How many TV shows can you name that even vaguely mention the topic of human trafficking?
CW’s Nikita, a remake of the French TV show “La Femme Nikita”, shows Alexandra Udinov, a Russian Heiress, using her status and skills in manipulation and street fighting to end human trafficking.
The show gives a glimpse into Alex’s past when she was drugged and sold in the sex trade. Later, when Alex is stabilized and trained to be a secret government assassin she returns to her roots and works to save victims of human trafficking. In a few episodes, we see Alex personally tracking, finding, and killing pimps while rescuing and freeing victims.
Luckily, Alex does not work alone. Nikita, Michael, and Berkof come together as a team to track powerful individuals who, for the most part, use adults and children as test subjects for new inventions designed for control and power over nations.
Though the show doesn’t directly focus on ending human trafficking, the villains are powerful heads in the industry and Nikita’s team all work to bring them down.
Nikita had a good four seasons on the CW and I encourage anyone who likes action to watch the show as she teaches viewers a lot about fighting for what matters.
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