Painkiller Jane: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

SyFy | Season Premiere Date: April 13, 2007

Starring: Rob Stewart, Stephen Lobo, Kristanna Loken

Summary: A woman who can heal from any injury works on a secret government project to track genetically-enhanced humans with mind-control abilities in this adaptation of the graphic novel (which also aired on Sci-Fi as a movie with a different cast in 2005).

Creator: Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti

Genre(s): Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. Endgame
Air Date: September 21, 2007
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S1:E21. Reflections
Air Date: September 14, 2007
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S1:E20. The Beast of Bolnar
Air Date: September 7, 2007

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Critic Reviews

Gloria Goodale

Moody and fast-paced, this is good, only minimally pretentious, sci-fi fun. Read full review

Rob Owen

"Painkiller Jane" doesn't soar to the dramatic heights of "Battlestar," but it is a step above some of the network's other programs, a procedural thriller with a sense of humor and stylish action scenes. Read full review

Aaron Barnhart

The effects-laden pilot of “Painkiller Jane” is certainly watchable. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

The stories are flat, and the repartee between Jane and her teammates isn’t zippy enough to amuse even the comic-book crowd. Read full review

Ray Richmond

"Painkiller Jane" has been reincarnated as a far lamer show than it was on first view more than a year ago. Read full review

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Charlie McCollum

The series doesn't come close to capturing the edgy tone and visual style of the print original. Read full review

Mary McNamara

The show is long on concept and short on execution which would actually be OK if the writing and acting were not so simply terrible. Read full review

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KenL.

Sep 4, 2007

I thought it was one of the more interesting show on recently. I don't watch a lot of new shows and it take something unusual or special to get me to come back week after week, PKJ did.

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BobB.

Sep 22, 2007

It rocks- no seriously.

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JunaidS

Feb 3, 2008

Well, its different from HEROES but certainly its wonderful in its own way. I watched the whole 6 DVD's back to back this weekend and im hell looking for season 2. What happens to BRIAN, and Robert, like i can't wait. Kristina is excellent in these episodes against certain movies Well, its different from HEROES but certainly its wonderful in its own way. I watched the whole 6 DVD's back to back this weekend and im hell looking for season 2. What happens to BRIAN, and Robert, like i can't wait. Kristina is excellent in these episodes against certain movies like Blood Rayne. She is a genuine depiction of personal vs professional conflicts. You should shine star :) All hands for the show.… Expand

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TaffW

Apr 25, 2007

This is quite watchable, I guess it has been over shadowed by Heroes. It doesn't have the slick production of that show but its quite entertaining. How lame to give this a O because it spoils your Google searches?

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xolve

Aug 13, 2015

Sexy girl changes hair colour, makes all the wrong decisions, and is somehow rewarded for it despite the entire scenario being her fault. Awesome.

The funniest thing about this is that they ended it on a cliffhanger because they actually thought they could make a second season.

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kyle

Jul 20, 2007

i watched a couple episodes of this show and it didn't suck COMPLETELY... but it still sucked. The script isn't written very well. I've written better and i'm only a high school student. This short review is probably more entertaining than an entire episode of this show.

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StefanT

Apr 21, 2007

I hate this show, cause it pops all the time in my google searches, when i look for Painkiller (the game) stuff

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 13, 2007
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  S1:E22. Endgame
  Air Date: September 21, 2007
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  S1:E21. Reflections
  Air Date: September 14, 2007
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  S1:E20. The Beast of Bolnar
  Air Date: September 7, 2007
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  S1:E19. What Lies Beneath
  Air Date: August 31, 2007
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  S1:E18. Jane 113
  Air Date: August 24, 2007
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  S1:E17. Playback
  Air Date: August 17, 2007
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  S1:E16. Thanks for the Memories
  Air Date: August 3, 2007
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  S1:E15. The Healer
  Air Date: July 27, 2007
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  S1:E14. The Amazing Howie
  Air Date: July 20, 2007
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  S1:E13. The League
  Air Date: July 13, 2007
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  S1:E12. Something Nasty in the Neighborhood
  Air Date: July 6, 2007
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  S1:E11. Ghost in the Machine
  Air Date: June 29, 2007
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  S1:E10. Portraits of Lauren Gray
  Air Date: June 22, 2007
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  S1:E9. Trial by Fire
  Air Date: June 15, 2007
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  S1:E8. Friendly Fire
  Air Date: June 8, 2007
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  S1:E7. Higher Court
  Air Date: June 1, 2007
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  S1:E6. Breakdown
  Air Date: May 18, 2007
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  S1:E5. Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself
  Air Date: May 11, 2007
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  S1:E4. Catch Me If You Can
  Air Date: May 4, 2007
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  S1:E3. Piece of Mind
  Air Date: April 27, 2007
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  S1:E2. Toy Soldiers
  Air Date: April 20, 2007
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: April 13, 2007