La Femme Nikita
Immediately prior to "24", series co-creators Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran executive-produced "La Femme Nikita" for its entire five-year run on USA Network. Both series deal with anti-terrorist operations, and the lead characters of both series are placed in situations in which they must make a tragic choice in order to serve the greater good. There are numerous on- and off-screen creative connections between "24" and "La Femme Nikita". Several actors from "La Femme Nikita" have portrayed similar roles on "24", a number of story concepts from "La Femme Nikita" have been revisited on "24", and many of the creative personnel from "La Femme Nikita" worked on "24" in their same role.