Nikita: Season 3
2012 · 22 episodes · ★ 8.3
What Season 3 of Nikita
Division changes course. It is now run by Nikita, Michael and Ryan Fletcher, a former CIA analyst whom the president has chosen to reform the organization after the previous regime. Nikita and Michael pursue rogue former agents, such as Martin, who is reportedly selling secrets to Chinese intelligence. Amanda has Division in her sights, and the White House wants results as soon as possible. To respond, the team has Seymour Birkhoff, a punk hacker, Alex, Nikita's protégée, Sean Pierce, and Owen, who is back from a Russian prison. Nikita will have to use every resource she has.
Season 3 Episodes
3x01 3.0
Ryan takes charge of Division with Nikita by his side. Their first mission under the new regime is to bring in “The Dirty Thirty,” the rogue agents who failed to respond to the Division recall after Percy was killed. Unfortunately, their first mission doesn’t go as planned and Michael is arrested, forcing Nikita to change gears and hatch an escape plan for him. Alex reprises her alter ego, the spoiled Russian princess Alexandra Udinov, in a very unique way as part of the plan to spring Michael. Meanwhile, Birkhoff struggles to maintain a working relationship with Sonya, despite his growing attraction to her.
Directing: Eagle Egilsson · Writing: Craig Silverstein · Starring: Jeffrey Pierce, Byron Mann, Michelle Nolden, Terry Chen
3x02 Innocence
Nikita, Michael and team extract a young girl named Liza, who is being held captive by a rogue Division agent, Wade. Wade has brainwashed Liza and trained her to be a Division agent to help him on his own personal mission. Nikita tries desperately to break through to Liza but, in a moment of chaos, the girl escapes Division. The team races to find her before she can complete her mission to unleash a deadly chemical into the UN building during a special event. Meanwhile, Liza’s abduction brings up painful old memories for Alex.
Directing: David Grossman · Writing: Mary Trahan · Starring: Annalise Basso, Chance Kelly, Lyndie Greenwood, Janet Porter
3x03 True Believer
When Ryan tells Nikita an undercover agent has been arrested and they need to extract her from prison, Nikita questions why Division is continuing to run Percy’s old missions. Nikita, Michael and Sean attempt to stop a terrorist attack but are one man down after Alex is shot. Meanwhile, Birkhoff and Sonia continue to bicker.
Directing: Danny Cannon · Writing: Juan Carlos Coto · Starring: Scottie Thompson, David Meunier, Sterling K. Brown, Lyndie Greenwood
3x04 Consequences
Amanda sends a rogue Division agent, Anne to spring Owen from a Russian prison, but Owen manages to escape her clutches and sends a message to Nikita that he’s free. When Nikita tracks him down, Owen is shocked to learn that Nikita is with Division now but returns to base with her. Michael and Ryan aren’t sure they can trust Owen but Nikita stands by her friend.
Directing: Nick Copus · Writing: Kristen Reidel · Starring: Peter Outerbridge, Sarah Allen, Lyndie Greenwood
3x05 The Sword's Edge
When a former undercover Division agent, Markov, is elected President of Uzbekistan, Nikita and her team decide to capture him during his visit to the United States.
Directing: Kenneth Fink · Writing: Albert Kim · Starring: Richard T. Jones, Jonathan Goad, Michelle Nolden, Lyndie Greenwood
3x06 Sideswipe
Nikita and Michael capture Cyrus, an arms dealer, who is purchasing a weapon-jamming device for Ari. Nikita convinces Ryan to let them use Cyrus as bait to capture Amanda but Cyrus manages to escape the trap. However, when Amanda double crosses Cyrus, his only hope for survival is Nikita. Meanwhile, Birkhoff is hot on the trail of Amanda’s mole and Alex starts to unravel.
Directing: Joshua Butler · Writing: Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas · Starring: Peter Outerbridge, Sarah Allen, Isaiah Mustafa, Lyndie Greenwood
3x07 Intersection
Birkhoff tells Nikita that Sonya is Amanda’s mole and not only has Amanda reactivated Sonya’s kill chip but she also placed a second mole in Division to keep an eye on her. Nikita, Michael and Ryan devise a plan to use Sonya to ferret out Amanda’s hiding place and Birkhoff sets a trap for the second mole. Meanwhile, Michael confronts Alex about her drug use and she begs him not to tell Nikita.
