"Painkiller Jane" (2007) TV series

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Hard to resist. Harder to kill.

Plot:

Jane Vasco is a DEA agent recruited by a covert government agency that hunts genetically enhanced individuals. She discovers that she can heal rapidly from any injury and begins to investigate the source of her powers.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic Book | Human Hybrid | Dying Repeatedly | Beautiful Woman | Female Hero

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Kristanna Loken	...	Jane Vasco (22 episodes, 2007)
Noah Danby	...	Connor King (22 episodes, 2007)
Stephen Lobo	...	Seth Carpenter (22 episodes, 2007)
Sean O. Roberts	...	Riley Jensen (22 episodes, 2007)
Rob Stewart	...	Andre McBride (22 episodes, 2007)
Nathaniel DeVeaux	...	Joe Waterman (16 episodes, 2007)
Alaina Huffman	...	Maureen Bowers (12 episodes, 2007)
Melanie Papalia	...	Amanda Worth (11 episodes, 2007)
John Reardon	...	Brian (9 episodes, 2007)

Series Directed by
Matthew Hastings		(6 episodes, 2007)
Michael Robison		(5 episodes, 2007)
Farhad Mann		(3 episodes, 2007)
Peter DeLuise		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Writing credits
Jimmy Palmiotti		(22 episodes, 2007)
Joe Quesada		(22 episodes, 2007)
Lawrence Hertzog		(5 episodes, 2007)
Gillian Horvath		(3 episodes, 2007)
Lisa Klink		(3 episodes, 2007)
Gil Grant		(2 episodes, 2007)
Charles Heit		(2 episodes, 2007)
Charles Holland		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Rola Bauer	....	co-producer (22 episodes, 2007)
Richard Bullock	....	producer (22 episodes, 2007)
Gil Grant	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 2007)
Matthew Hastings	....	consulting producer (22 episodes, 2007)
Lawrence Hertzog	....	associate producer (22 episodes, 2007)
Kristanna Loken	....	co-executive producer (22 episodes, 2007)
Kirk Shaw	....	executive producer / producer (22 episodes, 2007)
Stacey Shaw	....	associate producer (22 episodes, 2007)
Rob Word	....	executive producer (22 episodes, 2007)
John W. Hyde	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Larry Sugar	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Jason Netter	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
John Sereda		(22 episodes, 2007)
Mike Thomas		(4 episodes, 2007)

Series Cinematography by
Mahlon Todd Williams		(22 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Jamie Alain		(10 episodes, 2007)
Trevor Mirosh		(9 episodes, 2007)
Luis Lam		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting by
Fern Champion		(3 episodes, 2007)
Laura Toplass		(3 episodes, 2007)
János György		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Design by
Paul McCulloch		(19 episodes, 2007)
James Hazell		(4 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Direction by
Rudi Grant		(11 episodes, 2007)
Erin Sinclair		(10 episodes, 2007)

Series Set Decoration by
Monika Choynowski		(18 episodes, 2007)
Tamás Tamási		(4 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume Design by
Ken Shapkin		(18 episodes, 2007)

