Painkiller Jane

Painkiller Jane is a Sci-Fi Channel original series. The show follows the adventures of Jane Vasco, a former DEA agent who is forced to join a secret mutant-fighting government agency after stumbling across their operation. The team targets human beings with neurological mutations that result in mental superpowers. Jane ultimately learns that she has a power herself - to heal from almost any injury - and could ultimately be targeted by the group. The show is based on a comic book character of the same name created by Jimmy Palmiot.

Fast Facts

1. Network: Sci-Fi Channel
2. First aired: April 13, 2007
3. Comic book creator: Jimmy Palmiot
4. Television series creator: Gil Grant

Cast

• Kristanna Loken as Jane Vasco
• Noah Darby as Connor King
• Stephen Lobo as Seth Carpenter
• Sean O Roberts as Riley Jensen
• Rob Stewart as Andre McBride
• Nathaniel DeVeaux as Joe Waterman
• Alaina Kalanj as Maureen Bowers

Reviews

"...the working model yields unintentionally to campy dialogue dipped in overwrought performances. Or maybe the procrastinated context is deliberate. Either way, the result still remains that Jane is cornier than Thanksgiving."—Maxim¹

"So the main reason to tune in to Painkiller Jane is to see the lovely Ms. Loken cut up, riddled with bullets, thrown out of tall buildings and otherwise abused each week, suffering but then recovering. Misogynists and sadists, this is the show for you."—New York Times²

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