List of Defiance episodes
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Defiance is an American science fiction television series developed for television by Rockne S. O'Bannon, Kevin Murphy, and Michael Taylor. The series was produced by Universal Cable Productions, in transmedia collaboration with Trion Worlds, who produced an MMORPG video game of the same name that tied into the series.[1][2][3]
Defiance was renewed for a 13-episode third season on September 25, 2014,[4] which premiered on June 12, 2015.[5] On October 16, 2015, the show was cancelled by Syfy after three seasons.[6] During the course of the series, 38 episodes of Defiance aired over three seasons.
Series overview
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 12 | April 15, 2013 | July 8, 2013 | |
2 | 13 | June 19, 2014 | August 28, 2014 | |
3 | 13 | June 12, 2015 | August 28, 2015 |
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2013)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Scott Stewart | Rockne S. O'Bannon and Kevin Murphy & Michael Taylor | April 15, 2013 | 2.73[7] |
2 | 2 | "Down In the Ground Where the Dead Men Go" | Michael Nankin | Kevin Murphy & Anupam Nigam | April 22, 2013 | 2.40[8] |
3 | 3 | "The Devil in the Dark" | Omar Madha | Michael Taylor | April 29, 2013 | 2.29[9] |
4 | 4 | "A Well Respected Man" | Michael Nankin | Craig Gore & Tim Walsh | May 6, 2013 | 2.15[10] |
5 | 5 | "The Serpent's Egg" | Omar Madha | David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | May 13, 2013 | 1.98[11] |
6 | 6 | "Brothers in Arms" | Andy Wolk | Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer | May 20, 2013 | 1.95[12] |
7 | 7 | "Goodbye Blue Sky" | Andy Wolk | Anupam Nigam & Amanda Alpert Muscat | June 3, 2013 | 1.69[13] |
8 | 8 | "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" | Allan Kroeker | Clark Perry | June 10, 2013 | 1.91[14] |
9 | 9 | "If I Ever Leave This World Alive" | Allan Kroeker | Bryan Gracia | June 17, 2013 | 1.60[15] |
10 | 10 | "The Bride Wore Black" | Todd Slavkin | Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer | June 24, 2013 | 1.66[16] |
11 | 11 | "Past Is Prologue" | Michael Nankin | Michael Taylor | July 1, 2013 | 1.94[17] |
12 | 12 | "Everything is Broken" | Michael Nankin | Kevin Murphy | July 8, 2013 | 2.17[18] |
Season 2 (2014)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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13 | 1 | "The Opposite of Hallelujah" | Michael Nankin | Kevin Murphy | June 19, 2014 | 2.01[19] |
14 | 2 | "In My Secret Life" | Michael Nankin | Michael Taylor | June 26, 2014 | 1.43[20] |
15 | 3 | "The Cord and the Ax" | Michael Nankin | Allison Miller | July 3, 2014 | 1.49[21] |
16 | 4 | "Beasts of Burden" | Allan Kroeker | Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer | July 10, 2014 | 1.65[22] |
17 | 5 | "Put the Damage On" | Allan Kroeker | Nevin Densham | July 17, 2014 | 1.64[23] |
18 | 6 | "This Woman's Work" | Allan Arkush | Brian Allen Alexander | July 24, 2014 | 1.61[24] |
19 | 7 | "If You Could See Her Through My Eyes" | Allan Arkush | Brusta Brown & John Mitchell Todd | July 31, 2014 | 1.48[25] |
20 | 8 | "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" | Larry Shaw | Bryan Q. Miller | August 7, 2014 | 1.62[26] |
21 | 9 | "Painted from Memory" | Larry Shaw | Kevin Murphy | August 14, 2014 | 1.58[27] |
22 | 10 | "Bottom of the World" | Andy Wolk | Anupam Nigam | August 21, 2014 | 1.42[28] |
23 | 11 | "Doll Parts" | Andy Wolk | Phoef Sutton | August 21, 2014 | 1.50[28] |
24 | 12 | "All Things Must Pass" | Michael Nankin | Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer | August 28, 2014 | 1.35[29] |
