Defiance: Season 1
Universal Pictures (2013)
TV Series  /  Action, Drama, Science Fiction
In Collection
#39
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Seen ItYes
025192168499
IMDB   7.0
840 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Tony Curran Datak Tarr
Julie Benz Mayor Amanda Rosewater
Graham Greene Rafe McCawley
Mia Kirshner Kenya Rosewater
Jaime Murray Stahma Tarr
Grant Bowler Joshua Nolan
Stephanie Leonidas Irisa
Dewshane Williams Tommy LaSalle
Trenna Keating Doc Yewll
Jesse Rath Alak Tarr
Nicole Muñoz Christie McCawley
Jessica Nichols Jered
Anthony Lake Human Night Porter
Fionnula Flanagan Nicky
Justin Rain Quentin McCawley
Kevin Shand Raiga
Wayne Curnew McCawley Miner #5
Director
Michael Nankin
Scott Charles Stewart
Producer Brian A. Alexander
Amanda Alpert Muscat
Writer Kevin Murphy
Michael Taylor
Cinematography Thomas Burstyn
Attila Szalay
Musician Bear McCreary


Set on a future Earth, Defiance introduces players and viewers to a world where humans and aliens live together on a planet ravaged by decades of war and transformed by alien terra-forming machines. It centers on Jeb Nolan, the law-keeper in a bustling frontier boomtown that is one of the new world’s few oasis of civility and inclusion. Nolan is a former Marine who fought in the alien conflict and suffered the loss of his wife and child in the war. The trauma transformed him into a lone wanderer in the wilds of this new and dangerous world.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/15/2013  1.  Pilot
The arrival of the mysterious Nolan and his charge Irisa to the town of Defiance marks a threat to the fragile peace that exists between the residents in the premiere of this futuristic drama, which is set in the year 2046, more than 30 years following a war between humans and aliens that left Earth forever changed.
Director:  Scott Stewart  Writer:  Rockne S. O'Bannon  /  Michael Taylor 
Guest starring:  Robert Clarke
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/22/2013  2.  Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
Nolan and Datak clash over an ancient ritual, while the hunt for a killer is on.
Director:  Michael Nankin  Writer:  Kevin Murphy  / Anupam Nigam 
Guest starring:  Robert Clarke,  Nicole MuñozJustin RainJesse Rath
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/29/2013  3.  The Devil in the Dark
Irisa is forced to confront a disturbing power; at the same time, Defiance is invaded by a swarm of menacing Hellbugs.
Director:  Omar Madha  Writer:  Michael Taylor 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/6/2013  4.  A Well Respected Man
Kenya is kidnapped, while Rafe moves a step closer to learning the truth about his son's death.
Director:  Michael Nankin  Writer:  Craig Gore  / Tim Walsh 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/13/2013  5.  The Serpent's Egg
Irisa faces a threat from her past while Nolan and Amanda lead an expedition outside of Defiance.
Director:  Omar Madha  Writer:  Bradley Thompson  / David Weddle 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/20/2013  6.  Brothers in Arms
An old war buddy catches up with Nolan at the same time a Castithan criminal with a history of violence enters the picture.
Director:  Andy Wolk  Writer:  Darren Swimmer  / Todd Slavkin 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    6/3/2013  7.  Goodbye Blue Sky
Interesting relationships develop when the residents of Defiance are forced to stay indoors as a threatening Razor Rain storm approaches. Meanwhile, visions lead Irisa to the Spirit Riders and Sukar, who has fallen under the influence of a strange and mysterious force.
Director:  Andy Wolk  Writer:  Anupam Nigam  / Amanda Alpert Muscat 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    6/10/2013  8.  I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Following the big storm, Nolan and Tommy find an American astronaut who has been in an induced sleep for the past several decades.
Director:  Allan Kroeker  Writer:  Clark Perry 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    6/17/2013  9.  If I Ever Leave This World Alive
A deadly plague threatens the town; racial tensions rise when the Irathients, who are immune to the virus, are quarantined.
Director:  Allan Kroeker  Writer:  Bryan Gracia 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    6/24/2013  10.  The Bride Wore Black
The town of Defiance is shocked when the remains of a leading businessman who went missing almost six years ago, are discovered hidden in the walls of the NeedWant.
Director:  Todd Slavkin  Writer:  Darren Swimmer  / Todd Slavkin 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    7/1/2013  11.  Past is Prologue
Amanda’s mayoral campaign is threatened when Nolan is involved in an accident on the eve of the election, prompting the town to question Amanda’s decision to appoint him as Lawkeeper.
Director:  Michael Nankin  Writer:  Michael Taylor 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    7/8/2013  12.  Everything is Broken
The citizens of Defiance prepare to cast their votes for mayor; Nolan’s past violently rears its head; Irisa must decide whether or not to embrace her destiny.
Director:  Michael Nankin  Writer:  Kevin Murphy 
    Seen it: Yes   42 mins    7/8/2013  13.  Everything Is Broken
Earth Alliance Colonel Galen Marsh reveals that he is after the Voltan weapons system hidden at the bottom of the mines and Yewll is prepared to deal with them. There are two artifacts hidden inside Irisa, the keys that can can trigger the Voltan's secret weapon. Nolan is searching for Irisa and finds her at the Irathian camp. He tells her they are going to head south and along the way find a doctor to remove the Votan keys in her body. Before they can do so however mercenaries hired by the Earth Republic, led by Jonah Keller, arrive at the Irathian camp. Meanwhile, Datak tells Stahma that he knows she betrayed him and she tells Kenya that she is running away - and wants Kenya to join her. The election results are announced but it's a bittersweet victory.
Edition Details
Series Defiance
Distributor Universal
Release Date 10/15/2013
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
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