THIS BLOG IS DISCONTINUED

Enjoy all previous posts about NIKITA, but there will not be any new ones. Unfortunately, our show is over and it's time to move on. I might start a new blog about another series. If so, I'm gonna let you know. Read my final words below (just scroll down a bit).

Maggie Q joins "Stalker" by Kevin Williamson

Maggie Q just has been announced as the female lead in the upcoming miniseries "Red Flag", but now has as well been cast in a yet to be titled CBS pilot by Kevin Williamson. Q will star as the female lead next to Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story: Murder House, American Horror Story: Asylum, Hostages). Written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Liz Friedlander, the psychological thriller revolves around Beth (Q) and Jack (McDermott), two detectives, who handle stalking incidents for the Threat Assessment Unit of the LAPD. Detective Beth Davis is the opinionated and obsessive, workaholic division captain of LAPD's Threat Assessment Unit who also narrates the story. It's still to be decided if the pilot will go to series.

UPDATE: Maggie Q's new show titled "Stalker" has been picked up to series and will premiere this Fall on CBS!

Source: Deadline

Season 4 available on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 20, 2014

The fourth and final season of "Nikita" ended with the series finale on December 27, 2013. A few days ago, Warner Home Video officially announced "Nikita: The Complete Fourth and Final Season" on DVD and Blu-Ray via press release. Both titles will be released on April 22, 2014 May 20, 2014 (UPDATE)! The date was officially pushed back by Warner Bros! The box-set will include all six episodes of season 4. Unfortunately there will be no bonus features. The artwork below will cover the fronts of both titles.

Extra information: There are rumors about a Complete Series release of "Nikita". But nothing has been announced yet, but I'll watch out for any news.

Maggie Q joins "Red Flag"

Action heroine Maggie Q garnered her second lead role in a television show. After the end of "Nikita" last year, Maggie Q will portray Ching Shih as the female lead in an upcoming limited series titled "Red Flag". The series centers around Ching Shih, a Chinese prostitute who will eventually become one of the most terrifying and powerful pirates and head of the most successful crime syndicate in China. Maggie Q says about her role: "It's exciting to have the opportunity to share Ching Shih's real-life story with audiences that are both familiar and unfamiliar with her prominent history." Yet the series has no television home in the US, but is currently being offered to different channels.

Some final words...

I decided to let pass a couple of days before trying to write a message which could include everything I want to tell the world about NIKITA. And now the time has come that I feel ready to write these (sort of) final words down and publish them here...

Let's start with the facts: NIKITA concluded its series run on December 27, 2013. After premiering in the Fall of 2010 (September 9) on The CW, the show had a run over 4 season with a total of 73 episodes. Although it was a critics' favorite for its entire season run (Primetime Emmy Award nominations and more), ratings began to fall rapidly with the show's move to Friday nights although it was a ratings hit (by The CW standards) during its first season run. As you all know are ratings always a very important factor for television shows which air on network television. The finale of season 2 was therefore written as a potential series finale if the show should have been axed after its second season because of the ratings problem. But The CW surprised us! NIKITA did NOT get canceled and received a full season 3 order (22 episodes) instead. Ratings (unfortunately) didn't get better but NIKITA almost was guaranteed a fourth season renewal because of syndication purposes. Well, NIKITA eventually got a renewal for a fourth season but which only was supposed to consist of six episodes and simultaneously should function as the show's final season. Netflix supported The CW with the final season to give the show the opportunity to wrap up and give the fans closure. Also a concluded series is more valuable for a streaming internet platform as Netflix. The final season was kind of burned off on The CW's death slot (Friday, @ 9/8c) and aired its final episode during the winter holidays. That's the network and ratings history of NIKITA.

Now, what is left to say? It's been a few days since the series finale (as already mentioned) and thus I personally can say that I actually AM satisfied. The writers of NIKITA (Craig Silverstein, Albert Kim, Carlos Coto and Co.) did an incredible job wrapping up all loose ends of the show within only six episodes! It was one hell of a final season! And we fans were allowed to finish this journey with all questions answered.  All endings within the show are perfect in their own way. This includes the main characters, villains and all background stories. Yeah, I admit that NIKITA was a loser ratings-wise but definitely not if it comes to creativity and quality! NIKITA started with high quality standards and held these till the end. For me, there are no exceptions. There wasn't one single episodes which I completely categorized as a filler episode or whatever you want to call it. We always just got the best! Great acting, writing, action, stunts, romance, sci-fi and much more.