Series Makeup Department
Terry Hanson	....	key hairstylist (18 episodes, 2007)
Jennifer Powell-Folk	....	make-up artist (18 episodes, 2007)
Cara Doell	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 2007)
Krista Seller	....	make-up artist (5 episodes, 2007)
Éva Kozma	....	key makeup artist (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Management
Abraham Fraser	....	production manager (21 episodes, 2007)
Todd Giroux	....	technical post supervisor (20 episodes, 2007)
Sean Bowers	....	post production supervisor / post-production manager (17 episodes, 2007)
Bryan Heidinger	....	post production supervisor (5 episodes, 2007)
Balázs Harmati	....	unit manager: Hungary (4 episodes, 2007)
Andrea Kozma	....	production manager: Hungary (4 episodes, 2007)
Timea Styt	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 2007)
Richard Bullock	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gary Blair Smith	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 2007)
Michael Collins	....	second assistant director (7 episodes, 2007)
Vince Coates	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 2007)
Sam Harris	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2007)
Carl Mason	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2007)
Leanna Inokoshi	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 2007)
Zoltan Moll	....	second second assistant director (4 episodes, 2007)
Attila Kenyeres	....	third assistant director (3 episodes, 2007)
Patrick Weir	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2007)
Csilla György	....	co-first assistant director / first assistant director: Hungary (2 episodes, 2007)
Judit Soltész	....	first assistant director: Hungary (2 episodes, 2007)
Réka Szabó	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Department
Dylan Dowd	....	lead greens person (22 episodes, 2007)
Ric Walkington	....	property master (19 episodes, 2007)
Rowena O'Connor	....	props (18 episodes, 2007)
Jesse Joslin	....	construction coordinator (17 episodes, 2007)
Beth Snelgrove	....	paint coordinator (15 episodes, 2007)
Laura Schneider	....	art department coordinator / graphic designer (12 episodes, 2007)
Christopher A.R. Lowe	....	on-set dresser (11 episodes, 2007)
Zoltán Hardy	....	property master (4 episodes, 2007)
Antal Laki	....	construction manager (4 episodes, 2007)
Robin McGillivray	....	paint coordinator (4 episodes, 2007)
Samantha Schell	....	property buyer / props buyer (4 episodes, 2007)
Randy Taylor	....	construction coordinator (4 episodes, 2007)
Vern Giammartino	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Sound Department
Mark Hensley	....	sound supervisor / sound re-recording mixer (22 episodes, 2007)
Ian Mackie	....	foley artist (22 episodes, 2007)
Bill Westwell	....	sound editor (22 episodes, 2007)
John Taylor	....	sound supervisor (20 episodes, 2007)
Mark Schroeder	....	sound mixer (18 episodes, 2007)
Craig George	....	sound assistant (15 episodes, 2007)
Don Painchaud	....	adr recordist (8 episodes, 2007)
Stephen Cheung	....	adr recordist (7 episodes, 2007)
Jakob Thiesen	....	adr recordist (7 episodes, 2007)
Ethan Beigel	....	adr mixer (5 episodes, 2007)
Dorian Pareis	....	backgrounds editor / assistant sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2007)
Don Mann	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Special Effects by
Robert Paller	....	SPFX coordinator (18 episodes, 2007)
Péter Szilágyi	....	SPFX coordinator (4 episodes, 2007)
Gyula Krasnyánszky	....	pyro coordinator (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Visual Effects by
Sheila Giroux	....	visual effects coordinator (22 episodes, 2007)
Adam Stern	....	effects supervisor / effects supervisor: Artifex Studios (22 episodes, 2007)
Kenton Rannie	....	digital compositor (21 episodes, 2007)
Milton Muller	....	digital compositor / digital effects artist (19 episodes, 2007)
Chris Abbas	....	digital compositor (18 episodes, 2007)
Rachelle Bisson-Montpetit	....	digital compositor (17 episodes, 2007)
Keegan Douglas	....	lead compositor (16 episodes, 2007)
Roula Lainas	....	visual effects producer (16 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Struckman	....	on-set visual effects supervisor (9 episodes, 2007)
Zeljko Barcan	....	digital effects artist / visual effects / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Elaine Fung	....	digital effects artist (5 episodes, 2007)
Sean Gilhooly	....	visual effects coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Anuj Patil	....	senior compositor (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Stunts
Randy Lee	....	stunt coordinator (18 episodes, 2007)
László Imre	....	stunt coordinator / co-stunt coordinator (4 episodes, 2007)
István Koleszár	....	stunt double / stunt rigger (3 episodes, 2007)
David Soo	....	fight choreographer (3 episodes, 2007)
Jason Calder	....	rappelling stunt / stunt actor (2 episodes, 2007)
Rob Hayter	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 2007)
Hugo Steele	....	stunt double: Nathaniel Deveaux / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Cristobal	....	grip (22 episodes, 2007)
Dale H. Jahraus	....	camera operator: "a" camera (22 episodes, 2007)
Robin Smith	....	first assistant camera (22 episodes, 2007)
Blaine Ackerly	....	gaffer (19 episodes, 2007)
John Brown	....	rigging best boy electric (18 episodes, 2007)
Scott Wallace	....	video playback operator (17 episodes, 2007)
Randy Swanson	....	key grip (15 episodes, 2007)
Bob Findley	....	camera operator: "b" camera / camera operator: "c" camera (14 episodes, 2007)
Daniel Volonino	....	second assistant camera (12 episodes, 2007)
Marc Nolet	....	grip (9 episodes, 2007)
Katie Matheson	....	second assistant camera (8 episodes, 2007)
Doug Schwartz	....	camera operator: "b" camera (6 episodes, 2007)
Riley Pearcy	....	best boy electrician / best boy electric (5 episodes, 2007)
Richard Walden	....	camera operator: "c" camera (5 episodes, 2007)
Michael Wallbank	....	grip (5 episodes, 2007)
Casey Bramall	....	camera trainee (4 episodes, 2007)
Márton Gothár	....	assistant camera (4 episodes, 2007)
András Khin	....	camera operator: "b" camera (4 episodes, 2007)
Rudolf Takacs	....	gaffer (4 episodes, 2007)
Jason Tidsbury	....	light balloon technician (4 episodes, 2007)
József Trombitás	....	key grip (4 episodes, 2007)
Attila Tumbász	....	assistant camera (4 episodes, 2007)
Norbert Kroó	....	generator operator: base camp (3 episodes, 2007)
Balint Seres	....	assistant camera (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting Department
Fern Champion	....	casting: Los Angeles (22 episodes, 2007)
Candice Elzinga	....	original casting by / original casting (22 episodes, 2007)
Paul Ruddy	....	casting: Los Angeles (22 episodes, 2007)
Martina Smyth	....	casting associate (22 episodes, 2007)
Dylan Staniforth	....	extras casting wrangler (22 episodes, 2007)
Laura Toplass	....	casting by (22 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mónika Erdõsi	....	dresser (22 episodes, 2007)
Taryn Thumath	....	costume supervisor (18 episodes, 2007)
Dawn Grey	....	assistant costume designer (8 episodes, 2007)
Sara Rakhshandeh	....	costumer: extras / extras costumer (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
Kara Eide	....	post production coordinator (22 episodes, 2007)
Jason Koroluk	....	on-line editor / on-line assistant editor (22 episodes, 2007)
Randy Rudland	....	assistant editor (22 episodes, 2007)
Darryl Whetung	....	assistant editor / second assistant editor (19 episodes, 2007)
Sabrina Pitre	....	first assistant editor (11 episodes, 2007)
Jacqueline Hinds	....	colorist / on-line editor (8 episodes, 2007)
Jesse Lyon	....	second assistant editor (4 episodes, 2007)

