54 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestTaken 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.
Acting
Aïssa Maïga carries grief like it's physically heavy.
Writing
Stuart Carolan doesn't let Ireland off the hook.
Production
Direct Provision Centre as character, not backdrop.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Direct Provision is Ireland's real asylum accommodation system, operational since 1999; the show sparked parliamentary questions about conditions.
Creator Stuart Carolan wrote Love/Hate—this shares that show's ability to make criminality feel like economic inevitability rather than moral failure.
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