La Femme Nikita - Season 1 - Eps 21: Verdict
Jovan Mijovich has been elected as premier of his new nation, but there is a hit man out to assassinate him. Nikita and Michael, along with other Section One operatives, are dispatched to provide security. During the inaugural celebration, the hit man is taken out, but a hostage situation develops that no one expected. A man, Bruner, claims Mijovich raped and blinded his daughter during the nation's civil war, and threatens to kill him. Nikita tries to defuse the situation, and manages to keep Mijovich alive for the time being, but when Bruner's daughter appears to give her side of the story, the accuracy of her testimony will mean the difference between peace and war for her people.
About La Femme Nikita
Title: La Femme Nikita
First Air Date: 1997-01-13
Last Air Date: 2001-03-04
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 246 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 96
Network: USA Network
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
La Femme Nikita was a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by Luc Besson. The series was co-produced by Jay Firestone of Fireworks Entertainment and Warner Bros.. It was adapted for television by Joel Surnow. The series was first telecast in North America on the USA Network cable channel on January 13, 1997, and ran for five television seasons—until March 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, and it continues to have a strong cult following.
Cast
Peta Wilson
Nikita
Roy Dupuis
Michael
Matthew Ferguson
Seymour Birkoff
Eugene Robert Glazer
Operations
Don Francks
Walter
