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| Created by | Gil Grant |
| Starring | Kristanna Loken Alaina Huffman Rob Stewart Stephen Lobo Noah Danby Melanie Papalia Sean Owen Roberts Nathaniel Deveaux |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 14 (to date) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 44 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sci Fi Channel |
| Release | April 13, 2007 – present |
Painkiller Jane is a television series based on the comic book character of the same name. Airing on the US Sci Fi Channel starting April 13, 2007, it stars Kristanna Loken as the titular character. The series will also air on Global in Canada in the fall of 2007.
- Tagline: She's hard to resist, and harder to kill.
Cast and characters
- Jane Vasco (Kristanna Loken) - The show's protagonist
- Maureen Bowers (Alaina Huffman) - Jane's best friend and former DEA partner
- Andre McBride (Rob Stewart) - The leader of the team that Jane joins
- Connor King (Noah Danby) - The "muscles" of the team; a field operative with a short fuse
- Dr. Seth Carpenter (Stephen Lobo) - A doctor/scientist working with the team
- Riley Jensen (Sean Owen Roberts) - A computer and communication technology specialist working for the team
- Joe Waterman (Nathaniel Deveaux) - Former subway caretaker working for the team
Plot
The series stars Loken as Jane Vasco[1], the titular character. She begins as a DEA agent, where in the course of her work she encounters Andre McBride (Rob Stewart), who is the leader of a team of agents working for an unspecified government agency. She is forced to join the team after she probes "too far" into their operations. It is then revealed that the team's mission is to identify and neutralize "neuros" — "neurological aberrants" — human mutants with supernormal mental powers. Dialogue in the pilot states there are dozens of variations, and the reasons Neuros use their abilities vary. It is then theorized that the aberrations interferes with the brain's ability to distinguish right from wrong.
During the pilot episode, Vasco discovers that she, too, has superhuman abilities — supernormal recuperative powers bordering on invulnerability. This is realized when she is pushed from a forty story window to her apparent death, only to later revive and then recover completely. However, she still feels the pain of her injuries before they heal. The team's doctor, Seth Carpenter, identifies her abilities as not like those of the neuros they track, but "something else".
Episodes
Production information
The TV series received a 22-episode production order after the 2005 Painkiller Jane TV-movie yielded positive results. The film differed significantly from the original comic's storyline; the TV series has discarded the film's back-story and started fresh. According to story creator Jimmy Palmiotti, the new series is "closer to the original concept we came up with in the comic".[2] Executive producer Gil Grant has said the new series is "partly true" to the original comic, but will still differ to some extent.[3]
The series credits include several people in the role of producer. Most are credited only for a few episodes. This includes Loken (the star), who is credited as co-executive producer for three episodes.[4]
The TV series is filmed at Insight Film Studios in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada[5] and various locations around the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. According to Loken, the final 4 episodes of the first season are to be filmed in Budapest, Hungary. [6] This was later confirmed by Hungarian website Moziplussz.[7] Filming of the last four episodes started 18th June in Hungary [8].
Notes
- ^ In the comic, Jane's last name is "Vasko", but the TV series uses "Vasco"
- ^ "SCI FI PICKS UP PAINKILLER JANE AS SERIES". newsarama.com. Retrieved 2006-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Executive Producer Grants Talks Painkiller Jane". Comics2Films fan Feed. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Full cast and crew for "Painkiller Jane"". IMDB. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Insight Film Studio Production Information". Insight Film Website. Retrieved 2007-4-14.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Kristanna Loken Interview". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2007-4-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Pestre tart Painkiller Jane!". Moziplussz.hu. Retrieved 2007-4-17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Mától forog a Painkiller Jane!". Moziplussz.hu. Retrieved 2007-6-18.
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External links
- Painkiller Jane - Official Site at SciFi.com
- PKJ Files
- Painkiller Jane: TV Showguide at TVGuide.com