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.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
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				#
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
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

External Links

• opening credits for season 3on YouTube