Nikita is one of those shows that kept its audience on the edge of their seat with its complicated characters and over-the-top storylines. Based on the 1990 film La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson, the CW series follows Nikita, a young woman who was trained by a rogue government agency known as Division. She escapes to start a new life, but Division kills the man she loves. She returns three years later to bring down the agency with some help from someone on the inside. Nikita stars Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford, Tiffany Hines, Melinda Clarke, Xander Berkeley, Dillon Casey, and Noah Bean. So, if you loved the fun action set pieces, espionage thrills, and compelling characters in Nikita, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Alias (Disney+ & Rent on Prime Video)
Alias is an espionage action thriller drama series created by J.J. Abrams. The ABC series follows Sydney Bristow, a covert operative who discovers that she is working for a rogue agency and begins to work as a double agent for the CIA. Alias stars Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan, Bradley Cooper, Merrin Dungey, Carl Lumbly, Kevin Weisman, Victor Garber, David Aners, and Lena Olin.
Covert Affairs (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)
Covert Affairs is a spy action drama series created by Matt Corman and Chris Ord. The USA Network series follows Annie Walker, a young CIA trainee who is unexpectedly promoted and becomes a field agent. Soon, she discovers that the sudden promotion is connected to her past. Covert Affairs stars Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett, Anne Dudek, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Peter Gallagher, Hill Harper, and Nic Bishop.
Absentia (Rent on Prime Video)
Absentia is a thriller crime drama series created by Gaia Violo and Matt Cirulnick. The Prime Video series follows FBI special agent Emily Byrne, who disappears while hunting a notorious serial killer. Six years later, she is found in a cabin in the woods with no memory of the time she was missing. When she gets back, she discovers that she was declared dead in absentia and her husband remarried, and soon, she is embroiled in a new series of murders. Absentia stars Stana Katic, Matthew Le Nevez, Patrick Heusinger, Cara Theobold, Neil Jackson, Angel Bonanni, Bruno Bichir, Paul Freeman, and Ralph Ineson.
Hanna (Prime Video)
Hanna is a spy action thriller drama series created by David Farr. Based on the 2011 film of the same name by Seth Lochhead and Farr, the Prime Video series follows Hanna, a teen girl raised to be an assassin in a forest in Poland. When Hanna goes out into the real world, she is chased by the CIA. Hanna stars Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Noah Taylor, Dermot Mulroney, and Ray Liotta.
The Terminal List (Prime Video)
The Terminal List is a conspiracy action thriller drama series created by David DiGilio. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Jack Carr, the Prime Video series follows Lieutenant Commander James Reece whose platoon was ambushed and killed during a covert mission. Soon, after getting home, he finds himself caught up in a dangerous conspiracy. The Terminal List stars Chris Pratt, Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough, and Arlo Mertz.
The Blacklist (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
The Blacklist is an action crime thriller drama series created by Jon Bokenkamp. The NBC series follows Raymond Reddington, who is one of the most wanted FBI fugitives who surrenders to the FBI and works with FBI special agent Elizabeth “Liz” Keen to hunt down other criminals. The Blacklist stars James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Parminder Nagra, Harry Lennix, Amir Arison, and Mozhan Marnò.
Quantico (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Quantico is a conspiracy thriller drama series created by Joshua Safran and Michael Seitzman. The ABC series revolves around a group of young FBI recruits during their training in the Quantico base in Virginia, but a terrorist attack changes all of their lives. Quantico stars Priyanka Chopra, Josh Hopkins, Jake McLaughlin, Aunjanue Ellis, Yasmine Al Massri, Johanna Braddy, and Tate Ellington.
Jack Ryan (Prime Video)
Jack Ryan is a spy action thriller drama series created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland. Based on the Jack Ryan books by author Tom Clancy, the Prime Video series follows Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst who comes across a distinct pattern of transactions that lead him to believe that a dangerous terrorist is plotting to attack the United States. Jack Ryan stars John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish, Ali Suliman, Dina Shihabi, and John Hoogenakker.
Homeland (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Homeland is an espionage and psychological thriller drama series created by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. Based on the Israeli TV series Prisoners of War by Gideon Raff, the Showtime series follows CIA officer Carrie Mathison, who is suffering from bipolar disorder. She suspects Marine Corps scout sniper Nicholas Brady of being a traitor after he is released from captivity by al-Qaeda. Homeland stars Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, David Harewood, Diego Klattenhoff, Jackson Pace, Morgan Saylor, and Mandy Patinkin.
Killing Eve (Netflix, Paramount+, Tubi, AMC+, & Prime Video Add-On)
Killing Eve is a British spy thriller and dark comedy-drama series created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Based on the 2017 novel Villanelle by author Luke Jennings, the BBC America series follows Eve Polastri, a bored MI-5 agent who is recruited to hunt down a psychopathic assassin known as Villanelle, but both women soon develop an obsession with each other. Killing Eve stars Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, Fiona Shaw, Darren Boyd, Owen McDonnell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, David Haig, and Kim Bodnia.