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Nikita

2010–2013·The CW·60 min·7.8/10
DramaActionCrime

When she was a deeply troubled teenager, Nikita was rescued from death row by a secret U.S. agency known only as Division, who trained her as a spy and assassin. Nikita was eventually betrayed by the only people she thought she could trust. Now, after three years in hiding, Nikita is seeking retribution and making it clear to her former boss, Percy and her former friends Michael and Birkhoff that she will stop at nothing to expose and destroy their covert operation.

Status
Ended
Language
English
Premiered
September 9, 2010
Ended
December 27, 2013

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