Defiance (2013)

Name: Defiance
Rating: 6.8

Rating: 6.8

Synopsis

In the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully.

First Air Date: 2013-04-15

Last Air Date: 2015-08-28

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 38

Created By: Rockne S. O'Bannon, Michael Taylor, Kevin Murphy

Networks: Syfy

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Top Cast

Grant Bowler as Joshua Nolan
Julie Benz as Amanda Rosewater
Stephanie Leonidas as Irisa
Tony Curran as Datak Tarr
Jaime Murray as Stahma Tarr
Dewshane Williams as Tommy LaSalle
Graham Greene as Rafe McCawley
Mia Kirshner as Kenya Rosewater
Jesse Rath as Alak Tarr
Anna Hopkins as Jessica "Berlin" Rainer

Seasons

None (2013)

In the year 2046, it's a new Earth - with new rules. Over thirty years after various alien races arrived on Earth, the landscape is completely altered, terraformed nearly beyond recognition. To the town of Defiance, on what used to be St. Louis, comes the mysterious Nolan and his charge, Irisa.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot (2013-04-15)

Nolan and Irisa arrive in Defiance, where the town is soon divided over the death of Luke McCawley. But a bigger threat forces everyone together: An attack by the Volge.
Ep. 2: Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go (2013-04-22)

Rafe & Nolan search underground St. Louis while looking for an escaped convict. Meanwhile, a violent Castithan tradition causes clashes amongst the residents of Defiance.
Ep. 3: The Devil in the Dark (2013-04-29)

While investigating vicious Hellbug attacks, Nolan & Irisa realize they are tied to Irathient spirit raiders that have come into town. Meanwhile, Irisa starts experiencing strange visions.
Ep. 4: A Well Respected Man (2013-05-06)

Kenya is kidnapped. Rafe learns that Luke was involved in some mysterious goings-on at the mines and orders Quentin to get to the bottom of it.
Ep. 5: The Serpent's Egg (2013-05-13)

Amanda and Nolan take a transport across the badlands to transport a prisoner and join forces with a band of outlaws. A visitor to Defiance must make Irisa confront her traumatic past.
Ep. 6: Brothers in Arms (2013-05-20)

An old war buddy catches up with Nolan at the same time a Castithan criminal with a history of violence enters the picture.
Ep. 7: Goodbye Blue Sky (2013-06-03)

Interesting relationships develop when the residents of Defiance are forced to stay indoors as a threatening Razor Rain storm approaches. Meanwhile, visions lead Irisa to the Spirit Riders and Sukar, who has fallen under the influence of a strange and mysterious force.
Ep. 8: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (2013-06-10)

Following the big storm, Nolan and Tommy find an American astronaut who has been in an induced sleep for the past several decades.
Ep. 9: If I Ever Leave This World Alive (2013-06-17)

A deadly plague threatens the town; racial tensions rise when the Irathients, who are immune to the virus, are quarantined.
Ep. 10: The Bride Wore Black (2013-06-24)

The town of Defiance is shocked when the remains of a leading businessman who went missing almost six years ago, are discovered hidden in the walls of the NeedWant.
Ep. 11: Past Is Prologue (2013-07-01)

Amanda’s mayoral campaign is threatened when Nolan is involved in an accident on the eve of the election, prompting the town to question Amanda’s decision to appoint him as Lawkeeper.
Ep. 12: Everything Is Broken (2013-07-08)

The citizens of Defiance prepare to cast their votes for mayor; Nolan’s past violently rears its head; Irisa must decide whether or not to embrace her destiny.