And this is the time to say

THANK YOU

for almost four years of fantastic television! We never were disappointed. Our heroes (Maggie Q, Shane
West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford, Noah Bean, Devon Sawa, Lyndie Greenwood and Melinda Clarke) delivered outstanding performances and the writers surprised us with twists and turns again and again! And I - in my opinion - am more than grateful! I am so happy to have been a part of the whole NIKITA world!

The sad news (apart from the fact that our show is really over) at the end: My work on this blog is thus basically over. There won't be that many posts as there once were during the season runs of NIKITA because this blog is primary dedicated to the television show. That means that post will (unfortunately) become a rarity. But don't worry, there will actually be posts in the future. This includes upcoming DVD and Blu-Ray releases (definitely season 4 and possibly a full series release?) and upcoming projects of the cast. And maybe even more but I can't say yet what this is going to be. Thank you to my small readership who hopefully enjoyed reading this blog, watching clips of upcoming episodes or checking out everything that belongs to a television show like NIKITA!

These were the final words, NIKITA agents (as NIKITA fans prefer to call themselves)! NIKITA will continue to live in our hearts! Because it has a legacy. And we will never forget it! And who knows? Although it seems unlikely at the moment but maybe there'll be a movie someday? Or another season? You can never know what's gonna happen.

With best regards,

Felix (Owner of NIKITA-THECW.BLOGSPOT.COM)


P.S.: I also want to say thank you to the actors and actresses who were once part of the main cast of NIKITA but had to leave the show because of the death of their characters. This goes to Ashton Holmes (Season 1), Tiffany Hines (season 1), Xander Berkeley (season 2), Dillon Casey (season 3) and Noah Bean (season 4). Well, the latter did actually appear in all episodes of the final season so you might argue about adding him to this list. I just wanted to pay tribute to all the ones we lost.

Season 4 Premiere Date Announced + Official Story Line

Nikita will start with her six final missions on Friday, November 22, 2013 @ 9/8c on The CW. The show will air its six-episode final and fourth season for six consecutive weeks ending its run on December 27, 2013 with its series finale. No official episode guide or promo video for the season premiere ("Wanted") have been released yet.

Here's the official story line for season 4 of "Nikita":

"Framed for assassinating the President at the end of last season, Nikita (Maggie Q) finds herself at the beginning of season four alone and on the run, hunted as the most wanted woman in the world. But when she follows up a lead that could clear her name, Nikita unexpectedly finds herself reunited with her old team. Forced to work together again, Nikita and her allies have to get past their emotional wounds in order to take down their nemesis, Amanda (Melinda Clarke). In the process, they discover that the plot to frame Nikita is actually part of a much larger conspiracy, one that could lead to global catastrophe."

Season 3 available on DVD and Blu-Ray on October 22, 2013

The official press release by Warner Home Video for "Nikita: The Complete Third Season" has just arrived. The season will hit the stores on October 22, 2013 (NOT October 1, 2013, as previously announced!). Both the DVD and the Blu-Ray will contain all 22 episodes of the third season and bonus features which means a Gag Reel and Deleted Scenes. You can pre-order your copy now on Amazon by clicking either the DVD cover or the Blu-Ray cover. Sorry for the confusion, tvshowsondvd.com listed the release date wrongly this morning and corrected it later.

Season 4 Key Art Revealed

Another promotional picture for the fourth and final season of "Nikita" has been revealed. Check out this outstanding photo of the whole main cast.

Season 4 First Look Photo

Check out this behind the scenes snapshot of Maggie Q as Nikita in episode 4x03 ("Set-Up").

Season 4 Casting News

American actor Judd Nelson has just been announced as a recurring character for the final season of "Nikita". He is supposed to play a deep-cover operative working for Amanda and The Shop's head Mr. Jones. The character is also said to have significant ties to a devious worldwide plot that only our now-parted band of kickassers can stop. He also will have a secret which could alter the fabric of the Nikitaverse.






