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La Femme Nikita is a Canadian television spy drama based on the original French film directed by Luc Besson. The show was created by Joel Surnow, who later co-created the tv series 24 with fellow La Femme Nikita executive consultant Robert Cochran.

The tv series revolves around Nikita (Peta Wilson), a lady falsely accused of killing a police officer and is sentenced to life in prison. Soon afterward, she is recruited into Section One — an elite, top-secret counterterrorist organization with no affiliation to any specific government. The organization falsely believes Nikita is a killer, and has what it takes to become a deadly operative. Because Nikita will be killed (or "canceled") if she fails to comply, she is forced to carry out the organization's ruthless methods of fighting terrorism, while attempting to keep her moral integrity and her soul intact. This personal struggle becomes the primary conflict of the series.

La Femme Nikita, which debuted in the US in January 1997 and ran for five seasons until March 2001, was the highest-rated drama on American basic cable during its first two seasons. It was also distributed in Canada (as Nikita) and other countries where it gained a cult following.