Luc Besson‘s “Taken” franchise is expanding, with a prequel series following a younger version of Liam Neeson‘s character, Bryan Mills, getting a straight-to-series order at NBC, TheWrap has learned.
Universal Television is producing with EuropaCorp, the production company belonging to film director Besson.
In “Taken,” Neeson’s Mills plays retired CIA agent with “a very particular set of skills” who tracks down his daughter after she is abducted by terrorists. The series will follow a younger version of Mills, before he was married or had children, as he develops those skills.
No showrunner has yet been set for the series.
Besson will executive produce with EuropaCorp Television U.S. president Matthew Gross and EuropaCorp Television co-chairs Edouard de Vesinne and Thomas Anargyros.
NBC previously worked with EuropaCorp on the since-canceled summer series “Taxi Brooklyn.”
Fall TV Preview: 126 New and Returning Shows Premiere Dates
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Hulu
“The Awesomes” (Hulu) Tuesday, Sept. 8
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“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS) Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 11:35 p.m.
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FXX
“The League” (FXX) Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 10 p.m.
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FXX
“You’re the Worst” (FXX) Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 10:30 p.m.
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Netflix
“Longmire” (Netflix) Thursday, Sept. 10
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Syfy
“Z Nation” (Syfy) Friday, Sept. 11 at 10 p.m.
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Syfy
“Continuum” (Syfy) Friday, Sept. 11 at 11 p.m.
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HBO
“Project Greenlight” (HBO) Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10 p.m.
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HBO
“Doll & Em” (HBO) Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10:40 p.m.
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ABC
“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC) Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.
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Hulu
“The Mindy Project” (Hulu) Tuesday, Sept. 15
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“Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris” (NBC) Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 10 p.m.
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FX
“The Bastard Executioner” (FX) Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 10 p.m.
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Comedy Central
“South Park” (Comedy Central) Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 10 p.m.
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Comedy Central
“Moonbeam City” (Comedy Central) Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 10:30 p.m.
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BBC America
“Doctor Who” (BBC America) Saturday, Sept. 19
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NBC
“The Voice” (NBC) Monday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
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Fox
“Gotham” (Fox) Monday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
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CBS
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) Monday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
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CBS
“Life in Pieces” (CBS) Monday, Sept. 21 at 8:30 p.m.
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Fox
“Minority Report” (Fox) Monday, Sept. 21 at 9 p.m.
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CBS
“Scorpion” (CBS) Monday, Sept. 21 at 9 p.m.
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CBS
“NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS) Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m.
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ABC
“Castle” (ABC) Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
“Blindspot” (NBC) Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m.
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Fox
“Scream Queens” (Fox) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
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CBS
“NCIS” (CBS) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
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ABC
“The Muppets” (ABC) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
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ABC
“Fresh off the Boat” (ABC) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8:30 p.m.
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CBS
“NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 9 p.m.
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CBS
“Limitless” (CBS) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 10 p.m.
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CBS
“Survivor” (CBS) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
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Fox
“Rosewood” (Fox) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
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NBC
“The Mysteries of Laura” (NBC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
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ABC
“The Middle” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
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ABC
“The Goldbergs” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8:30 p.m.
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Fox
“Empire” (Fox) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m.
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NBC
“Law & Order: SVU” (NBC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m.
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ABC
“Modern Family” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m.
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ABC
“black-ish” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9:30 p.m.
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ABC
“Nashville” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
“Heroes Reborn” (NBC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m.
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ABC
“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m.
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ABC
“Scandal” (ABC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 9 p.m.
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NBC
“The Player” (NBC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m.
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ABC
“How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m.
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ABC
“Last Man Standing” (ABC) Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.
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CBS
“The Amazing Race” (CBS) Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.
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CBS
“Hawaii Five-0” (CBS) Friday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m.
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“Shark Tank” (ABC) Friday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m.
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CBS
“Blue Bloods” (CBS) Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m.
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Fox
“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
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Fox
“The Simpsons” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
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ABC
“Once Upon a Time” (ABC) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
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CBS
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” Finale (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
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Fox
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 p.m.
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Fox
“Family Guy” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
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ABC
“Blood & Oil” (ABC) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
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Fox
“The Last Man on Earth” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 p.m.
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ABC
“Quantico” (ABC) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
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Comedy Central
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central) Monday, Sept. 28 at 11 p.m.
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ABC
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (ABC) Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
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Fox
“Grandfathered” (Fox) Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
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Fox
“The Grinder” (Fox) Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8:30 p.m.
