La Femme Nikita
Seen it?1997 | 5 seasons | 44 min | Action & Adventure, Drama
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (68 on Metacritic). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved 24, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 44 minutes, about 70 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Nikita is a drug-addicted juvenile delinquent who was accused of killing a police officer in cold blood during an attempted robbery of a pharmacy. She is later arrested and sentenced to death by lethal injection, upon which she was secretly drugged by the government, faking her death. Nikita is then "recruited" by a secret government organization and transformed into a highly skilled assassin who cannot be traced.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
68 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 10 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 125K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.
- Season 11997 · 22 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
- Season 21998 · 22 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
Season 31999 · 22 episodes · 7.8 out of 10Saturday- Season 42000 · 22 episodes · 7.5 out of 10Sunday
- Season 52001 · 8 episodes · 7.5 out of 10Sunday
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran
- Peta WilsonNikita
- Roy DupuisMichael
- Matthew FergusonSeymour Birkoff
- Eugene Robert GlazerOperations
- Don FrancksWalter