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

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Writers:

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

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Series Directed by
Chris Gross		(50 episodes, 1999-2001)
René Bonnière		(21 episodes, 1997-2001)
Jon Cassar		(14 episodes, 1997-2001)
Brad Turner		(9 episodes, 1998-2001)
Terry Ingram		(8 episodes, 1998-2000)
Joseph L. Scanlan		(6 episodes, 1997-2000)
Ken Girotti		(6 episodes, 1997-1998)
T.J. Scott		(5 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jerry Ciccoritti		(3 episodes, 1997-2000)
Guy Magar		(3 episodes, 1997-1998)
George Bloomfield		(3 episodes, 1997)
Joel Surnow		(3 episodes, 1999-2001)
David Warry-Smith		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Reza Badiyi		(2 episodes, 1997)
Ted Hanlan		(2 episodes, 1999)
Rick Jacobson		(2 episodes, 1999)

Series Writing credits
Luc Besson		(96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Michael Loceff		(25 episodes, 1997-2001)
Robert Cochran		(13 episodes, 1997-2001)
Lawrence Hertzog		(13 episodes, 1999-2001)
Peter M. Lenkov		(13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Maurice Hurley		(6 episodes, 1997-1999)
David Ehrman		(5 episodes, 1998-2000)
Naomi Janzen		(3 episodes, 1997)
Cyrus Nowrasteh		(2 episodes, 1997-1999)
Peter Bellwood		(2 episodes, 1997)
David Wolkove		(2 episodes, 2001)
Larry Raskin		(1 episode, 1997)
Ed Horowitz		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jay Firestone	....	executive producer (96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Jamie Paul Rock	....	producer (96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Peter M. Lenkov	....	supervising producer (52 episodes, 1998-2001)
Brian Gibson	....	associate producer / producer (19 episodes, 1997-2001)
Rocco Matteo	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Sean Callery		(96 episodes, 1997-2001)

Series Cinematography by
Nikos Evdemon		(29 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jim Westenbrink		(25 episodes, 1999-2001)
David Perrault		(22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Danny Nowak		(6 episodes, 1997)
John Holosko		(5 episodes, 1997)
Milan Podsedly		(4 episodes, 1998)
Michael Storey		(3 episodes, 1997)
Michael McMurray		(2 episodes, 1997)

Series Film Editing by
David B. Thompson		(54 episodes, 1997-2000)
Richard Wells		(37 episodes, 1997-2000)
Eric Goddard		(4 episodes, 1997)
Robert K. Sprogis		(4 episodes, 1997)
Dean Balser		(4 episodes, 2001)
Bert Kish		(4 episodes, 2001)

Series Casting by
Deirdre Bowen		(33 episodes, 1997-1998)
Tina Gerussi		(23 episodes, 1998-2001)

Series Production Design by
Rocco Matteo		(88 episodes, 1997-2000)

Series Art Direction by
Terry Wareham		(86 episodes, 1997-2000)
Pat Flood		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Set Decoration by
Caroline Gee		(42 episodes, 1997-1998)
Andy Joyce		(22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jeffrey Butler		(22 episodes, 2000)
Michael Salansky		(8 episodes, 2001)
Serge Tsukanov		(8 episodes, 2001)

Series Costume Design by
Laurie Drew		(96 episodes, 1997-2001)

