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Nikita adaptations: films & series
Every version of Nikita — the films & series, compared across media.
Nikita is a woman pulled from the margins of society — criminal, condemned, disposable — and remade into a government weapon. Across Nikita (1990), La Femme Nikita (1997), and Nikita (2010), the same core bargain recurs: a young woman given a brutal second chance inside a covert world. The versions move from film to television, each finding its own angle on that premise — obedience, survival, and in one case, outright rebellion against the agency that made her.
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Frequently asked
Is Nikita based on a film?
Yes. The story originates with the 1990 film Nikita, about a felon recruited as a government assassin. Both the 1997 series La Femme Nikita and the 2010 series Nikita adapt that same premise.
How many versions of Nikita are there?
There are three versions here: the original 1990 film Nikita, the TV series La Femme Nikita (1997), and the later TV series Nikita (2010).
Which Nikita should I start with?
The 2010 series Nikita is a good entry point — it follows Nikita actively fighting back against the agency that made her. The 1990 film Nikita gives the original version of the recruitment premise.