Nominated for 18 Gemini Awards (which honor the English language achievements of Canadian television), La Femme Nikita established itself as a stalwart on the USA Network in the late-1990s.
Based on the 1990 motion picture of the same name, La Femme Nikita changed its cast, but not its edgy characters and exciting underworld setting.
A forerunner to the successful hit series Alias, the show features all the intrigue of its successor coupled with the fast-paced action of 24.
An hour-long action/adventure drama series, La Femme Nikita premiered on the first day of 1997 and quickly built a loyal fan base that followed the series for five stellar seasons before its premature cancellation in Spring 2001...
La Femme Nikita follows the life of Nikita (Peta Wilson), a woman wrongfully convicted of a brutal murder.
Sentenced to life in prison, a top-secret government agency known only as Section One sets its sights on the woman it believes to be a ruthless killer.
Faking Nikita's suicide, they usher her out of prison to train and program her into a willing and obedient assassin.
But the conspirators at Section One didn't bank on Nikita's innocence.
Now, they're stuck with a bloodthirsty felon who's not as bloodthirsty as they thought.
Nevertheless, Nikita (now code-named 'Josephine') must carry out the orders of her superiors or else face her own death at the hands of an organization intent on keeping its secrets from the outside world.
La Femme Nikita boasts an excellent cast to compliment Nikita's numerous adventures, among them are Michael Samuelle (Roy Dupuis), Davenport (Lawrence Bayne), Seymour Birkoff (Matthew Ferguson), Walter (Don Francks), and Paul "Operations" Wolfe (Eugene Robert Glazer).
Together, they create an intriguing atmosphere of mysterious identities, ruthless assassins, and government conspiracies that is certain to entertain even the most discriminating of viewers...
The La Femme Nikita (Season 3) DVD features a number of exciting episodes including the season premiere "Looking For Michael" in which Operations deems Nikita to be a threat to the continued life of Section One.
So a plot is hatched to assassinate Nikita on one of the Section One missions, but Nikita survives, and when she returns to Section One headquarters, she learns the truth about Michael...
Other notable episodes from Season 3 include "Outside the Box" in which Section One recruits a new operative with a photographic memory, and "Third Party Ripoff" in which Michael's relationship with Nikita threatens to cause his loss of hard-earned power within the Section One hierarchy...
Below is a list of episodes included on the La Femme Nikita (Season 3) DVD: Episode 45 (Looking For Michael) Air Date: 01-03-1999 Episode 46 (Someone Else's Shadow) Air Date: 01-10-1999 Episode 47 (Opening Night Jitters) Air Date: 01-17-1999 Episode 48 (Gates of Hell) Air Date: 01-24-1999 Episode 49 (Imitation of Death) Air Date: 03-07-1999 Episode 50 (Love and Country) Air Date: 03-21-1999 Episode 51 (Cat and Mouse) Air Date: 03-28-1999 Episode 52 (Outside the Box) Air Date: 04-04-1999 Episode 53 (Slipping Into Darkness) Air Date: 04-11-1999 Episode 54 (Under the Influence) Air Date: 04-25-1999 Episode 55 (Walk on By) Air Date: 04-25-1999 Episode 56 (Threshold of Pain) Air Date: 06-06-1999 Episode 57 (Beyond the Pale) Air Date: 06-13-1999 Episode 58 (Hand to Hand) Air Date: 06-20-1999 Episode 59 (Before I Sleep) Air Date: 06-27-1999 Episode 60 (I Remember Paris) Air Date: 07-18-1999 Episode 61 (All Good Things) Air Date: 07-25-1999 Episode 62 (Third Party Ripoff) Air Date: 08-01-1999 Episode 63 (Any Means Necessary) Air Date: 08-08-1999 Episode 64 (Three Eyed Turtle) Air Date: 08-15-1999 Episode 65 (Playing With Fire) Air Date: 08-22-1999 Episode 66 (On Borrowed Time) Air Date: 08-29-1999