Defiance: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set on a future Earth, Defiance introduces players and viewers to a world where humans and aliens live together on a planet ravaged by decades of war and transformed by alien terra-forming machines. It centers on Jeb Nolan, the law-keeper in a bustling frontier boomtown that is one of the new world's few oasis of civility and inclusion. Nolan is a former Marine who fought in the alien conflict and suffered the loss of his wife and child in the war. The trauma transformed him into a lone wanderer in the wilds of this new and dangerous world.

Series details

• Title: Defiance
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2013-04-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-08-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 94

Cast and credited roles

• Grant Bowler — Joshua Nolan
• Julie Benz — Amanda Rosewater
• Stephanie Leonidas — Irisa Nyira
• Jaime Murray — Stahma Tarr
• Tony Curran — Datak Tarr
• Jesse Rath — Alak Tarr
• Graham Greene — Rafe McCawley
• Anna Hopkins — Jessica "Berlin" Rainer
• James Murray — Niles Pottinger
• Mia Kirshner — Kenya Rosewater
• Nichole Galicia — Kindzi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-04-15; final listed air date 2013-07-08; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-06-19; final listed air date 2014-08-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-06-12; final listed air date 2015-08-28; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Defiance on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.