Claim: Nikita is based on a TV series by Luc Besson.
Evidence: The series is a reboot of the popular 1997 TV series La Femme Nikita -LRB- itself based on the 1990 Luc Besson film Nikita -RRB-.
Nikita is an American television series that aired on The CW from September 9 , 2010 to December 27 , 2013 in the United States.