Directing: Dwight H. Little · Writing: Brandon Guercio · Starring: Sarah Allen, Lyndie Greenwood, Christopher Jacot
3x08 Aftermath
Nikita and Owen face off against a rogue “cleaner” named Liam, while Michael takes a new position at Division. Michael and Nikita’s relationship becomes strained as he watches her work with Owen.
Directing: Brad Turner · Writing: Juan Carlos Coto · Starring: Pedro Pascal, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Lyndie Greenwood
3x09 Survival Instincts
Ray (Matt Bushell), a rogue agent, kidnaps his girlfriend Kate (Anna Hopkins), so Ryan dispatches the team to rescue her. Nikita is confused when Michael sends Owen into the field with her instead of going himself. Meanwhile, Sean makes a decision about Alex.
Directing: John F. Showalter · Writing: Albert Kim · Starring: Matt Bushell, Anna Hopkins, Krista Bridges, Josh Braaten
3x10 Brave New World
Michael gives up his role as a field agent and resumes his role inside Division running Operations. After learning key information from Birkhoff, Nikita preps a secret mission that takes her into dangerous territory. When Michael and Alex and Ryan find out, they follow her into Kosovo but the outcome has far-reaching consequences for Division.
Directing: Marc David Alpert · Writing: Kristen Reidel · Starring: John Billingsley, Richard T. Jones, Adam Croasdell, Patrick Garrow
3x11 Black Badge
A CIA agent named Naomi comes across a file detailing Madeline Pierce’s involvement with Division and turns it over to the Director of the CIA, Morgan Kendrick. When Kendrick is killed shortly thereafter, Amanda frames Sean for the assassination and the CIA takes him into custody. Nikita promises Alex they will free Sean and comes up with a plan that could either save him or cost him his life.
Directing: David Grossman · Writing: Mary Trahan · Starring: Brian Howe, Michelle Nolden, Amanda Schull, Lyndie Greenwood
3x12 With Fire
After Birkhoff gets a tip from Shadowbot that Ari is in NY, Nikita and Owen swoop in to pick him up before the FBI does. However, Ari reveals he planned everything for a chance to talk to Nikita. He tells her that Amanda has gone too far and is working with a terrorist who plans an attack on American soil. Ari wants fifty million dollars for the information that could lead to the terrorist’s capture. Nikita and Michael are stunned when Ryan considers paying the bribe. Meanwhile, Sean is jealous of Alex and Owen’s relationship.
Directing: Eagle Egilsson · Writing: Juan Carlos Coto · Starring: Peter Outerbridge, Piter Marek
3x13 Reunion
In order to gain control of the black box, Amanda makes plans to kidnap Ari's son Stefan (Dylan Minnette) to use him as leverage. Still in Division’s protective custody, Ari begs Nikita for help. However, Stefan’s bodyguard Krieg (Andrew Divoff) manages to capture both Nikita and Amanda and the two must work together to escape. Owen is furious with Michael after Michael assigns Alex to be Nikita’s back-up instead of him.
Directing: Jon Cassar · Writing: Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas · Starring: Peter Outerbridge, Andrew Divoff, Dylan Minnette
3x14 The Life We've Chosen
Amanda holds Alex hostage and tells Nikita she will release Alex in exchange for Ari. Michael assigns Nikita and Sean to handle the exchange of prisoners, but Ryan adds Owen to the team at the last minute, which makes Michael suspicious. While in captivity, Alex befriends a fellow prisoner named Larissa and vows to break them both out of the jail, which ultimately conflicts with Nikita’s plan, forcing Alex to choose between Nikita and her promise to Larissa.
Directing: Brad Turner · Writing: Albert Kim · Starring: Peter Outerbridge, Olga Fonda, Lyndie Greenwood
3x15 Inevitability
When Nikita decides Division should take on a government mission to eliminate the President of Chad while he’s in Paris, Alex takes a stand and refuses to participate. Upset that Nikita is keeping secrets from everyone, much like Percy did, Alex recruits Birkoff to dig up secrets on Danforth to use as leverage in case things get messy with the government. Alex and Birkhoff are shocked when they come across a secret so big it could blow up Division — literally.
Directing: Mark C. Baldwin · Writing: Kristen Reidel · Starring: Richard T. Jones, Jonathan Adams, Merle Dandridge, Michelle Nolden
3x16 Tipping Point
Nikita and Michael learn of a new prosthetic hand that could have Michael back to his old self, but it comes at a steep price. Meanwhile, Alex and Sean are tasked with investigating who, inside Division, is behind a mutiny that ends in bloodshed.
