"La Femme Nikita" (1997) TV series 1997-2001

Writers:

Ed Horowitz (writer)
Naomi Janzen (writer) (multiple episodes)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

13 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Beauty and danger collide at every turn. (Season 1)

Plot:

Section One, a clandestine anti-terrorist organization, fakes the death of a jailed, convicted murderer and...

Plot Keywords:

Operative | Fighting | Beauty | Counter Terrorist | Counter Espionage

Awards:

4 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Peta Wilson	...	Nikita (96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Don Francks	...	Walter (96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Eugene Robert Glazer	...	Operations / ... (96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Roy Dupuis	...	Michael Samuelle (92 episodes, 1997-2001)
Matthew Ferguson	...	Seymour Birkoff / ... (90 episodes, 1997-2001)
Alberta Watson	...	Madeline / ... (89 episodes, 1997-2001)

Also Known As:

Nikita (Canada: English title)
Kodenavn Nikita (Denmark) [da]
La Femme Nikita (Argentina) [es]
Nikita (Norway) [no]
Nikita (Greece) [el]
Nikita (France) [fr]
Nikita (Italy) [it]
Nikita (Germany) [de]
Nikita, a bérgyilkosnö (Hungary) [hu]

Runtime:

Netherlands:50 min | UK:56 min (96 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Faculty Club, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Baton

Trivia:

In the first episode of season one, "Nikita", footage taken from the movie Point of No Return (1993) is used while Nikita is sliding down the garbage chute when she's in the restaurant.

Quotes:

Michael Samuelle: You still believe in free will? In here there's no such thing.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVII (#18.4)" (2006)

No need to trash this series - it was fantastic!

I totally disagree with the first comment. The TV series "La Femme Nikita" took the premise from the original French movie and went in a different direction. It had a new look, feel, and style from what most audiences were used to - and the cast, writers, and crew did a great job.

My favorite is the 1st season. I think the storyline went off the rails after the 3rd season (Michael with a wife and kid), but I still tuned in every week! The interest in LFN the series was global - many Web sites were created and dedicated to the show's characters and actors who portrayed them. I hadn't seen such enthusiasm for a TV show in a long time, and it was great.

It was my favorite show of the 90's, that's for sure, and the show has definitely made an impact on other TV series and even movies.