Series Makeup Department
Eva Coudouloux	....	makeup artist (75 episodes, 1997-2000)
Traci Loader	....	first assistant makeup artist / first assistant makeup artist: second unit (44 episodes, 1997-1998)
Roger Dalgliesh	....	hair stylist (40 episodes, 1997-2001)
Debi Drennan	....	makeup artist / makeup designer (22 episodes, 1997)
Stephanie Ingram	....	key hair stylist (22 episodes, 1997)
Reg Quindinho	....	hair stylist (21 episodes, 2000)
R. de Sousa	....	hair stylist (13 episodes, 1999)
George Aywaz	....	hair stylist (9 episodes, 1999)
Ava Stone	....	key makeup artist (8 episodes, 2001)
Joan Chell	....	assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Diane Mazur	....	makeup artist: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
David Huband	....	post-production manager / post-production supervisor (83 episodes, 1997-2001)
Brian Gibson	....	production manager (80 episodes, 1997-2000)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ted Hanlan	....	second unit director (84 episodes, 1997-2001)
Linda Pope	....	first assistant director (52 episodes, 1997-2001)
Mark Wallace	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (44 episodes, 1997-2000)
Trevor Fischer	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (26 episodes, 1999-2001)
George Jeffery	....	second assistant director (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Stephen J. Morrison	....	second assistant director (11 episodes, 1998)
Grant Lucibello	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 1998)
Andrea Raffaghello	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 1997)
Laura Wood Fawcett	....	second assistant director (5 episodes, 1998)
Rob Fowler	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1997)
David Vaughan	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1997)
Joanne Tickle	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 2001)
Bob Warwick	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 2001)
Samantha Snidal	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1997)
Al Buchok	....	third assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)
David Carruthers	....	first assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)
Joe Costa	....	trainee assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)
Rick Courtney	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Douglas Mitchell	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Graham Tallman	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Sven Tyaysen	....	head carpenter (95 episodes, 1997-2001)
Geoff Murrin	....	property master (89 episodes, 1997-2001)
Mun Ying Kwun	....	assistant art director (88 episodes, 1997-2000)
Jim Murrin	....	property master (76 episodes, 1997-2001)
Joe Madziak	....	construction coordinator (74 episodes, 1998-2001)
Stephen Willetts	....	key scenic painter (74 episodes, 1998-2001)
Harry Zernike	....	first assistant art director (40 episodes, 1997-1999)
Jae Pak	....	assistant art director (40 episodes, 1999-2000)
E. Jane Huggard	....	key scenic painter (22 episodes, 1997)
Rory Cheyne	....	graphics designer (8 episodes, 2001)
Derek Noel	....	key scenic painter (7 episodes, 1997)
Jon P. Goulding	....	set designer: prep (unknown episodes)
Craig Harris	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
K. Douglas MacRae	....	storyboard artist: Canadian broadcasts (unknown episodes)
Grant Van Der Slagt	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Scott Shepherd	....	sound re-recording mixer (89 episodes, 1997-2001)
Allen Ormerod	....	sound re-recording mixer (88 episodes, 1997-2001)
Jill Purdy	....	sound editor (80 episodes, 1997-2001)
Craig Henighan	....	sound editor (59 episodes, 1998-2001)
Dan Latour	....	sound recordist (44 episodes, 1999-2000)
Paula Fairfield	....	sound editor (31 episodes, 1997-1998)
Thomas Hidderley	....	sound mixer (22 episodes, 1997)
Bryan Day	....	sound recordist (18 episodes, 1998)
Herwig Gayer	....	boom operator (13 episodes, 1997)
Stephen Barden	....	sound (11 episodes, 1997-1998)
Dan Daniels	....	sound recordist (8 episodes, 2001)
Andrew Tay	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 2001)
Al Buchok	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Dorian Williamson	....	second boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects supervisor (79 episodes, 1997-2001)
Scott Maple	....	prop maker: JJAMB Prod. (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Robin Nozetz	....	visual effects supervisor / graphic artist (96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Dave McGhie	....	digital compositor (93 episodes, 1997-2001)
Billy D. Choi	....	visual effects supervisor (51 episodes, 1997-1999)
Ian Britton	....	motion graphics designer: computer displays, Nerve FX (unknown episodes)
Brian Lui	....	motion graphics: computer displays (unknown episodes)
Mark Savela	....	visual effects coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Mic Jones	....	key stunt rigger / stunt coordinator / ... (96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Howard Green	....	stunt performer / utility stunts (33 episodes, 1997-2001)
Ted Hanlan	....	stunt coordinator (12 episodes, 1997-1998)
John Stead	....	stunt performer (8 episodes, 1997-1999)
Michael Quinney	....	stunt double (5 episodes, 1997-2000)
Robert C. Shannon	....	dive supervisor / water safety (4 episodes, 1998-1999)
Derek Bujalski	....	stunt performer (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Chris Branco	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2000)
Nick Alachiotis	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Eric Bryson	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Brad Bunn	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Randy Butcher	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tommy Chang	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Christopher Cordell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Hakan Coskuner	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Brian Jagersky	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Henry Korhonen	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Danny Lima	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt rigger / utility stunts (unknown episodes)
John MacDonald	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Darren Marsman	....	stunt double: Laurence Bayne (unknown episodes)
Christopher McGuire	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Layton Morrison	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Valentin Nedialkov	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Branko Racki	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Robert Racki	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Kevin Rushton	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Todd Schroeder	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
David Stinson	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bryan Thomas	....	stunt actor (unknown episodes)
Jim Tuck	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Vey	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ron Webber	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ryan Weichel	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Geoff Williams	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Malcolm Xerxes	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Hroch	....	camera operator (60 episodes, 1998-2000)
Norman Smith	....	key grip (54 episodes, 1998-2001)
Steve Kolodziej	....	video operator (44 episodes, 1998-1999)
Paolo Perin	....	electrician / gaffer: second unit (42 episodes, 1997-2000)
Jim Westenbrink	....	gaffer (41 episodes, 1997-1999)
Stephen Roberts	....	gaffer (40 episodes, 1999-2001)
Brian Gedge	....	camera operator (22 episodes, 1997)
Chris Schillinger	....	grip (22 episodes, 1997)
Terry Banting	....	gaffer: second unit (22 episodes, 1998)
William Engel	....	grip (19 episodes, 1997)
Darren Boyce	....	key grip (15 episodes, 1998)
Mitch Holmes	....	key grip (12 episodes, 1997)
Daniel Narduzzi	....	key grip (8 episodes, 1997)
Mark Woodley	....	gaffer (8 episodes, 1997)
Laurence Bortnick	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (8 episodes, 2001)
Dave C. Sheridan	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2001)
John Hobson	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1998)
Gordon Langevin	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 1997)
Christian Drennan	....	key grip (5 episodes, 1999)
Richard Emerson	....	key grip (2 episodes, 1997)
P. Michael Agnello	....	camera trainee (unknown episodes)
Federico De Marco	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Dianne L. Haggarty	....	best boy grip (unknown episodes)
J.P. Locherer	....	director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes)
Rudolf Mammitzsch	....	camera trainee (unknown episodes)
Mark McLean	....	camera trainee (unknown episodes)
James Tamblyn	....	video playback operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting (52 episodes, 1998-2001)
Tina Gerussi	....	casting (44 episodes, 1999-2000)
Aaron Unrau	....	extras casting assistant (8 episodes, 2001)
Aric Dupere	....	extras casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Terri De Haan	....	assistant costume designer (44 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jozi Conte	....	set costumer / wardrobe set supervisor (unknown episodes)
Anna Dal Farra	....	assistant costume designer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Douglas Crawford	....	assistant editor (44 episodes, 1998-1999)
Saul Pincus	....	assistant editor (33 episodes, 1998-1999)
Paul Rubenstein	....	assistant editor (33 episodes, 1999-2000)
Peter Watson	....	assistant editor (9 episodes, 1997)
Desiree Marshall	....	assistant editor (9 episodes, 2000)
Vanda Schmockel	....	first assistant editor (8 episodes, 2001)
Paula Devonshire	....	first assistant editor (7 episodes, 1997)
Bill Holley	....	colorist (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Mark Snow	....	composer: theme music (96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Blaine Johnson	....	music supervisor (90 episodes, 1997-2001)
Derek Syverud	....	music clearance (8 episodes, 2001)
Matt Kierscht	....	music manager (unknown episodes)
Larold Rebhun	....	score mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Eddie Bowman	....	transportation coordinator (95 episodes, 1997-2001)

