Jaime Sommers (The Bionic Woman) - Reimagined Version

Reimagined Version

Main article: Jaime Sommers (Bionic Woman)

In 2007, NBC debuted Bionic Woman, a remake of the original series. Very few elements of the original series were kept, except for the main character, Jaime Sommers (to whom the middle name, "Wells" was added as an homage to the earlier series' character, Dr. Rudy Wells). She is played in this version by British actress Michelle Ryan, affecting an American accent.

The new version of Sommers has the same basic bionic parts as the 1970s version, with the addition of a bionic right eye, a component associated with Steve Austin. As in the earlier series, Sommers is not the first bionic guinea pig; the series introduced an emotionally unbalanced prototype bionic woman, Sarah Corvus, played by Katee Sackhoff.

The reimagined series was eagerly anticipated and drew large initial audiences, however, the combination of diminishing ratings and a 2008 writers' strike caused NBC to re-evaluate and ultimately cancel the show after production of only 8 episodes.