UPDATE: Actress Rose Rollins ("The L Word", "Southland") will guest star in episode 4x03 ("Set-Up") of the final season of "Nikita".

Gallery Update

The gallery is (finally) updated with all stills of seasons 1, 2 and 3! Check it out clicking on the "Gallery"-button in the navigation or by using this link.

Comic-Con 2013 Panel

The full Comic-Con 2013 panel of "Nikita" was finally made available online! Series stars Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford, Noah Bean and Melinda Clarke attended alongside creator Craig Silverstein.

"Nikita" nominated for 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards

"Nikita" has been once again nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series! The episode "Aftermath" (3x08) is the one to be nominated which shows Nikita and Michael dealing with the shocking event happening in the previous episode. The winners for the 2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be announced on September 15, 2013 including this category. The main ceremony will be held on September 22, 2013. This is the second nomination of "Nikita" in this category and simultaneously for the Primetime Emmy Awards. The season finale of season 1 (1x22, "Pandora") was nominated in 2011 but unfortunately did not win.

Comic-Con 2013 Announcement

"Nikita" will again be represented at the San Diego Comic-Con 2013! Series stars Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford, Noah Bean, Devon Sawa and Melinda Clarke will talk about the show's fourth and final season joining series-runner Craig Silverstein. The "Nikita" panel takes place on July 19, 2013!

"Nikita" to premiere in Germany in early 2013

German fans of our beloved show "Nikita" had to have a lot of patience. Since the show's premiere in September 2010 we waited for it to finally find its way to German television. In late 2011 when the second season premiered in the US we got to know that the RTL Group bought the rights for airing "Nikita". Now I've got official news for you! The show was just picked up by German television channel RTL II which plans to start airing the series in early 2013! The German website serienjunkies.com officially announced this today! I am so excited because I waited such a long time for my favourite show to finally arrive here. And now I know that I will see "Nikita" on my screen soon! I will report of this topic again when new information becomes available.

UPDATE: "Nikita" will officially premiere on German television at June 8, 2013 on RTL II at 10:30pm! So tune in this Saturday!

"Nikita" nominated for Teen Choice Awards 2013

The first wave of nominations for Teen Choice Awards 2013 just arrived! "Nikita" was nominated four times!

Choice TV Show: Action

Choice TV Actor: Action (Shane West)

Choice TV Actress: Action (Maggie Q)

Choice TV Actress: Action (Lyndsy Fonseca)

Cast your votes NOW!

"Nikita" officially renewed for season 4

"Nikita" just got its (predicted) fourth season renewal by The CW! This is awesome news for us fans! It means more "Nikita" for all of us!
Showrunner Craig Silverstein already tweeted that "Nikita" (unfortunately) won't come back for a full season of 22 episodes and more likely for a limited episode run. Rumours say that the episode order is just for 6 episodes but this hasn't been officially confirmed yet. We will know at the latest next week at The CW's upfronts.
The fourth season is likely the final season because of the shortened season renewal and also because of the modest ratings. But we thus will get a proper ending for our favourite show. More news and details to come next week!

UPDATE: Season 4 will officially be the final season of "Nikita" and will consist of a total of 6 episodes which brings the show to a total of 73 episodes. The final season is not scheduled yet and will likely air as a mid-season replacement in 2014 (or even earlier) when a new show or a returning show on The CW fails. I'm happy anyway because I'm confident that the writers are able to wrap up the show within six episodes to give us a satisfying, proper ending.

Season 3 Finale Date Announced

The third season of "Nikita" will conclude on Friday, May 17 2013 at 8/7c with its 22th episode and overall 67th episode! A renewal or cancellation (let's hope for the first option) has still to be made. The CW will announce its schedule for the 2013/14 network season on May 16, 2013. We will know then (maybe even earlier).

Season 3 - Mid-Season Extended Preview

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!!!

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 TO ALL FANS OUT THERE!!!
"Nikita" returns January 18 @ 8/7c with all new episodes!