La Femme Nikita (TV series)

La Femme Nikita
Also known asNikita
Genre
Based onNikita by Luc Besson
Developed byJoel Surnow and Robert Cochran
Starring
  • Peta Wilson
  • Roy Dupuis
  • Matthew Ferguson
  • Don Francks
  • Eugene Robert Glazer
  • Alberta Watson
Theme music composerMark Snow
ComposerSean Callery
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes96 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jay Firestone
  • Rocco Matteo
ProducerJamie Paul Rock
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companies
  • Baton Broadcasting
  • LFN Productions, Inc.
  • Fireworks Entertainment
  • Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 13, 1997 (1997-01-13) –
March 4, 2001 (2001-03-04)
Related
Nikita (2010–2013)
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La Femme Nikita (French pronunciation: [la fam nikita], literally "The Woman Nikita"; called Nikita in Canada) is a 1997-2001 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,[1] 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.

  1. ^ Martie Zad (January 13, 1997). "'LA FEMME NIKITA,' A USA SERIES". Washington Post. Retrieved February 23, 2025.