Series Other crew
Robert Cochran	....	creative consultant (96 episodes, 1997-2001)
Joel Surnow	....	executive consultant (94 episodes, 1997-2001)
Pamela Simons	....	production coordinator (93 episodes, 1997-2001)
Michael Loceff	....	story editor / executive story editor (72 episodes, 1998-2001)
Hannelore Biesinger-Kee	....	production accountant (65 episodes, 1997-1999)
Victoria Harding	....	location manager (54 episodes, 1997-2000)
Chloe Finch	....	production assistant (52 episodes, 1997-2001)
Saira Qureshi-Wennekers	....	assistant production coordinator (52 episodes, 1999-2001)
Thana Spillios	....	script supervisor (44 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kristine Child	....	assistant to producer (44 episodes, 1999-2000)
Sari Miettinen	....	key craft service (44 episodes, 1999-2000)
Cherie MacNeill	....	assistant to producer (43 episodes, 1997-1998)
Scott Cooper	....	script coordinator (35 episodes, 1997-2000)
Sonia Grazian	....	production accountant (30 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lawrence Hertzog	....	executive consultant (30 episodes, 2000-2001)
Lori Roussell	....	script supervisor (30 episodes, 2000-2001)
David Ehrman	....	program consultant (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Natalie Fokes	....	assistant production coordinator / script coordinator (22 episodes, 1997)
Alexandra Lane	....	assistant production coordinator (22 episodes, 1998)
Peter M. Lenkov	....	production consultant (22 episodes, 1999)
Mark Logan	....	location manager (20 episodes, 1999-2000)
Michael Tough	....	location manager (19 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jill Carter	....	script supervisor (8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Maurice Hurley	....	creative consultant (8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Lora Yowell	....	assistant to producer (8 episodes, 2001)
Anna Rane	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 1997)
Peter Boboras	....	location manager (4 episodes, 2001)
Edward York	....	location manager (4 episodes, 2001)
Julia Stan	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1997)
Kristin Newman	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes, 1998)
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer (unknown episodes)
Paul Collins	....	security officer (unknown episodes)
Hakan Coskuner	....	adr voice (unknown episodes)
Ken Dhaliwal	....	production counsel (unknown episodes)
Lynn Foster	....	assistant: Peta Wilson (unknown episodes)
Christopher Heyn	....	assistant to executive consultants (unknown episodes)
R. Emerson John	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Bernadette Jones	....	dialect coach: pre-production (unknown episodes)
Yuell Newsome	....	stock librarian (unknown episodes)
Barbara Somerville	....	set supervisor (unknown episodes)
Mike Sudrow	....	weapons specialist (unknown episodes)
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Baton
• CTV Television Network
• Fireworks Entertainment
• LPN Productions Inc.

