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La Femme Nikita
La Femme Nikita | |
Premiere | January 13, 1997 |
Finale | March 4, 2001 |
Developed by | Joel Surnow |
Network/Provider | CTV (Canada)
USA (USA) |
Style | 60-minute action drama |
Company | Baton, CTV Television Network Ltd., Fireworks Entertainment, LPN Productions Inc. |
Seasons | 5 |
Episodes | 96 |
Origin | Canada/USA |
- For the CW series see Nikita.
La Femme Nikita is a action drama that aired on USA. The series was based on the 1990 motion picture Nikita.
Falsely accused of killing a police officer, Nikita is sentenced to life in prison. Soon afterward, she is recruited into Section One when the organization fakes her suicide. As the only truly innocent recruit into Section, her compassion and sympathy constantly conflicts with the often ruthless orders she is given. After spending two years being trained by Michael, Nikita learns to use her beauty as a weapon and becomes an expert in martial arts and ordnance. Initially reluctant to kill (she uses creative measures to avoid having to commit a murder during her first mission), she eventually becomes more efficient at doing so. As field operative level 2, she is used in a wide variety of capacities, from "valentine operative" to assassin, despite her moral qualms, but manages to hold on to her humanity while working for the organization. Eventually, she and Michael become romantically involved, a development that threatens not only their standing in Section One, but their very lives. Their relationship is seen as a threat by Operations and Madeline, and they use a mind-altering method on Nikita to rid her of all emotions. Michael manages to reverse the process, but Nikita's performance takes a more professional tone. In the 5th season, Nikita works directly for Center and evaluates all section One staff. Nikita discovers the real reason she was taken into Section — her father was Mr. Jones, the head of Center, the organization that controls Section. His plan was to make Nikita take over as head of Section One and eventually Center. In the series finale, he sacrifices himself in order to achieve these goals.
Contents |
Cast
Actor | Character | Duration | ||||
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Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Peta Wilson | Nikita | * | * | * | * | * |
Roy Dupuis | Michael Samuelle | * | * | * | * | * |
Don Francks | Walter | * | * | * | * | * |
Matthew Ferguson | Seymour Birkoff | * | * | * | ||
Jason Crawford | * | * | ||||
Eugene Robert Glazer | Operations (aka Paul L. Wolfe) | * | * | * | * | * |
Alberta Watson | Madeline | * | * | * | * | * |
Cindy Dolenc | Katherine "Kate" Quinn | o | * | |||
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season. | ||||||
Supporting/Recurring Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Stephen Shellen | Marco O'Brien | * | * | |||
Carlo Rota | Mick Schtoppel | * | * | * | * | * |
"Mr. Jones" | * | * | ||||
Reginald "Martin" Henderson | * | |||||
David Hemblen | George | * | * | |||
Siân Phillips | Adrian | * | * | |||
Kris Lemche | Greg Hillinger | * | * | * | ||
Lawrence Bayne | Davenport | * | * | |||
Edward Woodward | Mr. Jones (aka Flavius, aka Philip) | * | ||||
Anais Granofsky | Carla | * | * | |||
Lindsay Collins | Devo One (aka Elizabeth) | * | * | * | * | * |
Josh Holliday | Devo Two (aka Henry) | * | * | * |
Seasons
Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
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CTV | ||||||
Season One | January 13, 1997 | October 5, 1997 | 22 | |||
Season Two | January 4, 1998 | August 30, 1998 | 22 | |||
Season Three | January 3, 1999 | August 29, 1999 | 22 | |||
Season Four | January 9, 2000 | August 27, 2000 | 22 | |||
Season Five | January 7, 2001 | March 4, 2001 | 8 |
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
Title | Release | Discs | ||||
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Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
The Complete First Season | July 8, 2003 | 6 | ||||
The Complete Second Season | March 15, 2005 | 6 | ||||
The Complete Third Season | June 28, 2005 | 6 | ||||
The Complete Fourth Season | July 25, 2006 | 6 | ||||
The Complete Fifth Season | October 17, 2006 | 3 |