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ABC
“Beyond the Tank” (ABC) Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m.
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CBS
“Criminal Minds” (CBS) Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 9 p.m.
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CBS
“Code Black” (CBS) Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
“Chicago PD” (NBC) Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m.
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Fox
“Bones” (Fox) Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
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NBC
“The Blacklist” (NBC) Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.
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Fox
“Sleepy Hollow” (Fox) Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.
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IFC
“Benders” (IFC) Thursday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.
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ABC
“Dr. Ken” (ABC) Friday, Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m.
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NBC
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11:30 p.m.
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CBS
“Madam Secretary” (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m.
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HBO
“The Leftovers” (HBO) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9 p.m.
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Showtime
“Homeland” (Showtime) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9 p.m.
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CBS
“The Good Wife” (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9 p.m.
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CBS
“CSI: Cyber” (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 10 p.m.
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Showtime
“The Affair” (Showtime) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 10 p.m.
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CW
“The Flash” (CW) Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.
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CW
“iZombie” (CW) Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 9 p.m.
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MTV
“Finding Carter” (MTV) Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m.
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Hulu
"Casual" (Hulu) Wednesday, Oct. 7
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CW
“Arrow” (CW) Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.
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CW
“Supernatural” (CW) Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 9 p.m.
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FX
“American Horror Story: Hotel” (FX) Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 10 p.m.
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CW
“The Vampire Diaries” (CW) Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.
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CW
“The Originals” (CW) Thursday, Oct. 8 at 9 p.m.
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Syfy
“Haven” (Syfy) Thursday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m.
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truTV
“Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street” (truTV) Thursday, Oct. 8 at 10:30 p.m.
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Amazon
“Red Oaks” (Amazon) Friday, Oct. 9
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CW
“Reign” (CW) Friday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.
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NBC
“Undateable” (NBC) Friday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.
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BBC America
“The Last Kingdom” (BBC America) Saturday, Oct. 10 at 10 p.m.
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AMC
“The Walking Dead” (AMC) Sunday, Oct. 11 at 9 p.m.
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AMC
“The Talking Dead” (AMC) Sunday, Oct. 11 at 10:30 p.m.
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CW
“Crazy Ex-Girlfrind” (CW) Monday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m.
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CW
“Jane the Virgin” (CW) Monday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m.
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FX
“Fargo” (FX) Monday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m.
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WGN
“Manhattan” (WGN) Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 9 p.m.
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NBC
“Chicago Fire” (NBC) Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 10 p.m.
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DirecTV
“Kingdom” (DirecTV) Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m.
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Comedy Central
“Nathan for You” (Comedy Central) Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10 p.m.
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Cinemax
“The Knick” (Cinemax) Friday, Oct. 16
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NBC
“Truth Be Told” (NBC) Friday, Oct. 16 at 8:30 p.m.
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USA
“Satisfaction” (USA) Friday, Oct. 16 at 10 p.m.
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Pivot
“Please Like Me” (Pivot) Friday, Oct. 16 at 10 p.m.
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Getty Images
“RocketJump: The Show” (Hulu) Wednesday, Oct. 21
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Netflix
“Hemlock Grove” (Netflix) Friday, Oct. 23
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Starz
“Da Vinci’s Demons” (Starz) Saturday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.
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CBS
“Supergirl” (CBS) Monday, Oct. 26 at 8:30 p.m.
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ABC
“Wicked City” (ABC) Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 10 p.m.
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NBC
“Grimm” (NBC) Friday, Oct. 30 at 10 p.m.
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Starz
“Ash vs. Evil Dead” (Starz) Saturday, Oct. 31 at 9 p.m.
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TNT
“Major Crimes” (TNT) Monday, Nov. 2 at 9 p.m.
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TNT
“Legends” (TNT) Monday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m.
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CBS
“Angel From Hell” (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 5 at 9:30 p.m.
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CBS
“Mom” (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.
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CBS
“Elementary” (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m.
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Getty Images
“Master of None” (Netflix) Friday, Nov. 6
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Fox
“MasterChef Junior” (Fox) Friday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m.
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Starz
“Flesh and Bone” (Starz) Sunday, Nov. 8
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NBC
“Chicago Med” (NBC) Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 p.m.
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USA
“Donny!” (USA) Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10:30 p.m.
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AMC
“Into the Badlands” (AMC) Sunday, Nov. 15 at 10 p.m.
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Amazon
“The Man in the High Castle” (Amazon) Friday, Nov. 20
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