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La Femme Nikita (1997)

La Femme Nikita poster
Genre
action television series
Country
Canada
Length
5 seasons, 96 episodes
Rated
18
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 270 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is recruited by a secret government agency to become an assassin. She is trained in weapons and combat while navigating a life filled with deception and danger.

action-packedsuspensefuldarkgrittyintensedramaticfast-pacedstylish

What happens

La Femme Nikita (French pronunciation: [la fam nikita], literally "The Woman Nikita"; called Nikita in Canada) is a Canadian action-drama television series based on the French film of the same name by Luc Besson. The series stars Peta Wilson as the titular character. It was co-produced by Jay Firestone of Fireworks Entertainment and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It was created and adapted for television by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran. The series was telecast in the United States on the USA Network cable channel on Monday, January 13, 1997 at 10pm, and ran for five seasons until March 4, 2001. The series was also aired in Canada on the over-the-air CTV Television Network. La Femme Nikita was the highest-rated drama on American basic cable during its first two seasons. It was also distributed in some other countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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