Nikita (2010– )

Nikita is a trained assassin gone rogue trying to stop a secret U.S. agency known only as Division from recruiting deeply troubled teenagers and training them to be assassins.

Creator:

Craig Silverstein

Stars:

Maggie Q, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Maggie Q	...	Nikita (66 episodes, 2010-2013)
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Alex (66 episodes, 2010-2013)
Aaron Stanford	...	Seymour Birkhoff (66 episodes, 2010-2013)
Melinda Clarke	...	Amanda (63 episodes, 2010-2013)
Shane West	...	Michael (61 episodes, 2010-2013)
Xander Berkeley	...	Percy (45 episodes, 2010-2012)
Dillon Casey	...	Sean Pierce (42 episodes, 2011-2013)
Noah Bean	...	Ryan Fletcher (32 episodes, 2010-2013)
Lyndie Greenwood	...	Sonya (30 episodes, 2011-2013)

Storyline

When she was a deeply troubled teenager, Nikita was rescued from death row by a secret U.S. agency known only as Division, who faked her execution and told her she was being given a second chance to start a new life and serve her country. What they didn't tell her was that she was being trained as a spy and assassin. Throughout her grueling training at Division, Nikita never lost her humanity, even falling in love with a civilian. When her fiancé was murdered, Nikita realized she had been betrayed and her dreams shattered by the only people she thought she could trust, so she did what no one else before her had been able to do: she escaped. Now, after three years in hiding, Nikita is seeking retribution and making it clear to her former bosses that she will stop at nothing to expose and destroy their covert operation.

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Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Teenager | Rogue | Teenage Girl | M16 Rifle | 

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Taglines:

Looks do kill.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Никита

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sesfonstein Productions, Wonderland Sound and Vision, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Carla (Erica Gimpel) is a hybrid of two characters from the original "La Femme Nikita"; Carla, Nikita's trusted friend and neighbor from Season One, and Adrian, the creator of Section One from Season Two.

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Connections

Spun-off from La Femme Nikita (1990)

User Reviews

Enjoying Maggie Q in this

Maybe not a high intellect show, but lots of action and I like it! I really enjoy seeing Maggie Q's mature and interesting face, which helps make her role as a mentor more believable than if she had some unlined twenty-year-old face.

Her character, Nikita, is very passionate about love, having lost her love in the past. Nikita is always pro- woman, which I like to see on a TV show. She mentors younger women and tries to enlighten and empower women she is involved with along the way.

There is some blood, but it is not overdone. High-tech computers and spy techniques are included, but I would like to see more creative high-tech devices involved in the spy situations. I recommend this show as some light, refreshing, enjoyable spy action!