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"Painkiller Jane" put to sleep at Sci Fi

Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:16am EDT
U.S. actress Kristanna Loken attends a news conference for the 'Cinema for Peace 2006' charity gala supporting UNICEF in Berlin February 12, 2006. Sci Fi Channel is pulling the plug on ''Painkiller Jane,'' which starred Loken. REUTERS/Christian Charisius

By Nellie Andreeva and Kimberly Nordyke

Television

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sci Fi Channel is pulling the plug on "Painkiller Jane."

The female-centered action-hero series starring Kristanna Loken is wrapping production on its 22-episode first-season order, which will run as planned. Sixteen episodes have aired so far, with the season/series finale slated for September 21

Based on the comic book of the same name, "Jane" centers on top DEA agent Jane Vasco (Loken), a woman with regenerative powers who joins a covert government agency that hunts down "neuros," people with neurological powers.

The cancellation of "Jane" comes on the heels of the strong Friday premiere of another Sci Fi series based on a comic strip, "Flash Gordon," which scored the channel's best series premiere numbers this year.

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