Defiance: Upon the March We Fittest Die

"Upon the March We Fittest Die"
Series DefianceSeason 3, Episode 13
Air date	August 28th, 2015
Writers	Kevin Murphy
Director	Michael Nankin
Producers	Kevin Murphy; Michael D. Gibson; Bryan Q. Miller; Paula Yoo; Paul Leonard; Anupam Nigam; Michael Nankin; Mark Winemaker; Todd Slavkin; Darren Swimmer; Amanda Alpert Muscat; Michael Freeman
Starring	Grant Bowler; Julie Benz; Stephanie Leonidas; Tony Curran; Jaime Murray; Anna Hopkins; Nichole Galicia
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"Upon the March We Fittest Die" is the thirteenth episode season three of the science fiction television series Defiance and the thirty-ninth and final episode of the series overall. It was directed by Michael Nankin with a script written by series creator Kevin Murphy. The episode first aired on Syfy on Friday, August 28th, 2015 at 9:00 pm. In this episode, Joshua Nolan, Irisa Nyira and Doc Yewll embark upon a dangerous mission to the Tsuroz to blow up the ship before the insane Kindzi can unleash hundreds of murderous Omec upon the world. Complicating matters even further is the fact for some of them, this may be a one-way trip. Irisa makes a startling discovery that alters their plans.

Cast

Principal Cast

Actor	Role
Grant Bowler	Joshua Nolan
Julie Benz	Amanda Rosewater
Stephanie Leonidas	Irisa Nyira
Tony Curran	Datak Tarr
Jaime Murray	Stahma Tarr
Jesse Rath	Alak Tarr
Anna Hopkins	Jessica "Berlin" Rainer
Nichole Galicia	Kindzi

Guest Stars

Actor	Role
Trenna Keating	Doc Yewll
Rainbow Sun Francks	Uno
Demore Barnes	Dos

Co-Stars

Actor	Role
Ray Ablack	Samir Pandey
Gilles Savard	Lamber
Monica Parker	Bailey Riggs
Angelica Lisk-Hann	Nueve

Crew

Gary Hutzel - Visual effects supervisor Simonetta Mariano - Costume designer Bear McCreary - Composer Debby Germino - Editor Stephen Geaghan - Production designer Thomas Burstyn, CSC, NZCS - Director of photography John Tarver, CSC Michael D. Gibson - Producer Bryan Q. Miller - Producer Paula Yoo - Supervising producer

Paul Leonard - Co-executive producer Anupam Nigam - Co-executive producer Michael Nankin - Co-executive producer Mark Winemaker - Executive producer Todd Slavkin - Executive producer Darren Swimmer - Executive producer Amanda Alpert Muscat - Associate producer Michael Freeman - Associate producer Kari Drake - Executive story editor

Notes & Trivia

• Defiance was created by Rockne S. O'Bannon, Kevin Murphy and Michael Taylor.

• This episode is rated TV-14 (LSV). It contains language, sexual situations and violence.

• This episode is included on the Defiance: Season Three Blu-ray home video collection.

• This episode had a viewership of 1.165 million people; .22% in the 18-49 age demographic. This is up by .034 from the previous episode.

• This is the first and only appearance of Nueve. She is the only character seen in this episode (discounting background extras) who has not appeared in a previous episode.

• 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.

• Final episode of the series. Final appearance of all characters.

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