CW Thursday 9pm
debuts Thursday, September 9, 9pm
concept
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When she was a deeply troubled teenager, Nikita was rescued from death row by a secret U.S. agency known only as Division, who faked her execution and told her she was being given a second chance to start a new life and serve her country. What they didn't tell her was that she was being trained as a spy and assassin. Throughout her grueling training at Division, Nikita never lost her humanity, even falling in love with a civilian. When her fiancé was murdered, Nikita realized she had been betrayed and her dreams shattered by the only people she thought she could trust, so she did what no one else before her had been able to do: she escaped. Now, after three years in hiding, Nikita is seeking retribution and making it clear to her former bosses that she will stop at nothing to expose and destroy their covert operation... 
stars Maggie Q (Live Free or Die Hard, Mission Impossible 3), Melinda Clarke (The O.C.), Shane West (ER, Once and Again), Xander Berkeley (24), Lyndsy Fonseca (Hot Tub Time Machine, Desperate Housewives), Aaron Stanford (Traveler), Ashton Holmes, Tiffany Hines
producers Craig Silverstein (K-Ville), McG (Chuck, Supernatural, The O.C.), Peter Johnson (Chuck, Human Target)
studio Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision
my take
Another remake? C'mon. That was my first reaction. I dug in and took a look at the cast and was very pleasantly surprised. It comes from the producers of Chuck, which is one of the most underrated shows on TV. That alone will get me to sample. Combined with the hot-to-the-touch promos showcasing Maggie Q, I'm in. How long will it last? Not sure. The bar is lower for the CW, but this one looks pretty expensive so it needs some promising numbers rather quickly to justify itself.
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