However Allen’s main credit additionally embody John Wick, Jojo Rabbit, Rogue Heroes, The Different Boleyn Woman, The Predator, and Atonement. He’s additionally slated to affix the forged of 3 Physique Drawback in season 2.
Reviewers reward Allen’s efficiency, with Prepared Regular Lower‘s Jonathan Wilson commenting: “We’re solely in January […] however it wouldn’t shock me if this low-key ended up being one of many higher unhealthy man performances of the yr.” Lucy Mangan of The Guardian likewise says: “Alfie Allen, in a implausible and – given how a lot he clearly relishes the meaty function – fantastically restrained efficiency.“
The collection, nonetheless, is decidedly not with out its faults. Nandini Balial, on behalf of RogeEbert.com, argues that Woman Taken “begins off shockingly nicely, after which drops drastically in high quality by the third episode, by no means to get better.“ Allen could also be the very best a part of the present, however followers of this style will doubtless discover one thing else to understand, akin to the way it “builds its pressure in a simple method” (Joel Keller, Decider).
Paramount+ Originals coming in 2026 additionally embody Unspeakable: The Homicide of JonBenét Ramsey, a real crime miniseries that may doubtless attract audiences that watched and appreciated Woman Taken, in addition to Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and The Dutton Ranch. For now, the book-to-screen thriller collection has turned out to be a modest success for Alfie Allen, which might result in new alternatives.
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January 8, 2026
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Paramount+
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Bindu De Stoppani