Defiance
2013 · TV Series · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · 69% critics
In a near-future Earth reshaped by the arrival of multiple alien races, a rough boomtown becomes a testing ground for a fragile new society. As humans and aliens try to share power, culture, and survival, uneasy alliances and constant conflict keep daily life unpredictable and tense.
Also known as Defiance: Ark Hunter Chronicles · Defiance: The Lost Ones
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Details
- Years
- 2013–2015
- Release date
- 2013-04-15
- Network
- Syfy
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (545 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a lively, twisty sci-fi town drama about humans and aliens learning to coexist, with a pulpy, action-forward vibe similar to Dark Matter or Farscape; Not for you if you need deep, consistently nuanced storytelling.
Pros: fast, surprise-filled pacing; imaginative alien cultures; entertaining action | Cons: uneven writing quality; effects can feel dated; some plots feel corny
Themes
- killer robot
- future
- post-apocalyptic future
- alien
- alien invasion
- planet invasion
Cast & crew
Grant Bowler
as Joshua Nolan
Julie Benz
as Amanda Rosewater
- MK
Mia Kirshner
as Kenya Rosewater
- DB
David Boyce
as Lead Scientist
Stephanie Leonidas
as Irisa
Tony Curran
as Datak Tarr
Jaime Murray
as Stahma Tarr
- DW
Dewshane Williams
as Tommy LaSalle
Graham Greene
as Rafe McCawley
- JR
Jesse Rath
as Alak Tarr
Directed by Andy Wolk, Allan Kroeker, Allan Arkush +9 more
Created by Rockne S. O'Bannon, Michael Taylor, Kevin Murphy
Episodes3 seasons · 38 episodes
Season 112 episodes
- S1E1Pilot86mPeacock
- S1E2Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E3The Devil in the Dark43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E4A Well Respected Man43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E5The Serpent's Egg43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E6Brothers in Arms43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E7Goodbye Blue Sky43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E8I Just Wasn't Made for These Times43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E9If I Ever Leave This World Alive43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E10The Bride Wore Black43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E11Past Is Prologue43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S1E12Everything Is Broken43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1The Opposite of Hallelujah43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E2In My Secret Life43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E3The Cord and the Ax43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E4Beasts of Burden43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E5Put The Damage On43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E6This Woman's Work43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E7If You Could See Her Through My Eyes43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E8Slouching Towards Bethlehem43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E9Painted From Memory43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E10Bottom of the World43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E11Doll Parts43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E12All Things Must Pass43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S2E13I Almost Prayed43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1The World We Seize43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E2The Last Unicorns43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E3The Broken Bough43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E4Dead Air43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E5History Rhymes43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E6Where the Apples Fell43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E7The Beauty of Our Weapons43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E8My Name Is Datak Tarr and I Have Come to Kill You43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E9Ostinato in White43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E10When Twilight Dims the Sky Above43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E11Of a Demon in My View43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E12The Awakening43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- S3E13Upon the March We Fittest Die43mPeacock