Painkiller Jane is a 2007 science fiction action television series that ran for one season on the Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy). Based on the comic book character of the same name, the series stars Kristanna Loken as the self-healing titular character DEA Agent Jane Vasco. The series' story was completely different from the 2005 film of the same name that starred Emmanuelle Vaugier as the title character. In both versions, the title character can heal from all mortal wounds and (apparently) cannot be killed except through complete destruction of the body (burned completely to ashes or explosion or acid) or dismemberment or decapitation.
The series was mostly filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, but then abruptly moved to Budapest, Hungary for the last third of the season. To the show's credit, when the production moved to Hungary, the storyline also moved to the same country, so they did not try to make an Eastern European country look like the United States.
The following guns were used in the series Painkiller Jane:
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSmith & Wesson 6906 - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingMaureen Bowers (Alaina Huffman) holds her 6906 to the throat of her soon to be friend and co-worker Connor King (Noah Danby) in a nightclub in "Pilot" (E01). With a gun to his throat, he still manages to make a pass at her.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAgent Maureen Bowers (Alaina Huffman) looks on at attacking zombie soldiers with her S&W 6906 in "Toy Soldiers" (E02)Error creating thumbnail: File missingIn "Toy Soldiers" (E02), Agent Maureen Bowers (Alaina Huffman) fires her duty sidearm that she carried when she was with the DEA- a S&W 6906.
Heckler & Koch Mark 23
In "Pilot" (E01), Riley Jensen (Sean O. Roberts) carries a Heckler & Koch Mark 23. A Mark 23 is also carried by a US Army MP in "Toy Soldiers" (E02).
Error creating thumbnail: File missingHeckler & Koch Mk 23 Mod 0 - .45 ACPIn "Pilot" (E01), Riley Jensen (Sean O. Roberts) readies his Heckler & Koch Mark 23.Moments later, Riley Jensen (Sean O. Roberts) aims the Heckler & Koch Mark 23.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe US Army MP aims his Heckler & Koch Mark 23 during a nighttime raid.
Jericho 941 R Stainless
A thug in the pilot episode tries to shoot Jane with a stainless Jericho 941 R.
In "Pilot" (E01), a "Neuro" makes police officers shoot at Jane Vasco. They all fire in a police station when, in the melee, the fire alarm goes off. They all use SIG-Sauer P226s.
Walther P99s are the standard service pistol for all guards and staff at the NICO facility in Budapest, used most prominently during the inmate insurrection in the season finale "Endgame" (E22).
The Röhm RG 96, a blank-firing replica of the Heckler & Koch USP, is used by the Neuro hunting team, exclusively as their sidearm, during their time at the NICO facility.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingRöhm RG 96 - 9mm P.A.K.Error creating thumbnail: File missingAndre McBride carries his Röhm RG 96 during the inmate breakout in "Endgame" (E22).Error creating thumbnail: File missingA closeup of Andre McBride's Röhm RG 96 during the inmate breakout in "Endgame" (E22). This image clearly shows the distinguishing visual characteristics of the Röhm blank-firing pistol: The Röhm has a semi-skeletonized hammer, unlike a USP, and it also lacks the exposed notch on the end of the take-down lever on the right side of the frame. The extractor also does not touch the cocking serrations, unlike a USP. Additionally, the weapon clearly lacks H&K markings on the frame beneath the slide and exposed end of the barrel at the ejection port.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA closeup of Connor King's (Noah Danby) Röhm RG 96 as he hides in a laundry bin to escape killer Neuros in "Endgame" (E22).Error creating thumbnail: File missingJane Vasco (Kristanna Loken) changes her sidearm to a Röhm RG 96 during the inmate outbreak in "Endgame" (E22).
Submachine Guns
Heckler & Koch MP5K
In "Pilot" (E01), a ten-year-old Jane Vasco (Tiera Skovbye) wields a Heckler & Koch MP5K.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingHeckler & Koch MP5K - version with SEF Plastic Trigger Pack - 9x19mmError creating thumbnail: File missingJane Vasco at age ten (Tiera Skovbye) fires her MP5K in a flashback in the pilot episode. To be fair this is the only time she blinks while dumping the entire magazine (and this was the only frame of the weapon that was not blurry.)Error creating thumbnail: File missingTen-year-old Jane Vasco (Tiera Skovbye) fires her MP5K with a small rail attached to the foregrip in "Pilot" (E01).
In "Toy Soldiers" (E02), Connor King (Noah Danby) carries a stainless steel Ithaca 37 with a short barrel and an MP5K foregrip in place of the factory foregrip.
In "Toy Soldiers" (E02), Andre McBride (Rob Stewart) uses a Heckler & Koch SL8 outfitted with a suppressor. The barrel has been threaded to accept a suppressor. This is an SL8-4, the Canadian or European version of the SL8 with short scope rail, double stack magazine well, with a flush fit 10 round magazine, Harris bipod, and scope. The rifle is wrongly depicted as capable of firing darts.
