Defiance
2013 · TV Series · TV-14 · 60 min
★ 6.9(566)unSUB Rating
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
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.8/10 (566 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
Stephanie Leonidas
as Irisa
Tony Curran
as Datak Tarr
Jaime Murray
as Stahma Tarr
Dewshane Williams
as Tommy LaSalle
Graham Greene
as Rafe McCawley
Jesse Rath
as Alak Tarr
Mia Kirshner
as Kenya Rosewater
Nicole Muñoz
as Christie McCawley
Directed by Omar Madha, Michael Nankin, Andy Wolk +9 more
Created by Kevin Murphy, Michael Taylor, Rockne S. O'Bannon
Episodes3 seasons · 38 episodes
Season 112 episodes
- S1E1Pilot86mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock
- 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 Die43mAmazon Prime VideoPeacock