Distributors

• AXN (2000) (Japan) (TV)
• Channel 5 Television (UK)
• Cuatro (2005) (Spain) (TV)
• Radiotelevisione Italiana (Italy)
• Showcase Television
• TV Tokyo (2000-2003) (Japan) (TV)
• Telecinco (1999-2004) (Spain) (TV)
• V8 (2001-2003) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Yorin (200?-2005) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Charles David  wardrobe
• Compaq Canada Inc.  computers provided by
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Diesel  wardrobe
• Jonathan Steats  eyewear
• Magnetic North, The  post-production video
• Sylvia Heisel  wardrobe

Also Known As:

"Nikita" (Canada: English title)

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:

The show ran five seasons. The season number determined the number of words in an episodes title (i.e., all third season episodes had three words in their title).

Quotes:

Walter: What you looking at, Sugar?
Nikita: Just the best part of my day.
Walter: Keep talking like that and I'll forget how old I am.

Movie Connections:

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

Uniformly fine TV series, a mix of bad/good people make for exciting viewing.

The TV series, "La Femme Nikita" is a spin-off of the fine early-90s French film, "Nikita". Although it does not try to look like the original, it has spun its own look that is every bit as captivating as the film, for a TV series. Peta Wilson who stars a Nikita is so perfect for the role she has created that it is impossible to imagine anyone else playing it now. She is all-in-one beautiful, sensitive, tough, loyal, in a superb acting job. I suspect the real Peta Wilson is not too far away from this character.

I find the series so captivating because of its mix of good and bad. "The Section" exists to foster good in the world, but any means justifies the end, and a lot of people, both innocent and crooked, get in the way and get "eliminated". However, Nikita and Michael both have consciences and in every episode there are ambiguous situations that their characters must deal with. You can't watch it and not ask what you would do in a similar situation. The dark tone of the show, the clandestine operations, the high-tech tracking and communications, the action - it all blends to pull you in and keep you in its grip, until the episode is over. Today, 01/01/01, USA network is running a "Nakita" marathon - 12 straight hours of the best episodes. Very compelling watching.

DEC2004 update: I am watching the DVDs for season one, very nice set.