Painkiller Jane (TV series)

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Painkiller Jane is a television series that will air on the SciFi Channel starring Kristanna Loken. The pilot episode airs April 13, 2007 at 10 PM Eastern.

Tagline: She's hard to resist, and harder to kill."

1 Characters
2 Plot
3 Production information
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Characters

Jane Vasco (Kristanna Loken) - The show's protagonist.
Maureen Bowers (Alaina Huffman) - Jane's best friend.
Andre McBride (Rob Stewart) - The leader of the team dedicated to tracking down Neuros.
Connor King (Noah Danby)
Dr. Seth Carpenter (Stephen Lobo) - A doctor/scientist working with the team.
Amanda Worth (Melanie Papalia)
Riley Jensen (Sean Owen Roberts) - A computer and communication technology specialist working for the team.
Joe Waterman (Nathaniel Deveaux) - The subway caretaker.

[edit] Plot

The series stars Loken as Jane Vasco, a DEA agent recruited by the United States government to track down people that have been genetically enhanced (called "Neuros"). Vasco's small team of agents work from an abandoned subway platform. She also finds that she can recover quickly from her injuries, however, despite being virtually indestructible, she still feels pain. Jane thus begins a journey to learn the source of her powers while also tracking down Neuros. These Neuros, while generally well-meaning, pose a threat to society because of their uncontrollable powers.

[edit] Production information

The Painkiller Jane TV series received the greenlight after the Painkiller Jane made-for-television movie starring Emmanuelle Vaugier aired on the SciFi Channel in December 2005 with positive results. The film, in turn, was adapted from the Painkiller Jane comic book series created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada.

Gil Grant is the writer for the series and is filmed in Insight Film Studios and on location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

[edit] Trivia

In the comics, Jane's last name is Vasko (with a "k"), but her name will be spelled Vasco (with a "c") in the series.
According to IMDb, the series will attempt to remain more faithful to the comic book storyline than the made-for-TV film.