Nikita (TV series)

Nikita
Genre	Drama Thriller Action Spy fiction Psychological thriller
Created by	Characters: Joel Surnow (original series)
Based on	La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson
Developed by	Craig Silverstein
Starring	Maggie Q Shane West Lyndsy Fonseca Aaron Stanford Ashton Holmes Tiffany Hines Melinda Clarke Xander Berkeley Dillon Casey Noah Bean Devon Sawa
Theme music composer	David E. Russo
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	73 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Craig Silverstein Danny Cannon McG Peter Johnson David Levinson
Producers	Marc David Alper Albert Kim
Production locations	Pinewood Toronto Studios, Cambridge, Ontario Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cinematography	David Stockton Glen Keenan Rene Ohashi
Editors	Mark C. Baldwin Chris Peppe David Lebowitz Scott Boyd John Peter Bernardo
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Wonderland Sound and Vision Sesfonstein Productions Warner Bros. Television Nikita Films
Original release
Network	The CW
Release	September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09) – December 27, 2013 (2013-12-27)
Related
La Femme Nikita (1997–2001)
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Nikita is an American action thriller drama television series that aired on the CW from September 9, 2010, to December 27, 2013, in the United States.^[1][2] The series is an adaptation of Luc Besson's French film La Femme Nikita, the second such adaptation after the 1997 TV series La Femme Nikita.

The series focuses on Nikita (Maggie Q), a woman who escaped from a secret government-funded organization known as "Division" and, after a three-year hiding period, is back to bring down the organization. The main cast in various seasons features Q, Lyndsy Fonseca, Shane West, Aaron Stanford, Melinda Clarke, Xander Berkeley, Noah Bean, Tiffany Hines, Ashton Holmes, Dillon Casey, and Devon Sawa.