Directing: Dwight H. Little · Writing: Oliver Grigsby · Starring: John Billingsley, Jessica Camacho, Lyndie Greenwood
3x17 Masks
Alex confesses her desire to leave Division to Birkhoff, while Amanda begins providing Owen with something he was never able to find – memories of his real past. Despite Nikita’s attempts to help, Owen begins to confront the events of his past.
Directing: Chris Peppe · Writing: Kamran Pasha · Starring: Jessica Camacho, Lyndie Greenwood
3x18 Broken Home
Strapped down and drugged, Nikita is subjected to Amanda's horrific mental conditioning process, sending her down a terrible trip through memory lane. In the process, Nikita discovers Amanda's deepest, most guarded secret ever. Now revealed as leader of the uprising, Alex struggles to save everyone as events violently escalate. With Michael locked away by Division conspirators, Birkhoff and Sean must step up to save the women they love. Meanwhile, Owen's newfound memories drive him to disturbing actions during Division's lockdown.
Directing: John Badham · Writing: Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas · Starring: Haley Ramm, Jessica Camacho, Christopher Heyerdahl, Lyndie Greenwood
3x19 Self-Destruct
Shattered by Amanda’s programming, her inability to save everyone, and her ultimate responsibility for the tragic events at Division, Alex reverts to old ways and violently strikes out. With most of their compatriots dead, broken, or scattered to the wind, Nikita and Michael together must pick through the ashes of Division to see who and what can be salvaged – and quickly, before the President realizes the sinking depth of the damage. Memories of Division’s glory days haunt them. Birkhoff struggles with his own personal losses.
Directing: Nick Copus · Writing: Kristen Reidel · Starring: Michelle Nolden, Hannah Emily Anderson, Lyndie Greenwood
3x20 High-Value Target
Seized from the wreckage of Division, the black box falls into the hands of a mutinous agent guided by Amanda. Select leaks to sweeten the box's sale immediately put what's left of the team in peril from potential international buyers and the President. With no support staff, few leads, and clock ticking, arms dealer/reformed rogue Cyrus returns to do right. With his help, Nikita, Michael and Alex stage a daring op at the tightly-secured G-20 economic summit to regain control of the box and everyone's future.
Directing: Daniel Sackheim · Writing: Brandon Guercio · Starring: Michelle Nolden, Greg Bryk, Isaiah Mustafa, Lyndie Greenwood
3x21 Invisible Hand
Before becoming engaged, Nikita said, "There's always gonna be another mission." Now, after barely surviving harrowing recent events, Michael questions his fiance's commitment to a life beyond Division's web of deceit, double-crosses and murder - and he's not the only one with doubts. Still, the remaining threat of Amanda looms large over the team, particularly since she's now allied herself with mysterious new partners that furnish her with a terrifying new weapon. Meanwhile, Alex considers an intriguing offer from the Nobel Prize winner she's defending.
Directing: Dwight H. Little · Writing: Juan Carlos Coto · Starring: David S. Lee, Raven Dauda, Lyndie Greenwood
3x22 Til Death Do Us Part Season Finale
Amanda forces Nikita into a life-threatening situation where she has to choose between saving Michael or saving herself. The team races to find a way to stop Amanda, but with a diminished Division, they might finally be out-gunned.
Directing: Eagle Egilsson · Writing: Albert Kim · Starring: David S. Lee, Michelle Nolden, François Chau, Amanda Brugel
Season 3 Cast
Noah BeanRyan Fletcher22 episodes
Dillon CaseySean Pierce22 episodes
Lyndie GreenwoodSonya18 episodes
Michelle NoldenPresident Kathleen Spencer8 episodes
Richard T. JonesCommander Evan Danforth3 episodes
Sarah AllenAnne3 episodes
David S. LeePhillip Jones2 episodes
John BillingsleyHeidecker2 episodes
Isaiah MustafaCyrus2 episodes
Brian HoweMorgan KendrickEpisode 1
Adam CroasdellKosta BechirajEpisode 1
Matt BushellRayEpisode 1
Anna HopkinsKate BarrettEpisode 1
Josh BraatenJason DeckerEpisode 1
All Seasons
Season 12010 · 22 ep. · 
Season 42013 · 6 ep. · Where to Watch Season 3 of Nikita
Subscription
More info and links
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does season 3 of Nikita have?
Nikita's season 3 has 22 episodes.
When did Nikita season 3 premiere?
Aired October 19, 2012.
Where to watch Nikita season 3?
By subscription, on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 3?
According to TMDB audience ratings, episode 3x22, "Til Death Do Us Part," with a 8.6.