25 | 13 | "I Almost Prayed" | Michael Nankin | Kevin Murphy | August 28, 2014 | 1.48[29] |
Season 3 (2015)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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26 | 1 | "The World We Seize" | Michael Nankin | Kevin Murphy | June 12, 2015 | 1.11[30] |
27 | 2 | "The Last Unicorns" | Michael Nankin | Kari Drake | June 12, 2015 | 1.11[30] |
28 | 3 | "Broken Bough" | Larry Shaw | Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer | June 19, 2015 | 0.88[31] |
29 | 4 | "Dead Air" | Larry Shaw | Gregory Weidman & Geoff Tock | June 26, 2015 | 1.16[32] |
30 | 5 | "History Rhymes" | Felix Alcala | Anupam Nigam | July 3, 2015 | 1.28[33] |
31 | 6 | "Where the Apples Fell" | Felix Alcala | Paula Yoo | July 10, 2015 | 1.07[34] |
32 | 7 | "The Beauty of Our Weapons" | Mairzee Almas | Manuel Figueroa & Jordan Heimer | July 17, 2015 | 1.11[35] |
33 | 8 | "My Name Is Datak Tarr and I Have Come to Kill You" | Mairzee Almas | Kevin Murphy | July 24, 2015 | 1.24[36] |
34 | 9 | "Ostinato in White" | Allan Arkush | Bryan Q. Miller | July 31, 2015 | 1.00[37] |
35 | 10 | "When Twilight Dims the Sky Above" | Allan Arkush | Brian Allen Alexander | August 7, 2015 | 1.26[38] |
36 | 11 | "Of a Demon in My View" | Thomas Burstyn | Nick Mueller | August 14, 2015 | 1.11[39] |
37 | 12 | "The Awakening" | Michael Nankin | Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer | August 21, 2015 | 1.13[40] |
38 | 13 | "Upon the March We Fittest Die" | Michael Nankin | Kevin Murphy | August 28, 2015 | 1.17[41] |
Minisodes
[edit]Defiance: The Lost Ones
[edit]A five-part series of minisodes titled Defiance: The Lost Ones were released on March 28, 2014 on Syfy.com. The minisodes are each approximately 5 minutes long and they connect the first and second seasons while Nolan (Grant Bowler) searches for Irisa (Stephanie Leonidas).[42]
No. | Title | Original release date | |
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1 | "No Man" | March 28, 2014 | |
Nolan, searching for Irisa, asks a man in a bar if he has seen her. In a flashback we see Nolan's rescue of Irisa and their first moments together in a hospital. When the man insults Irisa, Nolan becomes violent but pauses when someone else points a gun at his head. | |||
2 | "Loose Ends Unravel" | March 28, 2014 | |
The owner of the bar, Lenny, is an old friend of Nolan's, and stops his violent outburst. In a flashback, Nolan takes Irisa with him to keep her out of a refugee camp. Back in the bar, Nolan thinks that Lenny can help him find Irisa and he asks for his help; Lenny puts something in his drink and Nolan collapses. | |||
3 | "The Watchman" | March 28, 2014 | |
Lenny was paid by a Castithan to drug Nolan; the Castithan questions Nolan regarding Irisa. When the Castithan prepares to kill Nolan, Lenny tries to stop him. | |||
4 | "Black Eyes" | March 28, 2014 | |
Nolan wakes up and recognizes the Castithan as a member of the group from whom he had rescued Irisa. The Castithan asks where Irisa is; Nolan doesn't tell him and is tortured. In flashbacks, Irisa finds a knife and panics as it reminds her of the ritual to which she was subjected; Nolan calms her down and teaches her how to use it. | |||
5 | "The Searcher" | March 28, 2014 | |
Nolan plays for time by talking to the Castithan. In flashbacks, a soldier discovers Nolan and Irisa in hiding; Irisa kills him to save Nolan. In the bar, Nolan manages to escape and finds a clue to Irisa's location. He knocks the Castithan unconscious and leaves for Chicago. |
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