Defiance/Season 1

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, Mia Kirshner as Kenya Rosewater and James Murray as Niles Pottinger. Season one of Defiance aired from April 15th to July 8th, 2013.

Premise
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.

Production

 * Rockne S. O'Bannon - Creator; Executive producer
 * Michael Taylor - Executive producer
 * Kevin Murphy - Executive producer
 * Bradley Thompson - Co-executive producer; Consulting producer
 * David Weddle - Co-executive producer; Consulting producer
 * Anupam Nigam - Producer
 * Paul M. Leonard - Producer
 * Mike Gibson - Co-producer
 * Michael Nankin - Producer; Supervising producer
 * Ryan Greig - Associate producer
 * Brian A. Alexander - Associate producer
 * Amanda Alpert Muscat - Associate producer
 * John Paul Bullock, III - Associate producer
 * Todd Slavkin - Consulting producer
 * Darren Swimmer - Consulting producer
 * Andrew Seklir - Editor
 * Stephen Mark - Editor
 * Patrick McMahon - Editor
 * Harry Jierjian - Editor
 * Bear McCreary - Composer
 * Thomas Burstyn - Cinematographer
 * Attila Szalay - Cinematographer

Directors

 * Allan Kroeker
 * Andy Wolk
 * Michael Nankin
 * Omar Madha
 * Scott Stewart
 * Todd Slavkin

Writers

 * Amanda Alpert Muscat
 * Anupam Nigam
 * Bradley Thompson
 * Bryan Gracia
 * Clark Perry
 * Craig Gore
 * Darren Swimmer
 * David Weddle
 * Kevin Murphy
 * Michael Taylor
 * Rockne S. O'Bannon
 * Tim Walsh
 * Todd Slavkin

Notes & Trivia

 * Defiance aired on Monday evenings at 9:00 pm on Syfy.


 * Defiance was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Home Video

 * Defiance: Season One
 * Defiance: Season One/DVD
 * Defiance: Season One/Blu-ray