Series Music Department
Matthew Safran	....	music supervisor (21 episodes, 2007)
Matthew Hastings	....	composer: theme (15 episodes, 2007)

Series Transportation Department
Henry Chu	....	driver: cast (22 episodes, 2007)
Rick MacKay	....	unit driver (22 episodes, 2007)
Alexander Mandra	....	picture car wrangler (22 episodes, 2007)
Darryl Martin	....	transportation co-captain (22 episodes, 2007)
Peter Road	....	unit driver (22 episodes, 2007)
Lorraine Stomperud	....	driver: cast (22 episodes, 2007)
Ben Liljedahl	....	transportation captain (21 episodes, 2007)
Fraser Sutherland	....	transportation coordinator (18 episodes, 2007)

Series Other crew
Carole Appleby	....	unit publicist / publicist (22 episodes, 2007)
Stephanie Brown	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 2007)
Doran Chandler	....	legal services: Roberts & Stahl (22 episodes, 2007)
Oliver De Caigny	....	business affairs (22 episodes, 2007)
Mike Goldberg	....	script coordinator (22 episodes, 2007)
Charles Heit	....	story editor (22 episodes, 2007)
Gillian Horvath	....	creative consultant / consultant: writers (22 episodes, 2007)
Arminder Randhawa	....	business affairs (22 episodes, 2007)
Michael Schaus	....	business affairs (22 episodes, 2007)
Jimmy Palmiotti	....	story editor (21 episodes, 2007)
Sarah Tarry	....	legal services: Roberts & Stahl (19 episodes, 2007)
Linda Strathdee	....	script supervisor (18 episodes, 2007)
Shawn Swanky	....	trainee assistant location manager (18 episodes, 2007)
Kerri Boyce	....	production accountant (17 episodes, 2007)
Winona Sim	....	playback coordinator (16 episodes, 2007)
Philippe Filiatreault	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2007)
Kelly Fry	....	first aide craft service (13 episodes, 2007)
Dave Edmondson	....	production assistant (12 episodes, 2007)
Fawn McDonald	....	production coordinator (10 episodes, 2007)
Jedrzej Kowalski	....	locations manager (9 episodes, 2007)
Lucy MacLeod	....	production coordinator (9 episodes, 2007)
Dan Carr	....	locations manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Korey Petrie	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2007)
Judit Csernai	....	production company: Hungary (4 episodes, 2007)
Ken Friss	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 2007)
Sandra Gould	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 2007)
István Major	....	head of production (4 episodes, 2007)
Krista Johnston	....	rights and clearances (3 episodes, 2007)
Norbert Kroó	....	base generator operator (3 episodes, 2007)
Sheenah Main	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2007)
Aaron James	....	first aide craft service (2 episodes, 2007)
John Mio	....	locations manager (2 episodes, 2007)
Collin Wayne Robertson	....	first aide craft service (2 episodes, 2007)
Rachel Robinson	....	assistant: producer (2 episodes, 2007)
Robert Galletti	....	production counsel (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
David W. Hamilton	....	the producers would like to thank (6 episodes, 2007)

Production Companies

• Insight Film Studios
• IDT Entertainment
• Insight Films
• Kickstart Productions

Distributors

• Tandem Communications (2007) (non-USA) (all media)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2007) (USA) (TV)
• AXN (2007-2008) (Poland) (TV)
• AXN (2007-2008) (Romania) (TV)
• Sci Fi (2009) (Germany) (TV)
• TV2 (2008-) (Hungary) (TV)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (complete series)

Special Effects

• Artifex Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Concorde Film Trust  funding

Runtime:

44 min (22 episodes)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Fot Studios, Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Insight Film Studios

Movie Connections:

Remake of Painkiller Jane (2005) (TV)

Beg to differ...

Unlike another user who said the pilot was bad but the series "just keeps getting better", I found the pilot to be pretty good for a Scifi Channel pilot, but the series failed to build upon that base and instead churned out the same formula week after week. The multi-episode arc involving Jane's investigation of the source of her abilities was introduced about three episodes too late and was really the only thing that could have saved this. But by that point in the run, people had already given up on the show. And you have to admit that, following on the heels of the success of Heroes -- which also features a hot blonde with amazing healing ability -- PKJ really needed to hit the ground running, rather than stumbling and jogging in place. A competent show with interesting locations, decent acting, but only average scripts and thin characters, it really didn't have much of a chance.