Defiance is an American science fiction television series. It was created by Rockne S. O'Bannon who is best known for his work on the Alien Nation film and television franchise and the sci-fi series Farscape. It was produced by Universal Cable Productions and premiered on Syfy on April 15th, 2013. The series stars Grant Bowler as Joshua Nolan, Julie Benz as Amanda Rosewater, Stephanie Leonidas as Irisa Nyira, Tony Curran as Datak Tarr, Jaime Murray as Stahma Tarr, Graham Greene as Rafe McCawley, and Mia Kirshner as Kenya Rosewater. Season one of Defiance aired from April 15th to July 8th, 2013.
The program's back-story involves several alien races, collectively known as the Votans, who came to Earth in a fleet of ships several decades ago, hoping to find a new world to colonize after their old star system had become uninhabitable. Unaware that Earth alredy possessed an indiginous civilization, the Votans began terraforming the planet, making it more suitable to their needs. Ultimately, war broke out between the populace of Earth and the Votans, throughout the course of which, the planet suffered through many geological changes as varying breeds of plants and animals were destroyed, giving birth to new species and races. The main setting of the show is the city-state of Defiance, which serves as a neutral zone where humans and the various Votan races attempt to co-exist peacefully. The series follows the lives of human Joshua Nolan and his adopted Irathient daughter Irisa Nyira as they settle down in Defiance where Nolan accepts the position of Chief Lawkeeper.
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Episodes
| Episode
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Title
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Airdate
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| 1x1 |
Pilot (Part 1) |
April 15th, 2013
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| 1x2 |
Pilot (Part 2) |
April 15th, 2013
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| 1x3 |
Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go |
April 22nd, 2013
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| 1x4 |
The Devil in the Dark |
April 29th, 2013
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| 1x5 |
A Well-Respected Man |
May 6th, 2013
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| 1x6 |
The Serpent's Egg |
May 13th, 2013
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| 1x7 |
Brothers in Arms |
May 20th, 2013
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| 1x8 |
Goodbye Blue Sky |
June 3rd, 2013
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| 1x9 |
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times |
June 10th, 2013
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| 1x10 |
If I Ever Leave This World Alive |
June 17th, 2013
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| 1x11 |
The Bride Wore Black |
June 24th, 2013
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| 1x12 |
Past Is Prologue |
July 1st, 2013
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| 1x13 |
Everything Is Broken |
July 8th, 2013
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| Episode
|
Title
|
Airdate
|
| 2x1 |
The Opposite of Hallelujah |
June 19th, 2014
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| 2x2 |
In My Secret Life |
June 26th, 2014
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| 2x3 |
THe COrd and the Ax |
July 3rd, 2014
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| 2x4 |
Beasts of Burden |
July 10th, 2014
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| 2x5 |
Put the Damage On |
July 17th, 2014
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| 2x6 |
This Woman's Work |
July 24th, 2014
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| 2x7 |
If You Could See Her Through My Eyes |
July 31st, 2014
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| 2x8 |
Slouching Towards Bethlehem |
August 7th, 2014
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| 2x9 |
Painted from Memory |
August 14th, 2014
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| 2x10 |
Bottom of the World |
August 21st, 2014
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| 2x11 |
Doll Parts |
August 21st, 2014
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| 2x12 |
All Things Must Pass |
August 28th, 2014
|
| 2x13 |
I Almost Prayed |
August 28th, 2014
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| Episode
|
Title
|
Airdate
|
| 3x01 |
The World We Seize |
June 12th, 2015
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| 3x02 |
The Last Unicorns |
June 12th, 2015
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| 3x03 |
The Broken Bough |
June 19th, 2015
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| 3x04 |
Dead Air |
June 26th, 2015
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| 3x05 |
History Rhymes |
July 3rd, 2015
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| 3x06 |
Where the Apples Fell |
July 10th, 2015
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| 3x07 |
The Beauty of Our Weapons |
July 17th, 2015
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| 3x08 |
My Name is Datak Tarr and I Have Come to Kill You |
July 24th, 2015
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| 3x09 |
Ostinato in White |
July 31st, 2015
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| 3x10 |
When Twilight Dims the Sky Above |
August 7th, 2015
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| 3x11 |
Of a Demon in My View |
August 14th, 2015
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| 3x12 |
The Awakening |
August 21st, 2015
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| 3x13 |
Upon the March We Fittest Die |
August 28th, 2015
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Notes & Trivia
- Defiance aired on Monday evenings at 9:00 pm on Syfy.
- Defiance was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2013 for the category of Outstanding Special Visual Effects for the series' two-part pilot episode. Recipients of the nomination include visual effects and computer graphics artists Gary Hutzel, Mike Gibson, Doug Drexler, David R. Morton, Neal Sopata, Kyle Toucher, Sean M. Jackson, Douglas E. Graves and Derek Ledbetter.
- On October 16th, 2015, Syfy announced that it would not be renewing Defiance for a fourth season. The program's cancellation came just days after Syfy announced the discontinuation of another series, Dominion. [1]
Video game
- Defiance is the title of a science fiction multimedia franchise that includes a television series that aired on Syfy and a video game released by Trion Worlds and Human Head Studios. The video game was released in North America and the European Union on April 2nd, 2013, two weeks prior to the premiere of the Defiance television series. The game is a multiplayer third-person shooter and was made available for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. The setting of the game is the San Francisco bay area in the year 2046, which coincides with the timeline from the TV series.
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See also
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The World of Defiance
Defiance miscellaneous
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