Girl Taken: Book vs. Series

The 2026 Paramount+ series Girl Taken is adapted from Hollie Overton’s 2016 novel Baby Doll. It follows twin sisters Lily and Abby through an abduction, a long-awaited return, and its aftermath.

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About the book and the series
Book
Baby Doll cover
Author
Hollie Overton
Year
2016
Pages
41Buy book
Audiobook length
9 hr 24 minGet audiobook
Narrator
Laurence Bouvard

Eight years after she was abducted as a teenager, Lily escapes the cabin where she has been held with her young daughter, Sky. Returning home reunites her with her twin sister, Abby, and the family who never stopped searching, but freedom forces all of them to confront the damage her captor left behind.

Series
Girl Taken poster
Writer
David Turpin, Suzanne Cowie, Nessah Muthy
Year
2026
Episode
50 minWatch on Amazon
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Network
Paramount+
Cast
Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, Tallulah Evans, Delphi Evans
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
IMDb
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Twin sisters Lily and Abby are torn apart when trusted local teacher Rick Hansen abducts Lily from their rural English town. Years later, Lily returns with the daughter she had in captivity, forcing the family to rebuild while the man who controlled her remains dangerously close.

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